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A Remarkable Long Lens

Started Nov 3, 2021 | User reviews thread
RDM5546
RDM5546 Senior Member • Posts: 3,654
Re: sony 200-600 is sharper

AtmaWarna wrote:

YES..... if you get a stellar copy.
but most of the 200-600 copy have similar of sharpness as 100-400mm.
also, mind you canon R5 has light OLPF so it would reduce image sharpness a little bit . while equivalent sony camera eg A7RIII or A1 don't.

here 200-600 and 100-500 at f/7.1
https://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=1510&Camera=1508&Sample=0&FLI=4&API=2&LensComp=1438&CameraComp=1175&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=4&APIComp=1
similar sharpness with 100-500 perform a bit better in the corner

Yeah, that is an interesting comparison and even in the center those horizontal closely spaced lines in the 200-600 have some sort of ugly color fringing on them that is not apparent in 100-500. I have both the EF 100-400 II and the RF 100-500. Both are highly regarded by forums and they give very similar IQ results on the R5. I have a preference for the lighter weight and seemingly lightly higher keep rate of 100-500 but I keep the the old 100-400mm for a second shooter use case as well as for backup in emergencies or cases where the full wide emd zoom range in valuable shooting with 1.4X or 2X TCs (this 4X zoom range while using TCs can be critical in some of myshooting scenarios)

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Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1L IS USM Canon G5 X II Canon EOS 70D Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EOS 5D Mark IV +47 more
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