Review Nikon 300mm f/2.8 VR Snow Storm Snowy Owls Lens Review
My Review – My first day out testing my new Nikon 300mm f/2.8 VR (vibration reduction) on snowy owls in flight just west of Calgary, Alberta. It was dark, total overcast, snowing like crazy and high winds that made matters worse, did I mention cold! But the nikkor 300mm f/2.8 VR tracked perfectly, locked on target even when the owl was just a blur behind blowing snow!
Was not the best conditions for a test review on the 300mm 2.8 VR, or maybe it was perfect conditions for a test review? Either way, my in focus shots percentage went WAY UP as the focus speed on the 300mm VR is amazing. I shoot hand held and found this nikon lens easy to hand hold, the VR in normal mode worked like a charm. The tracking and focus speed out did my 300mm f/4 Nikon lens, hard to believe as its an amazing lens. 90% of the images here on my blog and my main Calgary photographer site are shot using the f/4 lens. Everything after this post will be photographed with my new Nikon 300mm f/2.8 VR and hopefully in some good light very soon 
My new Nikon 300mm 2.8 works great with tele-converters, and the 1.4 TC gives me an easy to carry and deadly sharp 420mm, add the 1.7 on the 300mm and I am holding over 500mm at about 2/3 the weight! This is a sharp, fast focusing lens that is worth every penny! Cant wait to try the new nikon 2x TC on this large prime chunk of glass.
low light snowy owl inflight 300mm vr nikon
