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500mm vs 600mm?

Started Nov 13, 2017 | Questions thread
Tazz93
Tazz93 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,484
The 800mm

ffabrici wrote:

NB: I bought my 800L while originally saving up for a 500L and I have not regretted that decision, because it gives me maximum reach for the same weight and size as the 600L II, and it takes the 1.4XIII converter incredibly well on 7DII and 5DIV. The 800L doesn't receive much love on DPR, mainly from people who have never used one, or compared it to the 600L II with a 1.4X converter for that matter, but it is admittedly a very special lens, which only Achilles heel is the MFD of 6m :-).

God luck with your decision.

The 800mm is a pretty cool lens. I had to pass simply because my big lens had to be a one size fits all. I just wasn't going to spend money on multiple 400mm + lenses.  So with that thinking, 5.6 just wasn't fast enough.

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