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I know the op has made his decision, but here is my 2 cents.
I own 7-2 4 IS, 7-2 2.8 IS II, 100-400 IS, and 70-300L IS.
I like shooting manual mode a lot of times, and b/c of that I like the constant aperture of 70-200 f4.
I find 70-300 focal range a bit in no man's land on FF. Too short for real wild life. If I find 200 is shot, I really want 400. On a crop, it would work better.
I find the image quality on 3/4 lenses above stellar. I would say 100-400L is very good, but not stellar. However, on full frame, its sharp at 400 f 5.6. the 100-400L clearly is the slowest focusing, worst tracking, and worst IS of the bunch, but reach is reach.
Ergonomics, I like 70-200 better. yes, its longer, but I like the internal zoom and lighter weight. However, the 70-300 packs vertically in both of my sligbacks, where is 70-200 has a difficult time.
So short of it, on a full frame, I would pick the 70-200. on a crop I would give 70-300 a lock for its versatility as a wild life lens.
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