70-300 G first impressions

[SmartWombat]

I think you meant it would pull rain in when you zoom in, it would push air out as it zooms wide.

Yes, I meant the barrel motion, not the focal length.

On my Canon 24-70 the barrel extends at shorter focal lengths - so I wasn't talking about the focal length just in case this was backwards like the Canon. Zooming on shortens that lens, and zooming out lengthens it. On the Canon 100-400 it's the other (right) way round.

Why shoot in the rain?
Car rooster tails, more vibrant landscape colours as the air is cleared, and the scenery washed clean, veiled subtle tones in the distance, lots of reasons

[Anbesol]

Yes, I meant the barrel motion, not the focal length.

On my Canon 24-70 the barrel extends at shorter focal lengths - so I wasn't talking about the focal length just in case this was backwards like the Canon. Zooming on shortens that lens, and zooming out lengthens it. On the Canon 100-400 it's the other (right) way round.

Why shoot in the rain?
Car rooster tails, more vibrant landscape colours as the air is cleared, and the scenery washed clean, veiled subtle tones in the distance, lots of reasons

Ah yes true, and how can we forget the lens which barrel starts extended, retracts, and extends again, as is the case with the Sony kit lens.

And - certainly you'd want to shoot with an umbrella in those rainy situations!

Off topic but, when are the brits going to get with the times and spell color properly!?