camera-lens test ef hand-held 300mm f/4 l is on canon digital rebel t2i Sassafras T Forever

--Lannie

We used to have a lot of that, strangely it has mostly disappeared. Nice shot.

I've never seen Sassafras before Lannie!!  I've heard of it of course, but never seen the leaf - thanks so much for sharing!!

I should have asked, how do you find that lens for handholding, it is very heavy???  My Dad had one, I found I had to use a tripod, but I'm just a 'girl' :) beautiful lens!!

Well, thank you, guys.

"Just a girl," eh?  Gail, that lens is not so bad.  I have yet to put it on a tripod. The f/2.8 version would be heavy for me to hand-hold (steady) at seventy-one years, but not the f/4.  I really do love that lens, even though the IS is ancient.

As for sassafras, it can grow into a full-sized tree, but it often pops up as low growth, in which case it can be pulled up by the roots.  The roots smell like root beer.  I have never tried to boil them to make sassafras tea.

The leaves have a variable number of lobes, sort of like the mulberry, but softer.

--Lannie