[Leica] New 300mm Lens

[Aram Langhans]

Thanks, Alan.  Getting ready for a 7 week trip so hope the lens gets 
some use and I don't just rely on my Q3.

On 9/6/2025 12:26 PM, Alan Magayne-Roshak wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 1, 2025, 11:40?AM 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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> These are great.  I especially like the first one.
>
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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