Cardinal

First thing that I have had in ages that is remotely good enought to post on this forum. You guys have just been blowing me away with the quality of your post. I took this with the new baseball lens the Nikkor 300 f4 with the Kenco 1.4 extender.

Ah, I was hoping that you would start shooting/posting nature-stuff with that new 300mm of yours.

Nice shot. Interested in seeing how you will like the 300mm prime.

Thanks Loupey. I am loving the 300 prime thus far. I haven't gotten a chance to give it a real N&W workout yet but I hope to soon. Here are a couple of more from yesterday afternoon with the 300. Didn't nail them but I wasn't totally bummed either.

Those are some incredibly nice shots.

Thanks very much. I'm having fun getting use to the 300. Hopefully the images will improve as I get more familiar with it.

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Originally Posted by Old Timer

Thanks very much. I'm having fun getting use to the 300. Hopefully the images will improve as I get more familiar with it.

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The 300 f4 seems to be very well regarded by many Nikon shooters. I'm sure you'll love it.

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Originally Posted by AgingEyes

The 300 f4 seems to be very well regarded by many Nikon shooters. I'm sure you'll love it.

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Thanks AE. Although this is the older version of the lens (read cheaper) I think it was a very good investment Form initial indications is going to be more versatile than I had thought.

OT,

Wonderful shots of the bee and the cardinal.

Still waiting for the little criters to wake up around our area.

Roger

Nice bee shots.

I have a 300mm Nikon and use it with a 1.4 teleconverter. It makes for a pretty good combination. It is right on the edge of my hand held capibilities (for bird photography)though.

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Originally Posted by tufcat

Nice bee shots.

I have a 300mm Nikon and use it with a 1.4 teleconverter. It makes for a pretty good combination. It is right on the edge of my hand held capibilities (for bird photography)though.

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I agree it is at the outer limits for me as well.

I'm looking for a new lens and some people have mentioned the 300 f4 lens to me. Looks like a really nice lens, too bad they are hard to find used.

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Originally Posted by slayer7124

I'm looking for a new lens and some people have mentioned the 300 f4 lens to me. Looks like a really nice lens, too bad they are hard to find used.

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I got mine at KEH and at the time they had three. You might check their web site. Mine as I have stated before is the older version rather than the AF-S I really think the glass is superior to the new one.

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Originally Posted by Old Timer

I got mine at KEH and at the time they had three. You might check their web site. Mine as I have stated before is the older version rather than the AF-S I really think the glass is superior to the new one.

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I saw them on KEH too. I had the page bookmarked and when I went to reload the page one day they were gone, lol. Thats what I get for waiting.

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Originally Posted by slayer7124

I saw them on KEH too. I had the page bookmarked and when I went to reload the page one day they were gone, lol. Thats what I get for waiting.

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You know when I pulled the trigger on the 300mm it was a kind of spur of the moment thing. I had looked at them on EBay and at a couple of used sites and had kind figured I would wait a while. I was sitting eating lunch one day and just made up my mind that today was the day. I came in found one on KEH and placed the order before I had a chance to talk myself out of it.

Old Timer,

I think you did a great job on all three shots. I was in Minnesota a few weeks ago and saw cardinals, but couldn't come close to something like this. Great job.

CF

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Originally Posted by Coastal Flyer

Old Timer,

I think you did a great job on all three shots. I was in Minnesota a few weeks ago and saw cardinals, but couldn't come close to something like this. Great job.

CF

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Thanks CF I liked the way that Cardinal came out for me. Wouldn't have been possible without the new 300mm.