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RF extender experiences with RF 100-500 1.4x vs 2.0? Locked

Started Oct 16, 2020 | Discussions thread
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Franz Kerschbaum
Franz Kerschbaum Senior Member • Posts: 1,242
Re: RF extender experiences with RF 100-500 1.4x vs 2.0?

I love both my 500/4 as well as the new rf100-500 that replaced my trusty ef100-400II. I use all of them with fitting extenders always of the best avaiable quality ( the mark III for the EF).  on different bodies with different pixel pitches. All have their specific advantages and I tell you - getting older - my two big whites (also have a 300) stay more frequently at home and get their use only if really needed (and you named these exact cases). If I compare what is possible now with eg my new r5/rf100-500 combo (plus 1,4x at times) with what was possible less than 10 years ago with my other much bigger gear I am surpriced more often than frustrated. The same hold for the new RF70-200 which is so much smaller and lighter in my bag than the EF incarnations...

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