EF 300 f/4 L IS opinions

Rodger in Edmonton wrote:

mkphoto79 wrote:

Rodger in Edmonton wrote:

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.

Thats a good idea. I checked at a local camera shop and they have both the EF 300 f/4 L IS and the EF 400 f/5.6 L available for rent, right around $50 per lens for a 4 day long weekend. I think I'll rent each one and see how useful each ends up being for how I shoot first.

I am at the same crossroad - 6D + 70 - 200 F4 IS, rented the 100 - 400 IS II and loved it , used a small astro sweeping tripod but my reality is ...more architecture & landscape than BIFs, the % of my shooting time dedicated to wildlife beyond 200 mm is very low.

My fear was it would sit idle 99 % of the time.Its a wicked lens, wicked sharpness , wicked AF , easy to use no beefs on QC.

Maybe if you have a shooting bud, you could half that again and bag your targets

if you are referring to 100-400mm, it is a very versatile lens and it is not for wildlife or birding alone! i use my 100400mm II mostly for landscape than wildlife. however, if any lens that will sit on the shelf for 99% of the time, then obviously it is not for you if i was to start collecting lenses today all over again, i'd get the canon 24-70 f2.8 II and 100-400 II, that would be it, no more lenses. those 2 lenses cover just about everything i want to shoot, and in high quality!