mukund_yallambalse Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 Hi, I am a photographer past the begining stages with respect to photographing but very new when it comes to equipment. I have a Nikon F3 and other Nikon lenses. I am looking to buy the Nikon 300mm F4.5 ED lens. This is a used lens but the seller guarantees that it works well. I know ED lens are very much sought, however how good is this one? Also, please tell me what is a reasonable price for one which works well but shows signs of use. Thanks in advance for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_levine Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 The 300 f4.5 ED-IF is a great lens!Try KEH.com to check current used prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskovacs Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 Is this the ED or the ED-IF? Yes Nikon made both in the 300/4.5. I'd go for the ED-IF version for the better handling and closer focusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_s._berger Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 Hmmm. . .did Nikon make two ED versions, one with normal focussing and one with IF? I thought that the original lens (non ED) had normal focussing and the ED version had IF only. cheers, dsb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskovacs Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 Indeed they did: http://home.aut.ac.nz/staff/rvink/nikon3.html Scroll down to the 300/4.5 section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_h._hartman Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 The 300/4.5ED (non-IF) is not a slouch in optical perform according to what I�ve read. It should produce and image about as good as the ED-IF. If it�s like the 300/4.5 (non-AI, non-ED) that I owned it will be a little stiff in focusing but this will disappear if the focus grip is lifted a bit. If you are focusing on fast action the ED-IF version can easily be focused with a thumb or finger. The ED is said to work well with teleconverters but the ED-IF is not as good with them. If you think you will want to use a 1.4x extender the ED (non-IF) is preferred. A 1.4x extender will yield a 420/6.3 lenses. This is an option worth considering given the price of 400mm lenses. The ED-IF works well with extension tubes giving 1/2 life size with almost 1m of free working distance when extended with a PN-11 and PK-13 tube. I would expect the ED to work well with tubes also but you might need two PN-11 to achieve 1/2 life size. IF lenses loose focal length as they are focused closer. The ED-IF focuses to 2.5m. I believe the ED focuses to 3.5m. I think you would be quite pleased with this lens. I�d be inclined to buy one. I�m sorry I have no idea what one should cost. As stated above I�ve owned the non-ED version of that lens and now own the 300/4.5 ED-IF AI version. Hope this helps, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate_merz1 Posted December 3, 2002 Share Posted December 3, 2002 I tried out the lens you speak of in my local camera store. It was great! It really was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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