[Leica] New 300mm Lens

[Ric Carter]

Looks like you’re taking right to it!

I can see already, you’re going to have a lot of fun.

Ric

(You may also think about some extension tubes to get you a closer working distance. Looks like a good bugging rig.)

> On Sep 1, 2025, at 12:40 PM, Aram Langhans via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> I have finally gotten out to shoot something other than the hillside by my house to try out my new Nikon 300/4 PF lens.  I have a lot to learn.  I have never shot with anything over 200 and then rarely so.  I shot 60 shots with maybe 5 with the focus being nailed on what I wanted.  Admittedly they are all up very close with a very shallow DOF and all hand held, so any small waver will through the focus plane off, but they were almost all off in the same way.  I did not think you had to fine tune the focus on a mirrorless camera, but maybe I do.
> 
> Anyway, here are some shots of an 8 Spotted Skimmer by a pond.
> 
> Arboretum Dragonfly 8 Spotted Skimmer-0358 <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/nl/Arboretum+Dragonfly+8+Spotted+Skimmer-0358.jpg.html>
> 
> Arboretum Dragonfly 8 Spotted Skimmer-0356 <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/nl/Arboretum+Dragonfly+8+Spotted+Skimmer-0356.jpg.html>
> 
> Arboretum Dragonfly 8 Spotted Skimmer-0352 <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/nl/Arboretum+Dragonfly+8+Spotted+Skimmer-0352.jpg.html>
> 
> And a Spreadwing Damselfly, not sure which one.
> 
> Arboretum Dragonfly 8 Spotted Skimmer-0352 <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/nl/Arboretum+Dragonfly+8+Spotted+Skimmer-0352.jpg.html>
> 
> All are cropped about 50%.  I have ordered a 1.4x Converter that is due next week.
> 
> Comments welcome
> 
> Aram
> 
> 
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> Aram Langhans
> (Semi) Retired Science Teacher
> & Unemployed photographer
> “The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself would ever have dared dream.”   James D. Watson
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