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Message: <blockquote data-quote="STM" data-source="post: 125185" data-attributes="member: 12827"><p>I have not been whale watching since leaving the Pacific Northwest back in 1987 but my wife and I went on several trips out of Friday Harbor. The killer whales were very plentiful there, especially in Johnstone Straits. I used to use a 300mm f/4.5 AIS Nikkor on a monopod and either an FE2 or F2S and high speed Ektachrome. Of course all of my lenses were, and still are today, manual focus but I used to "zone focus". Once a whale breaches, it is likely they will breach again so you first focus on the place they first emerged from the water and then use that as a focus point for additional times. I really have no experience with autofocus lenses so honestly I don't know how fast they focus but maintaining a good view through the viewfinder constantly will ensure a higher percentage of good shots.</p></blockquote><p></p>