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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · sell 500 f4 for 100-400 v2?


I'm finding my photography interest shifting slightly more towards Australian landscapes and am not sure I will be doing so much wildlife photography since it involves a lot of travel (ie.trips to Africa). I'm wondering if I should sell my much loved but bloody heavy 500 and my actually pretty decent v1 100-400 and my 7d and get the 7d2 and 100-400v2. The thinking being that I will be consolidating gear, lightening my load and still be able to get decent photos due to the f8 AF of the new body with a 1.4x and better image quality of both the new cam and lens (my current image quality shooting preference is 5d3 and 500). Has anyone 'downgraded' yet amd regretted it?

Who's using the new 7D2/100-400ii combo amd what do you think?

The other thing is should end up with left over cash to put into the forthcoming high Mp body....



Jan 31, 2015 at 02:22 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · sell 500 f4 for 100-400 v2?


As good as the 100-400 II is, it's not the 500/4 IS, especially with the 1.4x. I'd keep the 500 until you are sure the others are sufficient for your needs. I still use the 100-400 IS II as an adjunct to the 500 (as was the previous 100-400).

EBH



Jan 31, 2015 at 02:32 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · sell 500 f4 for 100-400 v2?


Step 1 is to sell your 100-400L IS and buy the 100-400L IS Mk II. After that, you can sit back and take stock.

As far as selling your 500/4L IS goes, don't do it, unless it's absolutely what you want to do. Really. Don't.



Jan 31, 2015 at 02:38 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · sell 500 f4 for 100-400 v2?


I'm hanging on to my 500L. As satisfying as the new 100-400 mkII is, the 500 hasn't lost any magic and will continue to have a spot in my lens arsenal.

An upgrade to the 7dII is indeed tempting but will wait for the smoke to clear on full frame mega pixel body rumors. Art Morris, although being an explorer of light for Canon, loves the 7dII.

Gyroscope wrote:
I'm finding my photography interest shifting slightly more towards Australian landscapes and am not sure I will be doing so much wildlife photography since it involves a lot of travel (ie.trips to Africa). I'm wondering if I should sell my much loved but bloody heavy 500 and my actually pretty decent v1 100-400 and my 7d and get the 7d2 and 100-400v2. The thinking being that I will be consolidating gear, lightening my load and still be able to get decent photos due to the f8 AF of the new body with a 1.4x and better image quality of both
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Jan 31, 2015 at 06:56 AM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · sell 500 f4 for 100-400 v2?


Sell the 5Diii, the 100-400V1 and pick up the 100-400V2 and a really inexpensive 1DX. Keep the 500 and forget about the 7D Markii.


Jan 31, 2015 at 09:16 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · sell 500 f4 for 100-400 v2?


Don't do it!


Jan 31, 2015 at 09:31 AM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · sell 500 f4 for 100-400 v2?


Just curious, what critters are in your area, why is the 500 not worth using locally?


Jan 31, 2015 at 09:52 AM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · sell 500 f4 for 100-400 v2?


Send me your 500 F4 and I will send you my 100-400 II... I'll pay for shipping both ways....




Jan 31, 2015 at 10:18 AM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · sell 500 f4 for 100-400 v2?


I sold my 500 f4, I really miss it, but it was more about money, that lens is so expensive its hard to justify if you don't use it a lot, and when I moved from bird country to Utah which is landscape country I sold it in 2012 for a bit more than I paid for it new in 2006.




Jan 31, 2015 at 10:44 AM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · sell 500 f4 for 100-400 v2?


Both the 100-400 II are winners you can't go wrong either way.

Rod



Jan 31, 2015 at 03:01 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · sell 500 f4 for 100-400 v2?


In Australia wildlife photography is basically birding as we dont have much in the way of large (land) mammals other than kangaroos. Ive done quite a bit of birding in the past but its not something that gets me going like a trip to Africa does so the 500 tends to sit unused most of the time. I have a trip to namibia coming up in July but after that I'm not at all sure I'll really use the 500 much hence my thinking.

Kisutch wrote:
Just curious, what critters are in your area, why is the 500 not worth using locally?




Jan 31, 2015 at 05:29 PM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · sell 500 f4 for 100-400 v2?


I wouldn't sell the 500. The cost to get back in would be double(or more) what you sold your 500 for.


Jan 31, 2015 at 06:15 PM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · sell 500 f4 for 100-400 v2?


If you don't use it much, you should sell it. You can always rent one for the occasional trip to Africa, or a 600, a 400 DO, a 200-400, etc. I have always wanted a big white 500, but if I wasn't using it, it would be sold for something I do use and enjoy more frequently.


Jan 31, 2015 at 07:32 PM





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