Monster Telephoto - The best affordable tele prime you can buy!

[@gearreallydoesntmatter]

This copy will be available at Kameradoktorn soon, but if you are outside of Sweden you might find one here (affiliate links): MPB US, prf.hn/l/9OPQg89 MPB EU, prf.hn/l/lQBy933 MPB UK, prf.hn/l/55a1q0l

[@JennyDarukat]

Kameradoktorn is a great store, I regularly check their used section online and whenever I buy new gear, they're willing to price match and I much prefer to give my money to them over bigger stores. Very charming little place.

[@rightfeelI]

The man the myth the legend has uploaded

[@ramongutierrez8249]

glad to see you back :)

[@joerg_koeln]

Excellent video. I got the first AF-S Nikkor 300mm AFS f/2.8 (w/o VR) very cheap (1000 GBP) some years ago and it's amazing. Ok, as an amateur I don't really need it, but I couldn't resist at this price.

[@musiqueetmontagne]

Yes, years ago I had the 200 f2, still my most favourite lens, the 300 f2.8 simply amazing, faultless with TC's too and for a short time the 200-400 f4, not so good. The 200 and 300 are simply magic but I got too old to lug them around. To younger people, now that they are relatively cheap, absolutely give them a go, from portraiture to landscape to sports you name it, the quality and speed will blow your mind. You can tell I miss them.😊

[@terryrobinson4197]

great to hear your voice again and on a lens i have had my eye on for some time. well done

[@gearreallydoesntmatter]

I think it’s going to be popular when people looking for a fast 300mm realize they can buy it and a camera body for half the price of a mirrorless alternative. So instead of bringing a lens and a rear cap they simply bring another camera. It’s already a popular approach among sports shooters.

[@KurtisPape]

I know someone who used this lens for weddings and now uses it with a 2x teleconverter for wildlife photography, the image quality seems very similar to my Sony 200-600mm if not sharper! That's with the 2x converter which shows how sharp the bare lens is, not many lenses can take a 2x converter well

[@gearreallydoesntmatter]

It would have been super fun to test it with a converter.

[@ZippyDChimp-mr1tf]

Though not quite as fast nor as long but a lot more affordable, I really love the Leica 250mm F4 Telyt-R lens! I've gotten deep into the Leica L system and this lens adapts easily to it. I use it both on the SL2-S and the TL2 for a bit longer reach. The quality is unbelievable! I took it with me to a vintage race car weekend and the results were amazing. No need for autofocus. It brought back memories of my youth going to F1 and IMSA races.

[@marcusslade9804]

Fascinating. I’ve had a D850 almost since its launch as one of my main cameras and I’ve had that Tamron G2 70-200 f2.8 since it came out. Both still perform flawlessly. I always lusted after that 300mm f2.8 for all the reasons you identified and as a wildlife photographer I could almost “justify it”. I do however have the 300mm f4 PF (it’s no 300mm f2.8 but still a capable performer). Always nice to see MB on my You Tube feed. Thanks.

[@gearreallydoesntmatter]

The f4 seems like a great compromise.

[@victorlim5077]

Fantastic combo, Mattias.

[@thepirateshoots]

Thanks for the Review. I will strongly consider this monster when I get back to South African National Parks.

[@martinpickard5818]

I paired this with my D4s for motorsport and is by far the best lens I have ever used…..when I bought it it definitely was not “affordable” at £5500….

[@gearreallydoesntmatter]

Yeah it was quite an investment back in the day.

[@michaelc4917]

Looking forward to your D850 review. Dslr will make a come back. Too many lcd screens in front of our eyes nowadays, last thing i want is another screen when i take pictures on my leasure time. Entire generation would go blind in no time.

[@gearreallydoesntmatter]

I think it will come back like the 5D classic and D700 has. Photographers that enjoy the process more than the spec sheets will embrace them.

[@BunnyUK]

I’m keeping my Canon 5D2 forever

[@rightfeelI]

@@BunnyUK it is indeed a pleasure to shoot with a 5D2 and also nikon D700, it is just enjoyable

[@justintse4017]

@@gearreallydoesntmatter Bought the 5D classic on your recommendation, love the purity in shooting experience and the intangible film like quality you get from the camera. Thanks Matt!

[@codyallen3729]

DSLRS are the best! Canon 5D classic and Nikon DF are my two favorite cameras ❤

[@ditto1958]

At 3:44 the shot of the guy ice fishing looks like Kodachrome 😊

[@puttemacguff7666]

Bra video som alltid!

[@gearreallydoesntmatter]

🙏

[@philbrown8181]

I answered no to all three questions. I'm just a happy snapping hobby snapper. It's a lovely looking piece of kit, but not for me. You'll find me in the beer tent 😊

[@unbroken1010]

Rainy Day Saturday with Matias. 😂 I have the old nikon 800 f8 mirror lens. Never had the strength to take it out. 😂 Also the pentax 300 mm I think. We need check..

[@chrishazlett1879]

As a Triggered Pentax fan boy that lens looks great. After buying into Pentax full frame I'll realise I'll never see a lens like that and will just have to remortgage the house to get a lens from the film era shipped across from Japan to come close 😢

[@tiagodias9742]

Another interesting lens is the 300mm f4 PF VR which is very compact for a 300mm full-frame lens that's pretty much the size of the AF-S 24-70 f2.8!!

[@gearreallydoesntmatter]

Seems like a great lens.

[@RAZORCANITRUNCRYSIS]

How about an Nikon D3X review including noise performance at high iso and current Lightroom denoise? Great videos!

[@gearreallydoesntmatter]

Maybe 🤔

[@ericxin-lp7jd]

I am expecting the release of lightweight 300mm f2.8 for z mount from Nikon. Sony already has a 328 (1.5kg).

[@gearreallydoesntmatter]

Such a lens would probably drop the price of this version further. For $6000 saved I can buy a bigger bag 😅

[@AnandaGarden]

Kind of hard to think of a 70-200/2.8 L after you've shot with Canon's tele L primes. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm after they've seen Pareee.

[@unbroken1010]

I bought a batch of samsung cameras last year. The mini was fun but now the kit lens goes back and forth. I think the lens is done. The nx1 I have does not charge. Hopefully it's the battery but I don't think so. Nx20 and 30 and galaxy still work great. Any recommendations for the Samsung mini adapter and lens? I'm thinking m42 is the easiest.

[@gearreallydoesntmatter]

It’s the only one that can do D-mount, so that’s fun. But otherwise Minolta MD is cheap as always.

[@unbroken1010]

D mount? Think I only have one old cine s mount lens. A few c mount that are fun. I'm always very surprised how well MD lens are on mirror less. My MD rokkor is such a amazing piece of glass. Nice detail, nice contrast and out of camera color. How about the Samsung apc lenses on the mini? You get a chance to try that? Much appreciated for your replies.

[@0v3rm1nd3d]

Please pair it with a Nikon 1, mega extra crop factor for ages :D

[@ufukkiblat]

Are you gonna give Nikon Zf a try?

[@gearreallydoesntmatter]

Perhaps. Since I’ve had the Z Fc I pretty much know what to except. Best and fastest control layout of any mirrorless camera 📸

[@shlawchablaas]

@@gearreallydoesntmatteryou might be surprised by the weight of the Zf. I had the Zfc first and though not huge the Zf is a lot chunkier, and somebody needs to make a better grip for it (so far, Smallrig and JJC are a bit small and don’t balance quite right IMO). The controls are awesome though and it works very nicely with Z lenses, but even better with vintage primes, where you’re gripping with two hands anyway. Just my thoughts… I often use it with a Sigma 120-300mm 2.8 or a Tamron 300mm 2.8 adaptall, not quite as nice as the VR Nikkor you tested but great bargains too.

[@hunterbiggums5960]

How well would this lens do on the D500?

[@ditto1958]

I imagine it would work just fine, but it might be a waste of money on an APS-C camera.

[@Juventinos]

@@ditto1958you have to be joking. the D500 is a beast of a camera. It's a d850 cropped in. a baby D5. I had the privilege of shooting F1 at Monza, I don't shoot nikon, but everyone who did on the grid had a pair of either D6,D5, Z9 prototype (didn't know it at the time), D850 and always a D500! Also a fuji x100 is aps-c, or X70.. or Richon GR. spectacular cameras. Look I shoot GFX mostly, should I look down on full frame and go.. don't waste your money on that. LMAO no!

[@gearreallydoesntmatter]

Probably amazing, the D500 is a beast. Also I would never call using full frame glass on APS-C a waste. Quite the opposite. Get the best part of the glass.

[@Durio_zibethinus]

​@@Juventinoswait! I've heard words "baby D5" somewhere 😉

[@christophmuller3511]

@@Durio_zibethinuswhen it came out there was the joke that the D500 is the best teleconverter for a D5.

[@jbp6759]

Please talk more about DSLRs nailing focus unlike mirrorless. That is the exact opposite I keep hearing from the mirrorless mob.

[@gearreallydoesntmatter]

Both can do it. But a midrange DSLR reaches the performance of top tier mirrorless and have for years. They can of course cherry pick a feature like frog detection or whatever.. but in regular use it’s another story.

[@jbp6759]

​@@gearreallydoesntmatterhaha, frog detection. The analogy I always use is manual vs automatic transmission. Auto is easier, yes, and gives better performance for most people. But a good driver will get more out of a manual transmission, and have more fun doing it. I'm not sure that analogy is as good anymore as EVFs can do things OVFs simply can't (previewing an image in EVF in bright sunlight sure is handy). But personally I will use what I prefer even if it isn't "as good." I have this luxury because I'm not a wedding photographer, for example, where maybe people expect absolutely silent shutters now, I dunno. I can see pros wanting the "best" and I can see them preferring whatever makes the job easiest, because they are getting paid to do it.

[@gearreallydoesntmatter]

Pros first a foremost use what they have until it breaks down. That’s why DSLRs are still tugging along. The pro sports shooters I know often have one of each.

[@unbroken1010]

Did you ever get a new pet?

[@ditto1958]

Lens has a lotta switches, lol

[@shaunraymond65]

I would absolutely dread having to drag that around with me 😱one of the many reasons I scaled down to my x100vi and ricohs gr iii/iiix

[@gearreallydoesntmatter]

Most would, but some situations require more than a x100 :)

[@roybixby6135]

Love the 300 f2.8 AFS but the f4 version is smaller lighter and more affordable .. 🦘

[@gearreallydoesntmatter]

So f2.8 is an easy choice then. Always pick the one you love.