More 300 2.8 captures...

[William Nguyen]

It was a reasonably successful outting with the 300 2.8 IS - I was mainly testing its BIF capabilities on the 2x TC and was pleasantly surprised how fast it focused. If you're after a portable birding Prime and can't afford a 500 or 600 then I don't think you can really go past this lens, especially with its ability to take TCs. Here's a few from the Sunday field trip:

Little Tern - 1DMk3, 300 2.8 IS, 2x TC, 1/3200, f6.3, ISO400.


Magpie Goose - 1DMk3, 300 2.8 IS, 2x TC, 1/640, f6.3, ISO400


Whistling Kite - 1DMk3, 300 2.8 IS, 2x TC, 1/800, f5.6, ISO640


Brown Falcon - 1DMk3, 300 2.8 IS, 2x TC, 1/1250, f5.6, ISO640


Egret with Fish - 1DMk3, 300 2.8 IS, 2x TC, 1/1250, f6.3, ISO400


Happy birding and cheers!
William

[Ding Carpio]

Oh, please, stop! You're making me drool and dream that I can somehow save my lunch money (for a few years) for this.

Awesome shots!

[Jun Gregorio]

I like the Tern shot !!!

[mantarey]

Amazing shots William, congrats on your new glass.

[Romy Ocon]

All excellent shots with the 2x TC, Will!

With such great IQ of the 300, I don't think you'd need to strain your back with the heavy 600. You can send the 600 to Manila and we can dispose of it in an environmentally safe manner for you, no charge at all to you.

[Agerico M. De Villa]

Amazing, that's the word.

[William Nguyen]

Sept 16, 2008 23:36:10 GMT Romy Ocon said:

All excellent shots with the 2x TC, Will!

With such great IQ of the 300, I don't think you'd need to strain your back with the heavy 600. You can send the 600 to Manila and we can dispose of it in an environmentally safe manner for you, no charge at all to you.

Thanks Romy, good to see my hard earned money was not wasted

Ok....
You got a deal! but only if and when I can no longer carry it

Cheers
William