Nikon AF-S 300mm F4

**matbor** · 2nd February 2009, 11:04 PM

And the cropped and edited version from the original above...

**matbor** · 12th February 2009, 07:19 PM

Full moon the other night.... Click for larger version.

**dullbird** · 12th February 2009, 08:35 PM

that is amazingly clear!!! nice pics matt love the edited version of the cocky

**matbor** · 12th February 2009, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by dullbird

that is amazingly clear!!! nice pics matt love the edited version of the cocky

Thx, though you might enjoy the same photo without the crop !!! Click for the larger one !!!

**matbor** · 12th February 2009, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by dm_td5

See if you can get a TC-17 or TC-20 for it. The 1.7x will step it down by 1.5 stops, the 2x by a full 2 stops, but think of the extra reach if its a nice sunny day.

What one do you think I should hire for the airshow ?

**dmdigital** · 14th February 2009, 07:49 AM

I have the 1.7, its optically better that the 1.4 or 2.0 I think the big question is are you going to benefit more from the 2x magnification over the 1.7x or will it be better to have a half stop more aperture available? That's why I went for the 1.7 so I can squeeze a little extra speed out if needed.

**matbor** · 14th February 2009, 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by dm_td5

I have the 1.7, its optically better that the 1.4 or 2.0 I think the big question is are you going to benefit more from the 2x magnification over the 1.7x or will it be better to have a half stop more aperture available? That's why I went for the 1.7 so I can squeeze a little extra speed out if needed.

will depend what i can hire atm...but the airshow is during daylight so light want be a problem, but speed will be.

**Disco** · 28th February 2009, 09:56 PM

Originally Posted by dm_td5

I have the 1.7, its optically better that the 1.4 or 2.0 I think the big question is are you going to benefit more from the 2x magnification over the 1.7x or will it be better to have a half stop more aperture available? That's why I went for the 1.7 so I can squeeze a little extra speed out if needed.

Frankly I doubt if you can tell the difference in the optics with any of the Nikon TC's when used to their maximum potential in a real world situation as opposed to shooting test charts. I have all 3 and seldom use the 1.7 as it's neither here nor there. My most used is the TC-20E-II and then the TC-14E-II.

The TC20 when used with an AFS 600/4 or 400/2.8 is a killer combination for motorsports, field sports and so on.

**Disco** · 28th February 2009, 10:16 PM

Originally Posted by matbor

will depend what i can hire atm...but the airshow is during daylight so light want be a problem, but speed will be.

Your main problem won't be light or shutter speed, it will be insufficient lens length, especially if the aircraft are doing aereobatics which is performed in a roughly 1 cubic kilometer space or if it's jets around a 15km x 2km rectangular volume.

**matbor** · 14th April 2009, 06:24 PM

Well if the first lot of pics that I posted didn't convenience you that you want this 300mm Nikon glass, then try these amazingly sharp pics that i took at the weekend at Werribee Open Range Zoo.

To see some of the below in a higher resolution, then jump on my Flickr Stream.

Enjoy.

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