Hi,
I am currently using a 100-400 mm IS lens for a couple of years with a Canon 20D, exclusively handheld, and have learned my fair bit about the limits of the setup. In particular pictures at 400mm in low light at 5.6 tend to be quite soft.
I was wondering over possibilities to upgrade, and since I do not want to give up on handheld photography I can see two possibilities
1) 400 mm DO IS f4
2) 300 mm f2.8 IS with 1.4x
What is the better option for handheld photography, and is the upgrade worth the considerable amount of cash involved? Are there any other suggestions?
Thanks for advice,
Ingo
the 300f2.8 really is one of canons top lenses, utra sharp and fast af works great with the 1.4 and even with the 2x the iq is superv it will not dissapoint.
i dont have the DO .
Rob.
I don't have either lens but I've been hankering after one with a longer focal length. The 300mm f2,8 has caught my eye a few times as an alternative to the 500mm primes. It's image quality is impressive and seems unaffected whether used with 1.4x or 2x converters.
It's still a heavy lens to carry around and to hand hold for long. Despite having IS I think I'd be more inclined to use it with monopod or tripod espcially with cnverters attached.
I'm not so sure the 400mm DO is so much of an upgrade over the 100-400mm as all you'd be gaining is a faster lens.