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Canon 70-200 f/4 L IS with 1.4x or Canon 70-300 f/4-5.6 L IS or 300 f/4 L IS over Tamron 70-300 VC?

Started Feb 19, 2015 | Questions thread
Earth Art Regular Member • Posts: 400
Re: Canon 70-200 f/4 L IS with 1.4x

The Canon 70-200 with TC vIII is better than the Tamron

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=404&Camera=453&Sample=0&FLI=7&API=1&LensComp=757&CameraComp=453&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=4&APIComp=1

The 300mm F4 is a little sharper than the Canon with TC III, but not by much

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=404&Camera=453&Sample=0&FLI=7&API=1&LensComp=111&CameraComp=0&FLIComp=0&APIComp=0

Play around with the tools above to see for yourself. The Tamron is pretty weak at the long end.

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