> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Arnoud > Quanjer > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 2:25 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: EOS Filters on EF300 f/2.8L IS > > > > Congrats, this is an incredible lens! My experience with my own > > EF 300 2.8L non"IS" was that the gels don't last as well and are > > somewhat less sturdy. I so I finally bought a couple of screw on > > filters and I did use them a bit but found that unless I had to > > use a filter on this lens I usually just didn't. > > Hi Chip, > > I'm not planning on using a lot of filters on this lens but I do a lot of > wildlife photography in South Africa, and there in the daytime using a > warming filter can just warm the shot up a little so you get a useful > picture. I try to take most of my shots in the early morning and late > afternoon, but I don't put away my camera in the daytime so filtering is > sometimes necessary. After having ploughed/read through the > google newsgroup > archives I was afraid that gel filters wouldn't be the way to go, and your > comment only strengthens that belief. Bugger, that means I'd also have to > buy the screw-on filter holder. My wife will not be amused :)) > > Arnoud
Hi Arnoud, Yeah, you pretty much have it there. If you must use filters on these large lenses it's gonna cost you to use them! That little tray and holder add a lot to the cost of shooting with the larger lenses eh? Cheers/Chip * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
