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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
Andy Blanchard Senior Member • Posts: 1,349
No brainer for me - 200-400mm

I'm loving mine, it's replaced my aging 100-400mm and 500mm f/4; the flexibility that the lens offers over a primes is a huge plus.  While the image quality at the far ends of the zoom ranges can't compete with a prime it's more than good enough unless you are are a hardcore pixel peeper, and even then you'll struggle to see the difference mid-run.  It compares well with the big primes for size and weight too; especially against the 400m f/2.8.

Finally, don't forget that you can also use it with an external TC as well as the internal one (or even stack them if you are desparate), so the flexibility the lens offers is amazing, especially if you have a body that has f/8 AF support and clean high ISOs to make up for lost stops.

Andy

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