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Canon 200mm f2 L vs. 200-400mm f4 L

Started Sep 9, 2016 | Discussions thread
Ray Chen Veteran Member • Posts: 9,652
Re: Canon 200mm f2 L vs. 200-400mm f4 L
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I was wondering if anyone else felt the same way, or if the 200 f2 + 2x teleconvertor would have poor enough IQ not to bother.

I personally do not like the 200 IS + 2x extender.  Even I think the image is sharp enough, there is a lot of contrast loss wide open.  I guess you can stop it down, but then you are most likely to be better off with a 100-400 IS II.  To me, the 200 is a specialty lens.  Shooting it at f/2 naked is the strength of this lens, and that is how I use mine.

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