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British Wildlife Centre + 50-200mm 2.8-4

Started Apr 26, 2019 | Discussions thread
boxerman Senior Member • Posts: 1,946
Re: 50-200mm vs. 100-400

Thanks. I sort of get the idea. I had the Oly 75-300 before the 100-400 and often found I appreciated the seemingly minimal increase in view of 75, compared to 100.

Our situation (for safari) is definitively 2-camera. 100-400 glued to my camera, and a mid-zoom (last safari was 14-150) attached to my wife's. She mostly does video, and that's generally closer. She also can handle wider shots that I haven't time or patience to change lens for.

One camera flexibility is also, sometimes, a concern. I rented the 12-100 for gorilla trekking on our last trip, and it worked marvelously in the jungles (except the darn stabilization switch accidentally turned it off). Lens-changing on the go in the tough mountainous jungles is just not feasible.

I don't know if "increased IQ" over the 100-400 is really a factor for me. Will ponder...

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