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EF 300 f/4 L IS opinions

Started Mar 11, 2019 | Discussions thread
Rodger in Edmonton
Rodger in Edmonton Veteran Member • Posts: 4,601
Re: EF 300 f/4 L IS opinions

mkphoto79 wrote:

1Dx4me wrote:

mkphoto79 wrote:

RockingJ wrote:

No doubt more reach could be used in many situation.

I guess the same argument could be made for the EF 400 f/5.6 vs getting a 500mm lens as well

of course, if you can get a 500mm, it'll be better than 400mm--but this argument is about the usefulness of 400mm compared to 300mm for wild life! sometimes i use a 1.4x III TC on my canon 600 f4.0 II, which makes it about 840mm and believe me, it is not near long enough as it sounds but hey, if you have the budget, sky is the limit.

Thats the problem, dont have the budget for the big whites

It sounds like even with a 1.4x TC the 300mm would still be considered short for most wildlife even on a crop camera. Maybe the 400 is worth another look.

Many great options presented here,

how many days on average , per year will you use the 400? Maybe staying with the 200 and renting the 400 IS II on weekend deals for now is workable? Lets you kick the IS II tires w/o huge cost. Last summer they had deals here for $ 40 or 50 for 4 day long weekends, Fr, Sat, Sun, Mon.

FY resolution & other comps,

Here is the Optical Limits Canon FF page and DP .coms graph page

https://www.opticallimits.com/Reviews/overview#canon_ff

https://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/MTF.aspx?Lens=674&FLI=0&API=0&LensComp=108&FLIComp=0&APIComp=0&CT=AVG

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