Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM
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Review Date: Sep 12, 2011
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Superb handling and low weight for such a long focal length
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Cons:
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Expensive and a tad slow in Low light compared to f4 Super Telephoto lens like 400 or 500mm
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This lens is by far the best wildlife lens for Hide/Blind work I own, and also rates high for birds in flight being to my surprise quite hand hold-able.. 4 stops IS is a joy and on a par almost with my 200 f2.. On a Wimberley and solid Tripod. I found the extra reach a real bonus, able to just wait until the action got going and nail some superb shots with a amazing Bokeh..
Focus lock was not quite as good as I would like in low light, but it is 5.6, so has half the light than with a f4 optic. But in my case, with the 1D4 this was not much of a problem with such great ISO performance. Also having gone from a 1D3 to 1D4 the older camera did perform better in lower light in my view.
Only other con is with 800mm you are " looking down a straw " So it will need more work to be able to capture fast moving Targets, and also your long lens technique.. With a shot gun I tend to use two eyes for focus so adapted the use of the other eye so to speak to help to locate the target.. Don't laugh until you try it..
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Canon EF 200mm f/2L IS USM
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Review Date: Jul 29, 2011
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Superb speed and amazing IQ and bokeh
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Cons:
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A tad on the heavy side
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Simply superb one of the best lens I own It has 5 stops of IS or at least this is what Canon claim, to the 4 stops of the review?
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Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS USM
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Review Date: Mar 4, 2010
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Superb IQ and light weight Nothing else to beat it for this alone
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Cons:
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Perhaps lacks a tad of contrast easy to fix in PS CS4
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Having hired a 500f4 for a day was unable to hand hold this for long and having had heart problems this was key in the 400 DO
There have been a few negative views but the IQ is fabulous and far better than my tip top 100-400 IS So I am delighted with it and works with the 1.4 and together with my 1dmk111 I have at last a perfect combo for BIF
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Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
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Review Date: Jan 27, 2010
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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This is one of the best lens I own razor sharp and compares well in it's zoom range with a few primes I have
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Cons:
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Tad on the heavy side and the reverse zoom takes a little time to get used to
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