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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · 100-400 2: Better AF, IS, and IQ in the 100-300 range, but otherwise ... | |
PetKal wrote:
However, as far as 100-400 MkII is concerned, I'd suggest that you take a look at the reviews as well as pictures by experienced wildlife photographers on different photography forums such as FM, Bird Photographer's Net, Naturescapes.Net, POTN etc. I think you might find that most, if not all, of those early reviews are fairly consistent in saying that 100-400 MkII is is a significantly improved photography tool over the MkI, and that includes better IQ too.
That is all which matters to me because it comes from sources where the lens meets the road.
Good advice, and important to consider. I'll have one of the new lenses before long, and I'll take a good close look at. (I have an old 100-400 to compare to, as well.)
I think that the general sense of the lens's quality is more important than any one or two reviews — though, depending on the source, those shouldn't be discounted either. One thing for sure, we can't really know the full story until this or any other lens gets into the hands of a fairly large group of users, at which point some collective sense of the abilities of the lens begins to emerge.
I think, based on what I've read and seen so far, that the IQ of the lens is going to be excellent. However, we can't discount what they saw at Lens Rentals, generally a source of level-headed evaluations. Anyone who is concerned should not hurry to decide either way. Wait a bit and we'll know more.
By the way, you write that IQ* "is all which matters to me." IQ is certainly important (and one of the important reasons that I'm getting this lens), but I would go so far as to say that it should be all that matters, at least not for most photographers. Among a group of lenses that all perform quite well, other factors may be more important than pure resolution differences, including a lot of functional differences.
YMMV,
Dan
* I originally typed "IS" here, confusing the heck out of both people who read my post! ;-)
Edited on Dec 19, 2014 at 12:38 PM · View previous versions
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