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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
tarjei99 Senior Member • Posts: 1,300
Re: Canon Big White Conundrum - 200-400 vs 400 f2.8 IS II vs 500 f4 IS II

I'm considering another solution.

I'm thinking of buying either a EF 200 F/2 or a EF 300 F/2.8 with one or two 2x teleconverters.

EF 200F/2 will give 400 F/4 and 800F/8 with teleconverters.

EF 300 F/2.8 will give 600 F/5.6 and 1200 F/11 (only contrast AF).

I'm currently trying to find out if this strategy makes sense. If this is viable, it will be significantly cheaper than buying a 400/2.8 or a 600/4.

I've met a couple of Swedes this summer at Runde (Norway) who used Nikon 200/2 with teleconverters. One of them had an additional 600/4. They claimed that Canon users used more than one TC with their lenses.

My main camera now is a 1D4 with a 7D as reserve.

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