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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · 70D with 100-400 Mark II vs 6D with 70-300 F4-5.6 L for Sports and Wildlife | |
ChipinSD wrote:
Matt, thanks for all of the insights. One the one hand I have been dreaming of the 300 F2.8. I have never shot with one, but from everything I have seen and read IQ is amazing. For now the $3K+ price tag is a bit out of my reach. I am also concerned that as much as I will like the IQ, I will feel limited by the fixed focal length.
You stress the value of F2.8, I wonder what do you think of going "off brand" with the Sigma 120-300 f2.8 OS (not sport)? The only non-Canon lens I own is an older Tamron 28-70. This was my first F2.8 zoom. I loved the brightness, but AF seemed noticeably slower on the lens. It was fine for portraits, etc. but not that great for sports. The 70-200 F2.8 blew it away and the Tamron has not been used for a few years.
Any experience with this particular lens? There is a relatively new listing by a local FMer asking around $1,700 including the 1.4x TC. I have no knowledge of Sigma performance when it comes to AF speed. What do you think of this lens and TC paired with my 70D? If funds allowed, how would this be paired with the 7D II?
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Chip, it depends on who you talk to regarding Sigmas. When the OS version (before the sport) first came out I called Roger Cicala over at lensrentals and he hooked me up to rent one. First one came and it had a bad AF motor. It went back and he right away sent out another. I really wanted to like this lens but this one seemed to only truly focus within a certain range which was no go for my soccer work. These problems may have been part of the shake down of the newer model, don't know. Since then don't seem to recall reading about further issues but I haven't gone back to try them either. If you can find a good copy they are something to seriously consider. Some reviews of the OS ver indicated its AF speed was close but not equal to Canon's 300 2.8. Speaking of which, you are correct if that's all you are going to have it can certainly be limiting. Got to apologize a tad here, my 300 2.8 suggestion comes from shooting sports for many years with a two body rig.
If your source is local go try the sigma out, but not during the noon hours. You want to see how it performs nearer the edges of daylight. Setup the test parameters and shoot them. Go back and review the results to determine if the lens and body gave you what was expected. If it does, go for it. As far as the 70D goes, sorry I've never shot with it. IMO, the 7D2 makes a better match with the sigma for sports.
Matt
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