Featuring the 300L and 2x extender
Feb 17, 2020 10:01:13 #
This post continues the discussion of Canon L-series lenses used with Canon Series III extenders, showing examples from the Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 IS II USM and the EF 2x III Extender creating an equivalent 600mm focal length combination.
The EF 300mm f/2.8 lens refers to a family of 300mm telephoto prime lenses made by Canon going back to manual focus versions first released in 1974. The lens is commonly used by sports and wildlife photographers, but is short enough for use in extreme close-up portraits. Because of its rather high native magnification, the EF 300L can also be used for macro type photography.
Inca terns nest on the rocky cliffs along the Pacific coasts of northern Peru to southern Chile.
Inca Tern by Paul Sager, on Flickr
The USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon demonstration includes a series of high performance climbs, flat passes, and dizzying corkscrew maneuvers. The maneuvers demonstrated are not stunts; but rather, they are maneuvers used by combat pilots in the F-16, a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft.
F-16 Fighting Falcon
Introduced in 1987, the EF lens mount is the standard lens mount on the Canon EOS family of SLR film and digital SLR cameras. EF stands for "Electro-Focus". Automatic focusing on EF lenses is handled by a dedicated electric motor built into the lens. Mechanically, it is a bayonet-style mount, and all communication between camera and lens takes place through electrical contacts; there are no mechanical levers or plungers.
The brown pelican is the national bird of Saint Martin, Barbados, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the official state bird of Louisiana. In 1903, president Theodore Roosevelt set aside the first National Wildlife Refuge, Florida's Pelican Island, to protect the species from hunters.
Brown pelican
The Bald Eagle dwarfs most other raptors, including the Turkey Vulture and Red-tailed Hawk. It has a heavy body, large head, and long, hooked bill. In flight, a Bald Eagle holds its broad wings flat like a board. Bald eagles can see four times better than a human with perfect vision.
Bald Eagle
All EF lenses have a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or wider, so all EOS cameras will autofocus with any EF autofocus lens. The f/8 auto focusing ability is only needed when using a lens and extender combination that reduces the maximum aperture of the lens to f/8 or smaller. The Series III extenders are designed to provide faster auto focusing and improved autofocus precision with compatible EF lenses. Both the 1.4x and 2x extenders feature a new microcomputer to increase AF precision when used with Series II EF super-telephoto lenses.
When using Canon extenders, Canon recommends the Series III extender be attached first to the lens, before attaching the whole unit to the camera. This ensures the combined lens information is transmitted correctly to the EOS camera to provide the optimum image quality and focus performance.
The American white ibis is most common in Florida, where over 30,000 have been counted in a single breeding colony. It also occurs throughout the Caribbean, on both coasts of Mexico (from Baja California southwards) and Central America, and as far south as Columbia and Venezuela. The non-breeding range extends further inland, reaching north to Virginia, and west to eastern Texas.
American white ibis
The Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM comes from a family of high performance 300mm lenses dating back to the 1974 release of FL 300mm f/2.8 S.S.C. (Super Spectra Coating). The FL mount was Canon's lens mount standard for 35mm single-lens reflex cameras from 1964 to 1971, when the FD mount was released. Unlike the FD to EOS transition, FL lenses can also be used on FD-mount cameras. The FD 300mm f/2.8 S.S.C. fluorite was released in 1975 featuring a combination of a fluorite lens element and optical glass elements to control chromatic aberration. The FD 300 SSC also debuted Canon's new automatic diaphragm control for large aperture telephoto lenses, which was previously considered impractical due to the time lag of the diaphragm blades. The new FD 300mm f/2.8L, released in 1981, was one of the most highly regarded super telephoto lenses of the 1980s. These 30+ year old lenses now sell for around $800 on ebay, with prices rising due to their rejuvenation on mirrorless cameras.
American alligators are apex predators and consume fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Hatchlings feed mostly on invertebrates. Adult alligators play an important role as ecosystem engineers in wetland ecosystems through the creation of alligator holes, which provide both wet and dry habitats for other organisms.
American alligator
Dragonflies are reminders that we are light and we can reflect light in powerful ways if we choose to do so. (Robyn Nola)
Blue Dasher
The Canon L-series lenses are the pinnacle of the company’s lens technology. Designed for professional use, they incorporate the latest available lens technologies. Superior optical performance is only half the story. A lens destined for professional use must also withstand the rigors of a working professional photographer. A rugged build quality is needed to endure the hard-knocks of everyday use, and weather sealing is needed to protect against adverse conditions. The L-series lenses feature a liberal use of rubber sealing at interface areas, such as the lens-to-camera junction, external switches, and around zoom and focus rings to prevent moisture from getting in and destroying the lens’ electronics.
Skip Steward has over ten thousand hours of flying experience, being an Airline Transport Pilot, Boeing 727, and MD-11 Captain, and a Certified Flight Instructor.
Skip Stewart
The EF 300 f/2.8L USM continued the 300mm tradition using autofocus technology on the new EF mount. In the early days of autofocus photography, the AF drive motor was placed in the camera body and the camera drove the lens mechanically. With the introduction of the EF lens mount in 1987, the fully electronic connectors allowed the autofocus motor to be moved from the camera body to the lens itself, giving the possibility that each AF motor could be tailored to suit the lens it was fitted into, thereby providing faster autofocus. The result was the EF 300mm f/2.8L USM lens launched at the start of the EOS system in 1987. The lens featured a ring-type Ultra Sonic Motor (USM) motor that was both fast and near silent.
The Harrier Jump Jet was originally developed by British manufacturer Hawker Siddeley in the 1960s. It was conceived to operate from improvised bases, such as car parks or forest clearings, without requiring large and vulnerable air bases.
AV-8B Harrier II
Image Stabilization was added to the 300L in 1999 and the current Series II model was released in 2011.
Jeff Shetterly - North American SNJ-6
The images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.
The EF 300mm f/2.8 lens refers to a family of 300mm telephoto prime lenses made by Canon going back to manual focus versions first released in 1974. The lens is commonly used by sports and wildlife photographers, but is short enough for use in extreme close-up portraits. Because of its rather high native magnification, the EF 300L can also be used for macro type photography.
Inca terns nest on the rocky cliffs along the Pacific coasts of northern Peru to southern Chile.
Inca Tern by Paul Sager, on Flickr
The USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon demonstration includes a series of high performance climbs, flat passes, and dizzying corkscrew maneuvers. The maneuvers demonstrated are not stunts; but rather, they are maneuvers used by combat pilots in the F-16, a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft.
F-16 Fighting Falcon
Introduced in 1987, the EF lens mount is the standard lens mount on the Canon EOS family of SLR film and digital SLR cameras. EF stands for "Electro-Focus". Automatic focusing on EF lenses is handled by a dedicated electric motor built into the lens. Mechanically, it is a bayonet-style mount, and all communication between camera and lens takes place through electrical contacts; there are no mechanical levers or plungers.
The brown pelican is the national bird of Saint Martin, Barbados, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the official state bird of Louisiana. In 1903, president Theodore Roosevelt set aside the first National Wildlife Refuge, Florida's Pelican Island, to protect the species from hunters.
Brown pelican
The Bald Eagle dwarfs most other raptors, including the Turkey Vulture and Red-tailed Hawk. It has a heavy body, large head, and long, hooked bill. In flight, a Bald Eagle holds its broad wings flat like a board. Bald eagles can see four times better than a human with perfect vision.
Bald Eagle
All EF lenses have a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or wider, so all EOS cameras will autofocus with any EF autofocus lens. The f/8 auto focusing ability is only needed when using a lens and extender combination that reduces the maximum aperture of the lens to f/8 or smaller. The Series III extenders are designed to provide faster auto focusing and improved autofocus precision with compatible EF lenses. Both the 1.4x and 2x extenders feature a new microcomputer to increase AF precision when used with Series II EF super-telephoto lenses.
When using Canon extenders, Canon recommends the Series III extender be attached first to the lens, before attaching the whole unit to the camera. This ensures the combined lens information is transmitted correctly to the EOS camera to provide the optimum image quality and focus performance.
The American white ibis is most common in Florida, where over 30,000 have been counted in a single breeding colony. It also occurs throughout the Caribbean, on both coasts of Mexico (from Baja California southwards) and Central America, and as far south as Columbia and Venezuela. The non-breeding range extends further inland, reaching north to Virginia, and west to eastern Texas.
American white ibis
The Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM comes from a family of high performance 300mm lenses dating back to the 1974 release of FL 300mm f/2.8 S.S.C. (Super Spectra Coating). The FL mount was Canon's lens mount standard for 35mm single-lens reflex cameras from 1964 to 1971, when the FD mount was released. Unlike the FD to EOS transition, FL lenses can also be used on FD-mount cameras. The FD 300mm f/2.8 S.S.C. fluorite was released in 1975 featuring a combination of a fluorite lens element and optical glass elements to control chromatic aberration. The FD 300 SSC also debuted Canon's new automatic diaphragm control for large aperture telephoto lenses, which was previously considered impractical due to the time lag of the diaphragm blades. The new FD 300mm f/2.8L, released in 1981, was one of the most highly regarded super telephoto lenses of the 1980s. These 30+ year old lenses now sell for around $800 on ebay, with prices rising due to their rejuvenation on mirrorless cameras.
American alligators are apex predators and consume fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Hatchlings feed mostly on invertebrates. Adult alligators play an important role as ecosystem engineers in wetland ecosystems through the creation of alligator holes, which provide both wet and dry habitats for other organisms.
American alligator
Dragonflies are reminders that we are light and we can reflect light in powerful ways if we choose to do so. (Robyn Nola)
Blue Dasher
The Canon L-series lenses are the pinnacle of the company’s lens technology. Designed for professional use, they incorporate the latest available lens technologies. Superior optical performance is only half the story. A lens destined for professional use must also withstand the rigors of a working professional photographer. A rugged build quality is needed to endure the hard-knocks of everyday use, and weather sealing is needed to protect against adverse conditions. The L-series lenses feature a liberal use of rubber sealing at interface areas, such as the lens-to-camera junction, external switches, and around zoom and focus rings to prevent moisture from getting in and destroying the lens’ electronics.
Skip Steward has over ten thousand hours of flying experience, being an Airline Transport Pilot, Boeing 727, and MD-11 Captain, and a Certified Flight Instructor.
Skip Stewart
The EF 300 f/2.8L USM continued the 300mm tradition using autofocus technology on the new EF mount. In the early days of autofocus photography, the AF drive motor was placed in the camera body and the camera drove the lens mechanically. With the introduction of the EF lens mount in 1987, the fully electronic connectors allowed the autofocus motor to be moved from the camera body to the lens itself, giving the possibility that each AF motor could be tailored to suit the lens it was fitted into, thereby providing faster autofocus. The result was the EF 300mm f/2.8L USM lens launched at the start of the EOS system in 1987. The lens featured a ring-type Ultra Sonic Motor (USM) motor that was both fast and near silent.
The Harrier Jump Jet was originally developed by British manufacturer Hawker Siddeley in the 1960s. It was conceived to operate from improvised bases, such as car parks or forest clearings, without requiring large and vulnerable air bases.
AV-8B Harrier II
Image Stabilization was added to the 300L in 1999 and the current Series II model was released in 2011.
Jeff Shetterly - North American SNJ-6
The images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.
Feb 17, 2020 10:06:35 #
Hopefully, the section of this post will be corrected to the Photo Gallery later today.
If this topic seems a bit familiar, here's an older group of images with the same subject. I wanted to include some newer images to re-emphasize the point
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-559412-1.html
If this topic seems a bit familiar, here's an older group of images with the same subject. I wanted to include some newer images to re-emphasize the point
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-559412-1.html
Feb 17, 2020 10:09:49 #
Was your purpose just to tout the 300L lens?
Just wondering if these are older images from some time ago?
Also curious if you using the mirrorless camera for these?
smile smile smile----(sorry, my emojis disappeared)
Just wondering if these are older images from some time ago?
Also curious if you using the mirrorless camera for these?
smile smile smile----(sorry, my emojis disappeared)
Feb 17, 2020 10:21:24 #
tomcat wrote:
Was your purpose just to tout the 300L lens?
Just wondering if these are older images from some time ago?
Also curious if you using the mirrorless camera for these?
smile smile smile----(sorry, my emojis disappeared)
Just wondering if these are older images from some time ago?
Also curious if you using the mirrorless camera for these?
smile smile smile----(sorry, my emojis disappeared)
No mirrorless for any of these. I believe all are from 2019, or at least, newer than the older post linked in the first comment.
Feb 17, 2020 10:31:57 #
[quote=CHG_CANON]This post continues the discussion of Canon L-series lenses used with Canon Series III extenders, showing examples from the Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 IS II USM and the EF 2x III Extender creating an equivalent 600mm focal length combination.
...Wow!! Awesome set of images and knowledge to boot! +++Paul!!
(I DO hope these go to the Photo Gallery rather than somewhere never to be seen by the masses here on UHH!!)
...Wow!! Awesome set of images and knowledge to boot! +++Paul!!
(I DO hope these go to the Photo Gallery rather than somewhere never to be seen by the masses here on UHH!!)
Feb 17, 2020 11:01:33 #
Very informative, thanks!
If you had to walk around with only one tele and the 2x, would you pick the 300 over the 100-400?
Edit, just checked the price, not even in the same ballpark are they?
If you had to walk around with only one tele and the 2x, would you pick the 300 over the 100-400?
Edit, just checked the price, not even in the same ballpark are they?
Feb 17, 2020 11:11:49 #
bleirer wrote:
Very informative, thanks!
If you had to walk around with only one tele and the 2x, would you pick the 300 over the 100-400?
Edit, just checked the price, not even in the same ballpark are they?
If you had to walk around with only one tele and the 2x, would you pick the 300 over the 100-400?
Edit, just checked the price, not even in the same ballpark are they?
My 100-400 has so little use of late, it's become a candidate for sale. But, that's also a function of what I've been shooting where my distance to the subjects are / tend to be at fixed distances.
Feb 17, 2020 20:39:44 #
Great images Paul. You now have me thinking about getting a teleconverter for my Nikkor 300mm AF-S F/4. It's only money.
Feb 17, 2020 20:47:45 #
vonzip wrote:
Great images Paul. You now have me thinking about getting a teleconverter for my Nikon 300mm AF-S F/4. It's only money.
The 1.4 is well worth it.
Feb 18, 2020 05:33:28 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
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Amazing photos and very informative as always. Glad they added image stabilization. The 300L is quite impressive.
Feb 18, 2020 06:24:41 #
Feb 18, 2020 07:39:19 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
The 1.4 is well worth it.
Very nice. I was hoping I would be able to buy a converter for my Nikon 28-300MM lens. I'm finding out there are no Nikons that are compatible.
Feb 18, 2020 08:09:29 #
Feb 18, 2020 08:46:32 #
jerseymike wrote:
Very nice. I was hoping I would be able to buy a converter for my Nikon 28-300MM lens. I'm finding out there are no Nikons that are compatible.
Thank you Mike! The 'super zooms', neither from Nikon nor Canon, are compatible with extenders. The 300mm primes can be a difficult decision given the longer zooms both Nikon and Canon have released in the last few years against the Sigma and Tamron options.
Feb 18, 2020 08:46:44 #
Thank you Jim, Jack, yorkiebyte, John! I realized in late 2019 that I have a few of these UHH 'featuring' posts from years back that can be updated with new picture links within much the same text. The idea probably came to mind as I looked at my 2019 shooting statistics in LR and realized this 300L lens was the most-used piece of equipment for the 2019 calendar year. I've also noticed a lot of the same uses: airshows, zoos and wildlife.
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