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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · 500mm F/4 II (+1.4X) vs. 300mm F/2.8 II + 2X for birding | |
I have been looking at big whites for birding and thinking of the 500mm F/4 II, perhaps with a 1.4X attached to my 7D2, something that seems to be a fairly popular combo around. But I was also considering perhaps a 300 F/2.8 II with a 2X extender as a slightly less expensive combination.
Any advice on this? Of course the 500mm +1.4X combo has the benefit of 100mm more FL, but is more expensive. I suppose one might say that if you have to quibble about a grand, then it's time to get out of the land of the big whites, but I was just curious what people thought? Also, I suppose the 300 + 2X would be a bit lighter.
Any opinions? I'm not ready to pull the trigger necessarily, but I broached the subject casually to my wife in the kitchen today. She said, "New lens? How much, $1000 or so?" I almost spat out my coffee as I said "Well, it's close to 8 grand!" I take the fact that she didn't throw any kitchen utensils at me or laugh hysterically as a Yes!
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