Which Tele-next?

I think I've narrowed down my options to the following four.
Most photos taken with this lens will be landscape, outdoor sports, wildlife, streetscapes/street life....
85% probably handheld / non-tripod

This would be used on a crop XSi as well.

I got "The Brick" not to long ago and it's ignited my L love.
I've been reading threads about all four and I'm drooling.

A) Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM + 1.4 Tele
B) Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM + 1.4 Tele
C) Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
D) Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM

All four seem to be close in $

What choice would you go with to add onto The Brick and why?

I would vote for choice D) - the 100-400. You seem to have the range below 100 covered with your other lenses. I have the 100-400 and it gives, IMHO, very good IQ and is great for getting that close-up when you can't get close-up. HTH.

Cheers,

WesternGuy

OUt of those options I would go with the 100-400 as well. It gives a bit more range than the 200 with a t-con and offers very good IQ. About the only downside to the 100-400 is that the IS is pretty old and not all that effective.

gjl711 wrote in post #7623940
OUt of those options I would go with the 100-400 as well. It gives a bit more range than the 200 with a t-con and offers very good IQ. About the only downside to the 100-400 is that the IS is pretty old and not all that effective.

I always found it was very effective: at 400 mm I managed 1/45s handheld with at least 50% sharp photos (static subjects of course), while I needed about 1/500s with IS switched off to get the same number of keepers ....

My vote would be the 100-400L as well, BTW.

Kind regards, Wim

wimg wrote in post #7624423
I always found it was very effective: ..

It's effective, at least it's better than a lens without IS, but it is old. The 100-400 has Canon's second generation IS and only offers about 2 stops of stabilization, has a slow stabilization time, and if your holding the lens very still or if it's tripod mounted, you'll get oscillations leading to poor IQ. The 70-200s, the 70-200, 17-55 and such have Canons fourth generation IS which offer about three stops, stabilizes very quickly, and work all the time, even if your holdig the lens steady.

awesome.......thanks for the advice guys.

Should I really be that concerned about the older IS on the 100-400, if I'm going to be using it handheld?

justdmbobbo wrote in post #7631284
awesome.......thanks for the advice guys.

Should I really be that concerned about the older IS on the 100-400, if I'm going to be using it handheld?

no. There is nothing to get concerned about at all, even if hand held though when tripod mounted or sandbagged it's best to turn off the IS. That's about the only concern.