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p.2 #5 · p.2 #5 · Tried the 5Dmk3 and 200-400 at Focus (FOI) | |
Bones74 wrote:
I got to have a play with one of only two 200-400L's in existence.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49808929@N00/6810655664/sizes/o/in/photostream/ (please copy and paste the entire URL if you want to see it, and ignore my ugly face )
My mate is friends with a few of the Canon reps so they let us have a few minutes with the 200-400. Flicking the extender into place didnt seem to slow the AF much, if at all and the sharpness still seemed excellent. Its a beast of a lens; It felt heavier than the 400 f/2.8 IS ii, which they also let me handhold and mount my own camera on. Certainly, for short periods of time, handholding the new 400 2.8 should be quite easy for some people, like Petkal
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Thank you for your report, Stuart...that is very interesting. Zoom optics and its mechanism certainly add weight to a lens. If it feels as heavy as 400 f/2.8 IS MkII, then hand-holding 200-400L is certainly doable, but it will not be enjoyable for most people, including myself.
( I've never had any acquisition plans for 200-400L, since the zoom doesn't fit in with my other lenses.)
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