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The Sony 75-300mm was released to complement the standard 18-70mm kit lens, the pair offer a huge focal range from 18-300mm, with a 35mm-equivalent of 27-450mm. The telephoto range of the 75-300mm is reccomended for wildlife, lanscapes and sport events. Also as the Sony Alpha A300 body has built-in Super SteadyShot, the 75-300mm benefits from anti-shake capabilities.
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Product Description: Sony SAL75300 - telephoto zoom lens - 75 mm - 300 mm
April flew by and we had over 30 wonderful photos to our “hints of spring” challenge. This month’s just for fun challenge is “Something Blue” the photo could be of anything as long as there’s an element of blue.
This challenge will run from now until Saturday 30th May, Happy snapping!
April saw our second monthly challenge Hints of Spring.And it was a great success while April flew by we received over 30 wonderful entries! We look forward to another great month with May’s challenge to be announced shortly!
First impressions are that it’s quite expensive and although there are cheaper alternatives I opted for the Sony product as they are usually of a very good quality (after all they do make the A300).
Inside the box it comes with a manual and the strap. It feels good quality wise. The inside is lined with a suede type leather which is comfortable and has some padding in it. It also includes a small metal clip at the top of the hand strap for attaching to the neck strap if you prefer to carry it like this.
The bottom attachment is very well constructed and feels very sturdy. You won’t worry about scratching the bottom of the a300 camera. The grip is also adjustable for some help balancing (If you place it on a table). Underneath of the bottom attachment it has a well constructed tripod mount which is as sturdy as the camera itself.
Overall size, it is pretty much perfect. It’s not too big and not too small. When holding the grip, It feels sturdy and you won’t be worried about it breaking or anything of that nature! When fitting it to your hand make sure your pressing the shutter button, so you know you can reach it comfortably.
Overall it is well built, you can also quickly attach it to the neck strap without taking it off which is handy!. For some low shots the neck strap does come in handy (to give you confidence that you not going to drop it….in a river). It’s a very nice alternative to the neck strap and it works very well! If you are looking for a hand grip you wont go far wrong with purchasing the STP-GB1AM.
Price:3 out of 5 Usefulness: 4 out 5 Build Quality:5 out of 5
