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70-200mm L (EF) vs 70-300 L (EF)

Started May 24, 2015 | Discussions thread
OP clarksbrother Contributing Member • Posts: 586
Re: 70-200mm L (EF) vs 70-300 L (EF)

Drogba88 wrote:

Don't know the adaptors you are using, but I can recommend the EF70-200. I have the F/4 version and the IQ is just great. It doesn't have IS, but if you can use a fast shutter speed, you really don't need it. And it is very reasonably priced for an L lens.

It's very tempting. If I were JUST doing photos - I'd hop on that in a millisecond. I saw someone with a nice copy for $450 on the for sale/wanted forum. Thing is, I'll be doing video too so I'll need something that can stabilize at least somewhat especially at the long end. The Speedbooster adapter is basically like a reverse teleconverter. So while the crop factor on a MFT is normally 2X, it becomes 1.4X with the speedbooster and you gain a stop of light in the process (so F4 becomes F2.8 which is pretty awesome). Plus with a 1.4x crop factor, its awfully close to Super35 which gives it a nice film feeling for video.

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