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Canon 500 f4 or not?

Started Nov 1, 2020 | Questions thread
OP buzzbob Regular Member • Posts: 102
Re: Canon 500 f4 or not?
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Thank you gents for you help. It's a good point about the DO IQ and considering your point, I reckon you're right that it won't affect sales of the traditional lenses much. I'm inclined just to get on with it and be happy. Its a few quid, but you can't take it with you, can you?

As to need v desire, well I don't know I could say I really need this lens because I'm not a pro relying on it but it certainly is a very strong desire. I also find the extra reach of 500mm or even 300mm with 1.4 EX and still great IQ most appealing.

Even without the EX an extra stop over what I can get with my 400mm f5/.6L is much needed fairly often. I live in the UK and maybe if I was somewhere like Florida I might feel differently but our weather, to be blunt, sucks! For the same reason, the f11 lenses don't really appeal to me.

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