300mm f2 article

[chambeshi]

This illustrated essay gives a comprehensive history of a state of the art Optic, and its variants

http://www.company7.com/library/nikon/Nikon_0300f2.html

all very best to you all for 2017 and we can await with impatience announcements of new gear to commemorate the Nikon Centenary!

Woody

[Erik Lund]

Yes it is a very comprehensive although very cinematography oriented

[Bjørn Rørslett]

I once owned a 300/2 Nikkor. I still regret that I sold it, but did keep its matching TC-14C though ...

[Frank Fremerey]

Andy has at least one of these

[Ilkka Nissilä]

It's very hard to find examples of its use online. Most articles don't include application samples...

[benveniste]

This illustrated essay gives a comprehensive history of a state of the art Optic, and its variants

http://www.company7.com/library/nikon/Nikon_0300f2.html

Woody

Cool.  Has anyone seen in person a 300mm f/1.4 Ultra-Micro-Nikkor?
http://earthpics.ca/wp/galleries/300mm-f1-4-ultra-micro-nikkor/

[Airy]

It's very hard to find examples of its use online. Most articles don't include application samples...

No wonder. What's the photographic equivalent of "tennis elbow" ?

[Bjørn Rørslett]

No wonder. What's the photographic equivalent of "tennis elbow" ?

Boat Anchor

That 300 isn't pleasant to haul around. You do get bruises.

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Very few pictures remain from my 300/2 epoch as all were on film and most of the material is lost.

This is a very early spring morning (March) with fresh snow fall. so dark that even with my F4, it was not trivial to focus the 300/2. This is at f/2 by the way.

[thedutchflyer]

Bjørn-
it´s a great and mighty picture to me-
did see it a long time ago and liked it a lot and still like it .

and :
Happy new year to all the members and readers on NikonGear
best wishes for the times coming ! 

Joergen

[Andy]

Andy has at least one of these

Not "at least", Frank Only one
according to the s/n must have been made around june 1984

This thread is maybe a good reason to get it out of the case ......

One of the few images I have kept on my webserver - known to some of you



rgds (and Happy New Year to All)
Andy

[John Koerner]

Not "at least", Frank Only one
according to the s/n must have been made around june 1984

This thread is maybe a good reason to get it out of the case ......

One of the few images I have kept on my webserver - known to some of you

rgds (and Happy New Year to All)
Andy

That is very cool

[JJChan]

I read Jeffrey Friedl's blog. He has one.

There's a couple of photos with him using it and it looks big. Also lots of photos showing the character of the lens.

http://regex.info/blog/index.php?s=300mm

JJ

 

[John Geerts]

Thanks for the link JJ.

I am wondering what the real difference is with the 200/2 in terms of bokeh? Smaller DOF?     The 200mm looks more convenient than a 300mm (apart from the size and weight of the 300/2)

[Roland Vink]

300/2 has an entrance pupil similar to a 400/2.8, so has a similar ability to isolate a subject against an out of focus background, but with the shorter focal length.