rd4tile wrote:
It's hard to get around the weight/handling of the new GMII with or without the TCs onboard. It's so much better then the 100-400. The minute I twisted the zoom on the new 70-200 I couldn't get my 100-400 on the B&S fast enough.
Very tempting but still unsure
It's true. The 100-400GM was a favorite landscape lens of mine for awhile. Thought I'd never part with it. But the 70-200GMii is fantastic. I had the version one and at least mine was not that great. At least for what I was paying at the time. I have tried the 1.4x on the 100-400 with good results. But I could never find a good copy (or so I thought) of the 2x to use with that lens. Well maybe I finally got lucky as the 2x I picked up with the 70-200GMii is terrific. Not sure if it's just because the new GM is that much sharper to start with. Or I finally got a good 2x. Either way I'm excited about the results. The 70-200 can now pull double duty. Covering me from 70-400 with great image quality with the 2x. And being used as a 2.8 70-200 for anything else. Oh and even with crop mode (riv) on the 70-200GM + 2x that can get me to 600mm (26mp) if needed (and it still looks really good). It has changed up my bag completely. Now I just carry 3 lenses, 20mm G, 35mmGM, and the 70-200GMii. I can shoot basically anything with those 3. Bottom line is although expensive, it is so versatile I don't think you would be disappointed. But only you can figure out if it fits your style. Good thing is if you can find one and for some reason you do want to sell it. That's will not be a problem
Jan 21, 2022 at 08:02 PM
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