Ok. As a general purpose outfit, 100-500 plus 600 f4L. I've had a couple of 800's 5.6L and I've found the 600 more useful. There is a limit on magnification before atmospherics caused by distance blur the image and the 600 + 1.4x has met my needs Low light habituated moose, I've used FD 300 f2.8L in the old days but have not replaced it. Part of that is the difference in ISO's we work with. Faster lenses now have more to do with the rendring of the background than shutter speed although things like the 200-800, I wonder. Still like the 28-300 in africa where I can pick elephants and other animals up at a distance and follow them all the way in where I needed the 28mm coverage. Used a 500mm f4 L alot but have not replaced it relying on a zoom. The 500 worked well for animals and the 600 for birds. The 400 f2.8 L worked well on Midway with birds as they are habituated and it allowed you to blur the background. With multipliers you get 560 and 800 and I was able to do flight shots with that weight. Also compact for flight in. Used 400 DO lI lens for New Zealand again for weight. My main lens for animals now is the 200-400 f4L Alot of the time an external 1.4x mounted so I get 280-560. Flip in the built in 1.4x and you get 400-800 f8. Wish canon would make a 150-600 5.6L like the old days. Went quarter life size and was great.
Ok. As a general purpose outfit, 100-500 plus 600 f4L. I've had a couple of 800's 5.6L and I've found the 600 more useful. There is a limit on magnification before atmospherics caused by distance blur the image and the 600 + 1.4x has met my needs Low light habituated moose, I've used FD 300 f2.8L in the old days but have not replaced it. Part of that is the difference in ISO's we work with. Faster lenses now have more to do with the rendring of the background than shutter speed although things like the 200-800, I wonder. Still like the 28-300 in africa where I can pick elephants and other animals up at a distance and follow them all the way in where I needed the 28mm coverage. Used a 500mm f4 L alot but have not replaced it relying on a zoom. The 500 worked well for animals and the 600 for birds. The 400 f2.8 L worked well on Midway with birds as they are habituated and it allowed you to blur the background. With multipliers you get 560 and 600 and I was able to do flight shots with that weight. Also compact for flight in. Used 400 DO lI ens for New Zealand again for weight. My main lens for animals now is the 200-400 f4L Alot of the time an external 1.4x mounted so I get 280-560. Flip in the built in 1.4x and you get 400-800 f8. Wish canon would make a 150-600 5.6L like the old days. Went quarter life size and was great.
Nov 27, 2025 at 04:55 PM
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