> > > Vic is right. IMO there can only be 2 possible reasons for buying a 300mm > 2.8 lens: > > 1. You need the extra stop over a much cheaper f/4 lens, notably for > sport or (say) rock concerts or whatever (where flash may not be > appropriate)...
... or if you plan to use it with a TC occasionally. > or > > 2. Like me, you're a lens whore! Let's face it, a 300 2.8 says 'get a > load of this you damn photo-rabble, hell I can barely zip it up in the > mornings!' ;-) Sometimes that's a useful message to send, too. There have been several occasions where I've been grabbing a few quick shots to put up on the web, mostly with a digital P&S. It's a lot easier to get past the trolls on the barriers if you wave a big lens at them.
