Want a 400mm & have 2 options....

jptsr1 wrote in post #15386484
ive got the 400 and i had to do it over again id get the 100-400. the 400 is better for BIF shots but if you have it on and need 100 to 399 your SOL. the only reason i didn't switch it out is i also have the 70-200 4is and a tele that kind of makes up for the 400's lack of versatility.

I think we both have a case of "The grass is always greener..." I have a 100-400L and the Sigma 70-200 2.8 OS. Since acquiring the 70-200 I use the 100-400 almost exclusively at 400mm. I wish I had bought the 400 f/5.6 instead. Want to trade?

TSchrief wrote in post #15386535
I think we both have a case of "The grass is always greener..." I have a 100-400L and the Sigma 70-200 2.8 OS. Since acquiring the 70-200 I use the 100-400 almost exclusively at 400mm. I wish I had bought the 400 f/5.6 instead. Want to trade?

Ha! if i didnt buy the 70 200 id be up for it. as it is all that im missing is like 320 to 399. ive learned to live with it.

drzenitram wrote in post #15385497
The bug for a super telephoto has totally hit me. I also have a 70-200 and a 1.4x TC, so I think I'll be going with the 400 prime. Then all I'll have left to get is a macro lens(Bokina) and a cheap zoom(28-135) for the girlfriend to use.

It's funny how "having all the bases covered" is so important. Macro, ultrawide, standard zoom, wide fast prime, telephoto fast prime, telephoto zoom, super telephoto.

I guess we all just want to have sufficient gear for doing basically whatever we want whenever we want to with photography, huh?

I know what you mean about bases covered....I mean...is it really important to have a lens that delivers excellent IQ, in a size/package that makes sense, from 8mm-600mm? Because starting with my Sigma 8-16mm, and ending with my Canon 300mm f/2.8 non-IS with a 2XTC, that's sort of what I'm trying to do...only I'm also trying to balance bang/buck with each lens, hence the inclusion of a few Sigma primes, and a 20 year old non-IS version of the 300mm 2.8.

But- even though it's a hobby, I do use my camera a lot for various things- shots of my daughter indoors, traveling on vacations 2-3 weeks a year, plus trips to 5-6 racetracks per year, nevermind the random stuff in-between. So, I guess that's an excuse, right?

I was hoping that the rumoured lens announcements in January would include something in the 400 range-new 100-400, or prime. Alas, doesn't seem to be coming soon.
I'd love a 400 (or bigger!) but prices rise astronomically after the f5.6 version, and I would like IS.
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