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 p.21 #3 · Official: Canon EOS-1D X Mark III | |
RexGig0 wrote:
Have you seen the weight specifications for the 400/2.8L III and 600/4L III? Weight saving was a compelling feature of the 400 DO lenses, but Canon has made some very low-weight 400/2.8 and 600/4 Mark III lenses. DO technology does not produce the out-of-focus backgrounds that some shooters crave, so Canon may have decided to make very light-weight lenses, that also produce desirable out-of-focus highlights, without incorporating DO technology. Yes, Nikon has been busy, with super-tele lenses, but Canon has hit back, hard.
The EF 300/2.8L II IS was more than just an Image Stabilization upgrade. The elements/groups formula changed, the MFD got nicely closer, and the MM was notably improved, along with a weight reduction. I still love my pre-II, but the II is on my long-term shopping list. Notably, Nikon’s 300/2.8G VR II is not a new design, is heavier, and has worse balance, than either original or II Canon EF 300/2.8L IS lenses.
I recently handled a pre-owned EF 400/2.8L III, at a local pro-oriented camera store, and started crunching numbers, to see if I could hope to afford it. It was like handling a well-balanced EF 300/2.8L II lens. (No, the number-crunching did not work in my favor. I may add a 2x Extender III, this month, or early in January, to try on my pre-II EF 300/2.8L IS.)
For what it is worth, I had a conversation with an employee of a major dealer of both Canon and Nikon products. He said that there are fewer returns, for malfunctions and defects, with Canon telephoto lenses, than Nikon.
From my pojnt-of-view, the only downer, with Canon lenses, is that my wife is an avid Nikon shooter, and it makes more financial sense, and more luggage-toting sense, to mostly have large telephoto lenses for one system, which is why I bought a D5 in early 2018. The lens I bought, instead of the above-mentioned pre-owned EF 400/2.8L III, was a Nikkor 500/4E FL, also pre-owned, at the same store. (Yes, of course, the Nikkor 500/4E has proven to be a true gem, so well-balanced, and very little heavier than a 300/2.8G VR II.) In the future, the longest Canon white tele prime I can, likely, justify acquiring is a pre-owned EF 300/2.8L II IS.
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I would love to get a 400/2.8 III, it would serve multiple purposes, field sports as well as wildlife with extenders. I can’t afford one yet, but it is at the top of my wish list. Some users here have reported this lens works perfectly with extenders, so buying this version would actually save me money by not having to buy a sports lens and a wildlife lens. I just need to get enough business that needs this lens to satisfy the tightwad side of me.
I have a 300/2.8 IS and love that lens, but it doesn’t work that well with the 2x extender. Perched birds are ok, but BIF has been an exercise in frustration. The version II reportedly works much better. A friend of mine just bought a v2 and am going to try it at some point, but when I do I have a feeling I will be listing my lens shortly afterwards!
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