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First run with 70-300mm

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I collected my new FE 70-300mm f4.5 - 5.6 lens today and went to a local nature reserve to try it out on the A7iii.

Apart from it being well into Autumn and overcast, I did find some dragonflies to capture and the lens delivered what I wanted at the 300mm end and allowed me to get in close enough to get some images I am happy with.

The lens is not as large as I was expecting and is well made and feels nice and solid - it was superfast to lock on focus and despite flat lighting and overcast areas, I am happy with the results.

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Really nice result. And I would assume this is pretty much as far as you can get, without going into focus stacking. Maybe on a bright, sunny day you could stop it down a bit farther, to increase the depth of field a bit. But I would not expect a huge difference.

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Thanks Chrissie, this was taken at the 300mm setting as it allows you to get in close to the subject without scaring off the subject - I would not want much more Depth of field as it was a busy background.

It will be interesting to see the difference on a bright sunny day but it will only enhance contrast / colour rather than  depth.

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