300mm f/2.8

Introduction
There are some lenses that have almost universal appeal for photographers. Fast ultra-long telephotos are among these, and few lenses are as appealing as a 300mm f/2.8. At the top of the heap of this rarified grouping are the new (1999) Image Stabilized (IS) ultra-telephotos from Canon — the 300mm f/2.8, 400mm f/2.8, 500mm f/4 and 600mm f/4 IS lenses, part of Canon's top-of-the-line "L" series. In January 2000 I purchased the 300mm f/2.8L IS. This was to enable me to pursue a broader interest in nature and wildlife work in addition to my landscape photography.
A few days after purchasing the lens I left for a winter vacation in Southern California. I brought the 300mm along because part of my itinerary was to do some shooting at theSalton Sea. I couldn't be more pleased with the results.
About The Lens

When one has just spent U.S. $5,000 on a lens it's hard to be objective. Let me try though. It's beautifully made, in the current Canon idiom. Everything a...