Free: Contests & Raffles.
Here is a lens question for you pope. Thanks to boneaddict I am now looking to upgrade my wildlife lens. I currently have a Canon 100-400 f5.6 IS. It's a good lens but as I found out on my photo safari with boneaddict, it can't compare to the big primes. I'm trying to decide between the 400 f2.8 and the 500 f4. When out shooting animals the two obstacles I have to deal with the most are getting close enough for a good shot and not having enough light, with poor light usually being the bigger problem. Right now I am leaning more towards the 500 f4 because it's a bit cheaper and lighter. The 500 f4 has more focal length than the 400 f2.8 but also gathers less light and if used with a 1.4 tc it would drop down to an f5.6. So would it make more sense to go with the faster 400 f2.8? I know it's up to me to decide but I value your opinion and thought you might have some insight.
How'd you like the 600 Rob?
Two things....first one is for Timber or anyone listening. Take account where you do a majority of your shooting. One thing "bad" about the 500 compared to the 400 is that you can actually have too much magnicifaction. If you are shooting alot in NE washington and or Idaho, you might be too close to the animal to get them all in the frame. That happened to me several times this fall. ALot of my shots aren't cropped.