If you could have one big telephoto which would it be. All around shooting sports, wildlife, landscape. Not so much low light or night stuff though, maybe some every now and then.
| POLL: "400 f2.8, 500mm f4 is usm, 600mm f4 is usm" |
 400mm F2.8 IS USM | 34 52.3% |
| 500mm F4.0 IS USM | 20 30.8% |
| 600mm F4.0 IS USM | 11 16.9% |
SteveBeck Goldmember 2,503 posts Joined Oct 2006 Location: Greenville, SC More info | Mar 15, 2007 15:17 | #1 If you could have one big telephoto which would it be. All around shooting sports, wildlife, landscape. Not so much low light or night stuff though, maybe some every now and then. Gear List? My gear is bigger than yours? Just shoot have fun...
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StealthLude Goldmember  3,680 posts Joined Dec 2005 More info | Mar 15, 2007 15:18 | #2 |
Jon Cream of the Crop  69,628 posts Likes: 227 Joined Jun 2004 Location: Bethesda, MD USA More info | Mar 15, 2007 15:22 | #3 Ain't none of them zoom. Only big zooms would be the Sigmonster and the Pigma. Jon
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Mar 15, 2007 15:24 | #4 my bad.. fixed.. terminology gets me sometimes, its hard posting at work between phone calls and my boss walking in interupting my internet surfing. Gear List? My gear is bigger than yours? Just shoot have fun...
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Mar 15, 2007 15:25 | #5 I have one and its the 400 which I voted for. With a TC1.4 and TC2 it gets you close to the best of all... however my friend has a 500 IS and it is pretty decent too since it is much, much lighter and more portable. It won't do the sports that my 400 does, but I can do the birding that he does.... more or less. Mike
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CyberDyneSystems Admin (type T-2000)  More info | Mar 15, 2007 15:54 | #6 Since you started with "sports' after "all around shooting", I voted 400mm 2.8 as well. GEAR LIST
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Madweasel Cream of the Crop  6,224 posts Likes: 61 Joined Jun 2006 Location: Fareham, UK More info | Mar 15, 2007 16:37 | #7 I can't imagine having enough spare cash to justify any of those beauties, but if I did I reckon the 500/4 would be a good all-rounder, mainly thinking of its much lighter weight than the other two. I tried one in a shop and was surprised how it could be hand-held (I'm quite big). I'd like to think my more distant future has one of those in it. Mark.
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GyRob Cream of the Crop 10,206 posts Likes: 1413 Joined Feb 2005 Location: N.E.LINCOLNSHIRE UK. More info | Mar 15, 2007 17:14 | #8 although i have and chose the 500 for me- for what your saying its for the 400 may be the best bet "The LensMaster Gimbal"
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bieber Goldmember  1,992 posts Joined Dec 2006 Location: Bradenton, FL More info | Mar 15, 2007 17:16 | #9 Do you have a tripod and gimbal mount? Do you have a monopod? You're probably gonna need them for the 400 2.8 or the 600 f/4. Given the choice, I'd probably take the 500, because it's something that I could still reasonably use handheld, but it wouldn't suck too tremendously with a monopod and flash for night sports. EOS 20D w/ BG-E2 grip
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Benandbobbi Goldmember  1,554 posts Joined Feb 2006 Location: Springdale, Arkansas USA More info | Mar 15, 2007 17:34 | #10 |
TedB Member  36 posts Joined Aug 2006 Location: La Selva Beach, California More info | Mar 15, 2007 17:45 | #11 Why is the 300mm f2.8 IS not included? I reputedly the sharpest of them all and works well with 1.4 and 2.0 TC Canon 1DIII, 20D; 17-40m/4L; 28-70/2.8L; 70-200/2.8LIS; 300/2.8LIS; 100-400/4.5-5.6LIS; 500/4LIS; 1.4 and 2.0 TCs; Speedlite 580 EX; Gitzo 3530S; Bogen 3249; Bogen 3030; Giotto MH1345; Jobu Black Widow Gimbal Head
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Mar 15, 2007 18:18 | #12 Because i am not interested in the 300 f2.8. I had one and it just did not reach far enough in some of my cases even with the 1.4x, forget the 2x..... Gear List? My gear is bigger than yours? Just shoot have fun...
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Yeoer Senior Member  804 posts Likes: 1 Joined Feb 2007 Location: The sharp end of the UK. More info | Mar 15, 2007 18:23 | #13 Dreams are made of 400 f2.8 ZZZ...ZZZ..Z only there do i get to own one... Canon 5D MarkII, 40D, 350D, EOS100, G10. Canon 24-105 F4 L, 85mm, 400mm F5.6, 50mm F1.8, 18-55mm, Sigma 10-20, 100-300mm, Canon 28-105 F3.5-F4.5, Kenko x1.4, Tubes and a bunch of Elinchrom Lights, flashes, reflectors and triggers.
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KenCravillion Senior Member 448 posts Likes: 25 Joined Nov 2006 Location: Oshkosh, WI More info | Mar 15, 2007 19:08 | #14 I had the 500 and traded it for the 600... Ken Cravillion http://www.kgcphoto.com
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calicokat Cream of the Crop  14,720 posts Likes: 2 Joined Oct 2005 Location: Southern California More info | Mar 15, 2007 20:11 | #15 How is the 400 and 1.4x vs. the 500 F/4L IS by itself optically "You are going to fall off a cliff trying to get a better shot someday"- My hopeful and loving wife
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