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Is the 7D Mark II a good fit for the 400mm 2.8L IS Mark II?

Started May 5, 2015 | Questions thread
Pascal Parvex
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Re: Is the 7D Mark II a good fit for the 400mm 2.8L IS Mark II?

You have a strange combination of equipment - a stunning, world-class and very, very expensive lens combined with two cheap bodies which totally fail to take advantage of it. How did that happen? Or I suppose what I mean is, what do you want to photograph which took you down that route? That is probably far more relevant to any decision about the 7D II.

Well, I am more of a gear collector than an avid photographer. For day to day picture taking, I always have a Canon SX700 compact camera with me. I use my DSLR gear only on special occasions. This is also because I don't have a car anymore, so lugging that 400 around is something I have to carefully consider.

And hey, at least my 5D wasn't cheap! I paid over 3K for it...in 2006.

The 400mm in my possession is a special case, as the decision was to have the lens or nothing, also no money. It is a long story.

The reasoning behind wanting to buy a 7DII is that I would get 1D X like autofocus and the focal view multplier of 1.6 for sports shooting. If I ever get to shoot a sports situation.

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