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300rd - how good is the AF in real world on 5D II?

Started Apr 14, 2013 | Discussions thread
joger
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Re: 300rd - how good is the AF in real world on 5D II?

qianp2k wrote:

MAC wrote:

if I could afford the great 300, which I can't, I wouldn't hold on to a 5dii

Many times lenses are more important than bodies. 5D3 certainly will increase hit rate but will not dramatically improve IQ.  Most of his photos are not fast action shots anyway.

tried formula 1 with 5D II and 70-200 f/4.0 L IS USM and failed miserably due to many reasons

  • not having the right position (paddock club is a nice lounge but no photo spot)
  • not having a fast lens with range (f/4.0 is far too slow for my taste for this kind of sujet)
  • not having trained it previously in a controlled environment
  • not haveing the fastest possible USM lens - the 70-200 f/2.0 L IS USM is fast but not as fast as the 300 f/2.8 II
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