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Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 as an upgrade to 70-200mm f/2.8 for sports?

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OP atolk Regular Member • Posts: 120
Re: Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 as an upgrade to 70-200mm f/2.8 for sports?

What are your feelings and advice, both specific and philosophic? I am a fan of both.

How deep are your pockets? Good deals on used EF glass. I sold everything and went all mirrorless. Flange design places the rear lens closer to the sensor which improves IQ. 12 pins instead of 8 for faster glass to camera transmission to speeds. No adapters to deal with. It's the future and I'm glad I did it.

Good deals on used EF glass, but the "you get what you pay for" adage has some truth to it. EF glass was great on DSLRs, RF glass (reportedly) is even better. EF glass is great on R, but RF should by all accounts be better, and we can keep going in circles on this, and I tend to, and I am trying not to -- getting close to pulling the trigger. I sometimes wait for a price drop for Prime Day or Black Friday, but it does not work that way for Canon lenses. They just go up in price. The 100-500 went up by $200 in a year. Bastards.

How deep are my pockets? Deep enough if I am going to use the lens a lot and get (more) killer photos (with fewer attempts). Not deep enough if the lens underperforms or I cool off on sports shots.

Thanks for weighing in!

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