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Impressed with RF 100-400. Am I the only one?

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BirdShooter7 Veteran Member • Posts: 9,127
Re: Impressed with RF 100-400. Am I the only one?
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Ember88 wrote:

Ember88 wrote:

I’m constantly impressed with the RF 100-400 for its weight advantage over the RF 100-500 L and the quality I can get.

Aside from the aperture differences and the weather-sealing, what else am I sacrificing by not using the RF 100-500 L? Has anyone done tests to compare the two on IQ? The RF 100-400 seems pretty good for a consumer lens.

Thanks!

I forgot to add this…I’m assuming contrast and sharpness is improved in the 100-500 L, but has anyone compared whether there is a noticeable improvement when viewing images side-by-side? (Not just from charts).

A while after I bought my RF 100-400 I bought the 100-500 L and when comparing photos I took of birds/wildlife on my 32” 4K screen I really had a hard time telling what photos came from what lens (I tested using the R5 and) and viewing distance of about 3’.  There might be significant differences in certain situations but for my personal uses, image quality wasn’t really an important differentiator when choosing which lens to keep.

The extra focal length, faster AF, much better build quality and weather resistance are reasons to go with the L.

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