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Bring a 100-400f/4.5-5.6L IS II or a 70-200f/4L IS to Paris?

Started May 27, 2017 | Discussions thread
Old Greenlander Veteran Member • Posts: 4,402
Re: Bring a 100-400f/4.5-5.6L IS II or a 70-200f/4L IS to Paris?
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Pietro Marchesi wrote:

Is it worth it to bring a 100-400f/4.5-5.6L IS II instead of a 70-200f/4L IS for a 9 day family vacation to Paris, Versailles and Disneyland Paris?

Obviously the 100-400f/4.5-5.6L IS II is larger and twice the weight of my 70-200f/4L IS. What will I gain having easy access to twice the focal length in Paris?

I use a 6D and will also bring my 24-70f/2.8L II and 16-35f/4L IS. My wife will use her small Sony RX100III and and our son his Panasonic LX7. We all enjoy taking a lot of photos.

I always bring 6D + 24-70f/2.8L II as my main lens everywhere I go, always ready to shoot never in a bag. i find 24-70f/2.8L I is perfect for most family/people shots and I almost always also bring my 16-35f/4L IS and 70-200f/4L IS in a small rucksack for when I need a wider or a longer lens.

On our latest trips to Istanbul, Rome and New York my most used lens was my 24-70f/2.8L II but the 16-35f/4L IS has been invaluable, especially useful indoors in museums and large churches.

On these trips my second most used lens was as always my beloved 70-200f/4L IS but I sometimes wished I had more reach than 200mm, especially in Istanbul and even more so from the cruise ship. Will I miss not having more reach than 200mm in Paris?

Has anyone here used a 100-400f/4.5-5.6L IS I or II in Paris?

Pietro

you need to go wide

streets are narrow and buildings quite large

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