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Anybody owned, or used the Canon 400mm f/4 DO IS II on....

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KevinRA Senior Member • Posts: 1,457
Re: Much thanks to all of you...
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Chris Wolfgram wrote:

I know a lot of you like the 500 F4, but if I were willing to go that heavy, and that expensive, I might as well go with the 600 F4. With the 500 I'd always have to have the 1.4 TC on it anyway. But with the 600 especially on my crop sensor R7, sometimes, I might even be able to use it without the TC.

Logical - all I'd suggest is the weight difference 400mm DO to 500 II is not quite 1.5kg more like 1kg - the size is more the bigger differentiator.

My 1.4X does live most of the time on the 500II - reason is the 500II is so good.

The 600mm II is a lot bigger and also heavier - the 600 III is the same size as the II albeit lighter.  It would not fit in my bag with camera on and harder to travel on planes with.

In the UK at the moment, good used copies of the 600II are going for quite a lot more than the 500II - and the 600 III is megabucks. Used 400 DO's are similar in price to used 500IIs.

I'd still like to rent and play with that 400 DO F4 though.

Good idea. I just think there may be some copy to copy variation - from the copy I had - through to conflicting test reports - and experience on this forum too.

If you buy one - suggest from a retailer with a good return policy.

One other combo which is even cheaper and excellent is the 300 2.8 II - takes TC's very well albeit not so keen on the 2X TC for action.

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