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Canon 200-400 F4 or 400mm F2.8 ?

Started Oct 16, 2015 | Questions thread
Phil Shaw Contributing Member • Posts: 620
Re: Canon 200-400 F4 or 400mm F2.8 ?

Given the limited room for changing position in many situations when photographing mammals, the 200-400 zoom would be my choice.  In fact I made this choice a few years ago by buying a Nikon 200-400 plus a Nikon D3 to complement my Canon 500/f4, 600/f4 and 300/f2.8 lenses.  For mammal photography the 200-400 was my go to lens.  I very quickly sold the 500/f4 and the 300/f2.8 got very little use after I bought the 200-400.  The price of the Canon 200-400/f4 is the only thing that puts me off from replacing the Nikon 200-400.  I had just about convinced myself to up-grade (and it is an up-grade) to the Canon lens, when Nikon announced their new 200-500 zoom.  I'm now waiting to try one of these on my D810 before I make a final decision about the Canon 200-400.

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