How much more zoom: 200mm vs. 300mm?

[SchnellerGT]

I am trying to decide just how much "zoom" I need. Can anyone post a series of three photos: reference vs. 200mm vs. 300mm? I am trying to quantify just how much more zoom you get in 100mm.

I am still struggling between the EF 70-200 F4L and EF 70-300 IS, leaning towards the L.

Thanks!

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[Eug]

I am trying to decide just how much "zoom" I need. Can anyone post
a series of three photos: reference vs. 200mm vs. 300mm? I am
trying to quantify just how much more zoom you get in 100mm.

I am still struggling between the EF 70-200 F4L and EF 70-300 IS,
leaning towards the L.

Thanks!

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(S10, G2, EOS-20D)

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[Moto Guzzi]

10 seconds after I unpacked my 70-200mm L IS USM 2.8 lens and mount it on the 350D, me and my wife started smilimg, and I am still smiling....A masterpiece and heavy, but only because of the grip, I solved that problem.

I feel I will need the 1.4 converter also, but what de hell it's a great lens.

I will never spend a penny on a non-L lens again.

 

[SchnellerGT]

Also too heavy and too big.

I am only considering the 70-200 F4L at this time. Not the 70-200 F2.8 nor F2.8 IS.

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[Lee Jay]

http://consumer.usa.canon.com/app/html/EFLenses101/focal_length.html

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[franckler]

You have other options. One is the sigma 100-300 F4, at around $750 from sigma4less. Quality is excellent at most f stops. Only drawback is portability. But at higher speeds during the day, i still take handheld shots.
Very please with color, sharpness, contrast in center and in angles.
No, i do not sell sigma.

Focus is quite good and quick, it goes from all wide to all long in a second or less.

 

[bryan busovicki]

http://opd.usa.canon.com/html/eflenses/lens101/focallength/

http://www.sigma-foto.de/cms/bildwinkel/brennweitenvergleich.html

 

[dalite]

10 seconds after I unpacked my 70-200mm L IS USM 2.8 lens and mount
it on the 350D, me and my wife started smilimg, and I am still
smiling....A masterpiece and heavy, but only because of the grip, I
solved that problem.

I feel I will need the 1.4 converter also, but what de hell it's a
great lens.

I will never spend a penny on a non-L lens again.

Hey Moto Guzzi, it's not all about the "L" lens, it's also about the photographer's artistic eye. For a REAL Moto Guzzi (taken with a non L lens) Email me for photo.

 

[dalite]

Depends on what you want your telephoto lens to cover. Wildlife (especially birds) will require a minimum of 400mm, in which case the 100-400L/ IS USM or the 400L prime would be recommended.

 

[monky]

not sure what lenses you have... but...

300mm is 1.5x 200mm

so, if you have (for example) the kit lens, set it to, say 20mm and then zoom to 30mm and take another shot. compare the two. the difference in FOV will be exactly the same as shooting a 200mm lens and then picking up a 300mm.

and FWIW, the 70-200/4L is an amazing lens. that gets my vote, and then pick up a 1.4x tammy tcon (90 bucks). thatll get you to 280mm, and i doubt youll miss the extra 20mm.

you will, however, give up IS. your call.

ed

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[Mats Isaksson]

It´s contageous.

Mats

 

[SchnellerGT]

Exactly what I was looking for!

And wildlife/bird photography isn't my goal.

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[Bert_vargas]

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