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Canon 100-400 or 300 with Rebel?
I am trying to choose between a Canon 100-400 L IS or a 300 L IS for use
with a digital Rebel. With the effective magnification of the body, either lens would give a respectable telephoto length. Anyone else out there who has already made this choice...? ...and can you comment on the decision process? --Wayne |
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I take it you've read the reviews on it?
http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/s...&cat=27&page=2 I note that some have commented that it sucks air (hance dust) through the camera more than the average zoom lens. Cheers, CC |
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"Wayne" wrote in message news:ewrOe.4425$Hi.3283@trnddc04... I am trying to choose between a Canon 100-400 L IS or a 300 L IS for use with a digital Rebel. With the effective magnification of the body, either lens would give a respectable telephoto length. Anyone else out there who has already made this choice...? ...and can you comment on the decision process? Depending on your current arsenal, you might add in the Forgotten 400: http://luminous-landscape.com/review...tten-400.shtml The comparison to 100-400 frames are telling. -- Frank ess |
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"Wayne" wrote in message news:ewrOe.4425$Hi.3283@trnddc04... I am trying to choose between a Canon 100-400 L IS or a 300 L IS for use with a digital Rebel. With the effective magnification of the body, either lens would give a respectable telephoto length. Anyone else out there who has already made this choice...? ...and can you comment on the decision process? The 100-400 is a nice lens but it's pricey and it's a big and heavy beast. I like mine (here is a sample: http://home.comcast.net/~charlesschu...8/site1057.jpg) A better buy for some folks is the 75-300 IS (here is a sample: http://home.comcast.net/~charlesschu...8/site1056.jpg) I tried some tripod tests with both of the above at 300 mm and the 100-400 is sharper, but not so much as to justify the huge difference in cost. The 100-400 also focuses faster; but again, given the cost, size and weight, many could be better off with the 75-300. If cost, size and weight are not issues, definitely go with the 100-400. |
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Wayne wrote:
I am trying to choose between a Canon 100-400 L IS or a 300 L IS for use with a digital Rebel. With the effective magnification of the body, either lens would give a respectable telephoto length. What kind of subjects do you have in mind? If you're shooting something like wildlife, where your longest lens is never quite long enough, then you might wish for the ability to go to 400mm rather than 300mm. That's one thing to keep in mind (I can't comment on the lenses themselves, so I'll leave that part to others). -- Jeremy | |
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I would be using the lens for wildlife. IS would be a plus, as I can't
always use a tripod. I do have a 200mm that does a pretty good job (x1.6), but I would like to go out a little farther with 300 or 400 (x1.6). Thanks --Wayne "Jeremy Nixon" wrote in message ... Wayne wrote: I am trying to choose between a Canon 100-400 L IS or a 300 L IS for use with a digital Rebel. With the effective magnification of the body, either lens would give a respectable telephoto length. What kind of subjects do you have in mind? If you're shooting something like wildlife, where your longest lens is never quite long enough, then you might wish for the ability to go to 400mm rather than 300mm. That's one thing to keep in mind (I can't comment on the lenses themselves, so I'll leave that part to others). -- Jeremy | |
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"Wayne" wrote in message news:ZPtOe.10312$g47.3112@trnddc07... I would be using the lens for wildlife. IS would be a plus, as I can't always use a tripod. I do have a 200mm that does a pretty good job (x1.6), but I would like to go out a little farther with 300 or 400 (x1.6). Thanks --Wayne The _Birds As Art_ man calls the 400 4.6L best for birds in flight. -- Chopped Liver |
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Wayne wrote:
I would be using the lens for wildlife. I'd go for the zoom, definitely, between the two, then. I just recently started trying wildlife, and my longest lens is 300mm (x1.5 for Nikon), and I definitely found that I wanted longer. 300mm seems really long until you start pointing it at animals. IS would be a plus, as I can't always use a tripod. That, too. Tripods aren't optimal for wildlife anyway; I think a monopod is a bit better as you have more freedom of movement. (I use a ball head on my monopod, though, which makes it less restrictive.) -- Jeremy | |
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"Frank ess" wrote in message ... "Wayne" wrote in message news:ZPtOe.10312$g47.3112@trnddc07... I would be using the lens for wildlife. IS would be a plus, as I can't always use a tripod. I do have a 200mm that does a pretty good job (x1.6), but I would like to go out a little farther with 300 or 400 (x1.6). Thanks --Wayne The _Birds As Art_ man calls the 400 4.6L best for birds in flight. -- Chopped Liver 5.6 sheesh |
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