Calling all Togs - lens help required !!

Thread in 'Other Chat' started by Bladerider, Sep 5, 2010.

  1. Bladerider

    Bladerider Ajudged scoundrel !!

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    I just cant make up my mind.

    I want to get a new lens and have narrowed it down to...

    Canon 100-400 L f4.5-5.6
    Canon 70-200 L f2.8 with 2x converter
    Canon 300mm L f4 with 1.4 converter

    I basically want more length :D

    I have an f4 70-200 already that I could use with a 1.4converter which is why i was looking for a 300mm. But then I started thinking that I might as well get a 100-400 instead, sell my lens to reduce the cost and not having a converter in the mix would also help with noise. Then I read that this lens can ingest dust (although this seems mainly hearsay) so wondered about getting the f2.8 version of my lens which would give me more flexibility as I could opt to use with or without the 2x extender.

    But now Im back to square one thinking it might be better to keep what I have and just have a 1.4 converter mounted on a 300mm all the time as my "long lens" until business picks up and i can buy something that got a 5 or a 6 at the start !! :D

    Im assuming all the above have IS and are in decent nick for similar sort of monies on fleabay/lce etc

    Help Im confused - anyone got experience of using the converters alot, what would you do ???

    j.
     
  2. fraser87uk

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    What camera u using as that changes everything?
     
  3. Bladerider

    Bladerider Ajudged scoundrel !!

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    40d at the moment

    but might get a 5d or the new 60d in due course

    J.
     
  4. Bladerider

    Bladerider Ajudged scoundrel !!

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    Probably would have been better not to ask this when you were all at Silverstone !!!

    :D :D

    J.
     
  5. Jord

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    What are you shooting?
     
  6. Bladerider

    Bladerider Ajudged scoundrel !!

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    Wildlife at a distance,

    Maybe later some car stuff, but I doubt I need massive length for that, although its always nice to have extra (according to the missus :D)

    J.
     

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