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Who Chose the 300 f4 over the 100-400 for Birding and Why?

Started Jul 29, 2016 | Discussions thread
lescrane Contributing Member • Posts: 904
Re: Neither

Sure the prime lens will be sharper,but even if price and weight were equal I'd go with the zoom.

Why? Flexibility.  You can get closer to small song birds or BIFS.  You can also zoom out if you find yourself too close to waterfowl or large herons.

 lescrane's gear list:lescrane's gear list
Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 OM-1 Olympus Zuiko Digital 1.4x Teleconverter EC-14 Panasonic Leica 100-400mm F4.0-6.3 ASPH Olympus M.Zuiko 300mm F4 IS Pro +4 more
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