Nikon 300mm f/2.8 VR 2 Owls Review

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Nikon 300mm f/2.8 VR 2 Owls Review

Photography by Rob McKay

Published on Friday, February 12th, 2010 | Category: A Blog, Birds In-Flight, Birds Of Prey, Raptors, Canadian Bird/Avian, News, Nikon Reviews - Lens Camera Bodies Equipment, Owls

This new Nikon 300mm f/2.8 VR lens of mine is amazing, the detail, tracking and super fast focusing is a dream come true! My first review, or test/play with the 300mm VR was in total overcast, very dull light and a fast moving object. These photos are in good light, and still a fast moving object. The VR works great, especially when panning a bird in flight. For this review, the images are handheld, of course The photo below is a heavy crop.

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I have run about 1000 photos through this VR lens and am always surprised with the crispness, speed and the bokeh of the Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 VR lens. Tele-converters also work like a charm!

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