> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Snorre A.
> Selmer
> Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 8:29 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: EOS 300 3.8
>
>
> > ...mostly for children's portraits and for wedding
> > candids.
>
> A 300/2.8 for CANDIDS? The lens is large enough to justify
> putting wheels on it for support (ok, a bit exagurated, but...)!
> You'll need a one-meter safety-zone around you so that you won't
> knock people out, and as Ken Durling pointed out, you'll need to
> stand across the street to do upper-body portraits...
>
> You'd be better off with a 135/2 and/or a 200/2.8 with a 1.4x TC...
> BTW, you can buy appx. four 200/2.8s for the price of ONE 300/2.8!
>
>
I use my EF 300 2.8L for children's' portraits no problem. What generally
happens is that they are curious initially and then they ignore you. I
generally will shoot handheld with the EF 300 2.8L wide open to get
incredibly sharp images with beautiful blown out backgrounds. The 300mm
focal length allows me to shoot them in their natural habitat without
affecting their natural play patterns. As to the complaints about weight
you guys are a bunch of sissies! I use this lens in the crowded pits at
race tracks with no problems at all and MANY other shooters are using EF 400
2.8L lenses in the crowd.
Regards,
Chip Louie
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