Andy Biggs wrote:
Man, it\'s amazing how I struck a chord with the 100-400mm + 1.4x TC comments. Sorry that my opinion is different than others.
In my experience, 100-400 + 1.4xTC is not bad with stationary, close and well lit targets......IS helps too for handheld shots.
However, if something moves more-or-less briskly, even naked 100-400 AF is marginal, let alone when one has a TC on it. I tried it a few times on BIF, and it is an exercise in frustration.....I\'d rather shoot BIF with 85L.
I somehow managed to get the shot below because I guess the combo was prefocused and the duck flew by without much change in the focusing distance. Probably some luck too.
(Mind you, even on a fast AF drive lens such as 400 f/5.6, TCs ruin it for action photography).
Feb 12, 2011 at 03:35 PM
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