Cannon EOS 300

RE: Cannon EOS 300

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 05-07-02 AT 10:58 AM (GMT)]Well in Dixons i got a package for £349 which got the EOS 300 a 28-80mm lens and a 75-300mm lens. Then he gave us an extra 10% off and 5 films free as he knew my dad!!!

RE: Cannon EOS 300

Hey Roger, glad you recommend the 75-300mm IS as thats the one I’m getting! Jessops are being a little slow though, nearly two weeks since I ordered it!

RE: Cannon EOS 300

I agree the special 300/2.8 are very expensive and a 70-300/4.0-5.6 should do it for most hobby photographers.

So my adive is that he should at least try to get a good one.

RE: Cannon EOS 300

I have a Canon 300 IS 2.8, but the costs of it were around 4000 P.Sterling. No “normal” fun photographer can afford that kind of money. Apart from this, if you put an 300 “F2.8” on an Eos 300, I don’t think the lensfitting of the camera will hold this. For just normal work an averige 75-300 F4.0-5.6 is good enough. With 100 or 200 iso this gives enough light to work.

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The most important thing is to get a good tele lens. That means that can be used with less light. Anything less then a 300/4.0 is worthless, as you will be forced to use either high ASA films or can only operate when the sun shines.
I have a 300/2.8 D for my Nikkon F-5 and F-90 and that baby works marvelous. I know Canon has a similiar lens.

Furthermore you can get an adapter that makes it a 560/4 or 600/5.6 which is still a good lense.

RE: Cannon EOS 300

It depend on what you want to do. For best results on slide fil, use an 100 iso film, for colorprints, an 100 or 200 iso film gives the best results.

For ground shots (static, slow moving) use a time of 1/250th of a second , for action work, 1/500th of a second will do.

I work for some 20 magazines, and I only use 100 iso slide film and 200 iso printfilm. I shoot almost 95% on 1/250th and 1/500th of a second. I use Canon equipment and most of the time my camera is in the P (program) mode, only on moving “targets” I use the Tv mode. Static object I photograph in the “one shot” auto focus mode, moving objects I shoot in the “autoservo” mode.

Of all the modes, P, TV and AV are the best ones to use.

A good lens is the Canon 75 – 300 zoomlens with IS. this is “Image Stabalizing”, which means that the lens compensates for camera movement. Although maybe a bit more expensive, it is a great help and realy worth the money

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I’ve been using this camera for a couple of years. It is an excellent camera! I’ve recently upgraded to a D30, but only cause its digital, kept my EOS 300 I don’t want to see it go!

Talking about a lens, I have a Tamron 100-300mm available very soon, be looking for about £50 if your interested.

Tips: Use ISO 100 film and try to shoot in bright sunshine most of the time (difficult for UK I know!).

I’m sure you’ll enjoy your new toy!

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Damd good camera you got there buddy!
I got his older brothers EOS-620 and EOS-630 (I call them Phobos and Demos, after the moons of Mars, my 500mm lens is called Mars, I name all my equipment after planetory bodies 😛 )

The best advice I can give you is use high speed film, the best I can get now down here is 1600ASA, but there used to be upto 6400ASA. Becarefull cause blowing up pics with make them grainy and tinged with yellow!

Also experiment with other things before you actually try to take some pics, for example try taking a pic of a car on the road, then do the same with the apeture opened up wider. Don’t go too wide, best I can say is two stops open, but yours might be able to handle three stops.

Also Canon publish books for opperating these cameras, they are worth the money, and give all sorts of useful tips, the ones I have have a special section just for fast rate photos and even air show photography.

Remember ASA’s are important:
25 ASA is good for portraits.
100 ASA for people animated.
400 ASA animals animated.
1600 ASA for air show work.

Hope this helps, if you need anymore help feel free to email me!
Ja

Leave no-one behind!

RE: Cannon EOS 300

get a telephoto lens i guess