Post by Teddy Regpala on Jun 13, 2008 6:12:55 GMT
I had my Nikon D300 with me since Nov. 21, 2007 (yes, the first day it's officially available to the public), but I never had some serious glass to play with it until I got the 300mm f/4 early May.
One April weekend, the weather was so nice I hang out in my backyard with the D300, hoping to see some birds. I mounted the oldie 75-300 from my Nikon F90 35mm days, not expecting much from it since it's known to be soft at the long end (300mm).
To my surprise, I saw a pair of an unusual sparrow ... so I patiently sat at the bench and watch them forage at the grounds. Most probably it's on it's way back in it's migration pattern that time, as I'm not seeing them anymore.
Below is one of the few decent ones. With some patience (or maybe the right technique?), you can get lucky.
It's not as sharp as the prime (or even the 80-400mm), but it's still usable. With some magic with the CS2, you can reveal some details.
Take a look (resized for web viewing):
If you want to see a bigger image, here's a link:
www.tedscorner.com/pbp/WhiteCrownedSparrow8x10big.jpg
Like the 80-400mm, if combined with the D300(or D3), AF is a tad faster as compared to other Nikon bodies. Of course, it's still not an AF-S.
I think I'll keep it around, until I got myself a new replacement zoom.
Regards,
Ted
One April weekend, the weather was so nice I hang out in my backyard with the D300, hoping to see some birds. I mounted the oldie 75-300 from my Nikon F90 35mm days, not expecting much from it since it's known to be soft at the long end (300mm).
To my surprise, I saw a pair of an unusual sparrow ... so I patiently sat at the bench and watch them forage at the grounds. Most probably it's on it's way back in it's migration pattern that time, as I'm not seeing them anymore.
Below is one of the few decent ones. With some patience (or maybe the right technique?), you can get lucky.
It's not as sharp as the prime (or even the 80-400mm), but it's still usable. With some magic with the CS2, you can reveal some details.
Take a look (resized for web viewing):
If you want to see a bigger image, here's a link:
www.tedscorner.com/pbp/WhiteCrownedSparrow8x10big.jpg
Like the 80-400mm, if combined with the D300(or D3), AF is a tad faster as compared to other Nikon bodies. Of course, it's still not an AF-S.
I think I'll keep it around, until I got myself a new replacement zoom.
Regards,
Ted
, AFS 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G , TC 1.4EII, TC 1.7EII, SB-800, Manfrotto 190CXPro3/393(3421), RRS BH-55, Kirk NC300 lens collar
