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Trade 70-300L for 300 f/4L ?

Started Jun 22, 2014 | Questions thread
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Re: Trade 70-300L for 300 f/4L ?

mermaidkiller wrote:

Since 2012 I have the excellent 70-300 f/4-5.6L and it kept the excellent quality when I switched from crop to fullframe.
But I notice that I use the lens mostly at 300mm and many times in low light and sometimes even astrophotography). And the 300L has that extra stop, has IS too and the same minimum focus distance (1.5m). And, according to the test images on the-digital-picture it has even better IQ at full aperture.

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=111&Camera=453&Sample=0&FLI=0&API=0&LensComp=738&CameraComp=453&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=4&APIComp=0

Does somebody know whether it is worth the 'upgrade' ?

Comes down to the flexibility of a zoom vs. an extra stop.  Both have great IQ.

R2

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