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EF 400mm f/5.6L USM image quality

Started Jul 1, 2021 | Questions thread
Octopuss
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Re: EF 400mm f/5.6L USM image quality

I compared some sample photos over at the-digital-picture and in "theoretical" conditions the sharpness seems unrivaled - but that won't help me in real world.

I will see after this weekend, but what I'm thinking right now is it might not be worth it. 400mm is not quite enough for animals fairly far away anyway, I don't really go to zoos all that often, and even with the other use case I had in mind, shooting birds on a feeder in our garden during winter, it just doesn't seem enough use considering the price.

I might see if I can grab 700-300 L for decent price 2nd hand - that would see a lot more use considering the zoom factor. Like I said, 400mm is not entirely enough for what I had in mind anyway.

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