Guess Who Bought A New Toy?

[Lovin]

Congrats ! You gonna enjoy that one

[Iguanasan]

Thanks all. As a bit of a challenge I've been shooting exclusively with that lens for the last couple of days. I'm definitely loving the lens and what it can do but I'm also learning about it's limitations.

I've really been enjoying the possibilities. There are just certain angles and compositions you can't get unless you have a long lens and it's opening up a lot of opportunities.

[ruleofthirds]

Awesome, 70-300.... You're on a crop sensor right so.... 112-480mm! WOW, crazy close! Better get our your tripod!

[Mad Aussie]

Try not to rule anything out with that lens IG. Just think to yourself that it can take a good shot of anything at all and then find that photo. You might be surprized

[JAS_Photo]

He is a Nikon guy but famous photographer Jay Maisel uses the 70-300 mm Nikor lens almost exclusively. He also uses a D3. The 70-300 is a light lens most likely similar to yours Iggy and quite inexpensive at a little more than $500.

The more I listen to this guy, the more I like his philosophy.
YouTube - Conversations at the Summit with Jay Maisel

[Iguanasan]

Try not to rule anything out with that lens IG. Just think to yourself that it can take a good shot of anything at all and then find that photo. You might be surprized

Oh, don't worry, I'm not. I've discovered it's a very versatile beast. However, at 70mm on the low end you need a little bit of distance between you and your subject. Also, I NEED a tripod when I hit 300mm. It's really hard to hold that puppy steady at that focal length.

[Iguanasan]

He is a Nikon guy but famous photographer Jay Maisel uses the 70-300 mm Nikor lens almost exclusively. He also uses a D3. The 70-300 is a light lens most likely similar to yours Iggy and quite inexpensive at a little more than $500.

The more I listen to this guy, the more I like his philosophy.
YouTube - Conversations at the Summit with Jay Maisel

Thanks, JAS. I'll have to go check him out! Cheers

It was a short video. Interesting. That's my current habit too. I take it with me to work every day and just about whenever I get into the car it's in my hand. My problem is that I'm usually with my wife so I don't always get the opportunity to stop and take a few shots because she's not really keen on that

[casil403]

Nice one Iggy....Way to go!

[Mad Aussie]

Oh, don't worry, I'm not. I've discovered it's a very versatile beast. However, at 70mm on the low end you need a little bit of distance between you and your subject. Also, I NEED a tripod when I hit 300mm. It's really hard to hold that puppy steady at that focal length.

No image stabilization of some sort on it Ig??

At 70mm ... if you find you can't get far enough away from something then it forces to look at your subject differently. This is what I meant when I said don't rule anything out. Simply look at your subject with a 70mm eye and you'll see things you didn't with a 24mm etc. Textures, shadows are other detail become the true subject.

[Iguanasan]

No image stabilization of some sort on it Ig??

If there is, I'm missing it. As far as I understand it, image stabilization is in the lens on Canon gear. At least there is an IS switch on my 18-55mm. This lens has no corresponding switch and I don't see it in the specs. I also notice that I get some blur even when I'm holding it pretty still when at 300mm.

At 70mm ... if you find you can't get far enough away from something then it forces to look at your subject differently. This is what I meant when I said don't rule anything out. Simply look at your subject with a 70mm eye and you'll see things you didn't with a 24mm etc. Textures, shadows are other detail become the true subject.

Oh, absolutely, which is why I'm leaving it on the camera for a while. Thanks for the reminder to keep my eyes open though.