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200-400 f/4.0 1.4x - My hands on review and samples.

Started Jun 13, 2013 | Discussions thread
Johanfoto Veteran Member • Posts: 3,888
Re: 200-400 f/4.0 1.4x - My hands on review and samples.

SHood wrote:

Interesting perspective as you are coming from a much larger lens. I was able to try out this lens at a show in Toronto. While I loved the flexibility of the lens it would be too heavy to handhold for me except for very short periods. I also tried out the new Nikon 80-400 zoom at the same time and while I expected it to be light (40% of the weight of the 200-400 1.4x) the difference seemed much larger when trying to handhold them. I guess there is a limit to hand holding and once you pass that limit the weight seems onerous.

Unfortunately, it seem like the next jump up in IQ from the long 400mm zooms requires more than 3kg and can no longer be hand held. Hopefully someone does a longer prime in the 2kg range. Maybe the Sony 400mm F4 (coming this fall) without the added weight of OIS can be that lens. I haven't heard of any rumors yet from Canon or Nikon for a lens in this range.

Canon has the 400mm/4.0 DO IS USM lens... It weighs 1940 grams.

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