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Canon Big White Conundrum - 200-400 vs 400 f2.8 IS II vs 500 f4 IS II

Started Sep 3, 2014 | Discussions thread
oldfartwitha5d Senior Member • Posts: 1,509
Re: Canon Big White Conundrum - 200-400 vs 400 f2.8 IS II vs 500 f4 IS II
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I agree completely - you're almost always focal length limited in a real wildlife situation (not counting zoo visits or shooting from a hide).

So, I ended up with the 600mm f4 IS mk2. It takes a 1.4x tc very well, and a 2x is also very good, but then AF takes a big hit, at least with my 5Dmk3.

The new 200-400 + 1.4x looks good, but it is heavy, expensive, and too short, most of the time. I'm extremely pleased with my 600, but that's me.

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