carneval during the show

[56 DIN]

Nikkor 300mm AI at 2.8 handheld

[rbelyell]

thats a big bundle to 'hand hold'! great job, would like to see more!

[56 DIN]

yes, you "don´t forget " what you hold in your hands. I am positively surpised how easy focussing is, the ring moves precise with the small finger

[pich900]

you did not choose an "easy" lens for this kind of event ...anyway, that's for sure great results especialy handheld, perfect focus and nice colors....

[Orio]

These photos are remarkably clean for a 300mm hand-held. In my experience, a minimum of 1/500 sec. is necessary to take acceptable hand-held photos with a 300mm lens, which is why I rarely use one in live events unless there is a lot of sunlight to allow that speed - also because 300mm lenses are also usually not very fast.

[56 DIN]

thanks for all comments
@Orio, i just bought it sunday afternoon for a reasonably price ( € 680.- incl. TC 16 ) in 2+ condition and wanted to see, what i bought. Normally here my 80 - 200 AFD 2.8 would have been the lens regarding distance and weight. Shutter speed was shorter than 1/1000 s
@pich900, still have to train a lot to reach your results with long lenses

[pich900]

[56 DIN]

@ pich900 D 700