Steve Babbs
Well-known member
Hi all
I'm considering upgrading from my Tamron 200 - 500, mainly because I want IS - my tripod usually has a scope on it. I was going to go for a 100 - 400 but I'm now tempted by a 300mm f4. The flexibility of the zoom would be good - especially as I'm very much into mammals and so there could be issues of it being too big. But the EF 300 would appear to have better IQ; has a better enlargement ratio - useful when insects are too wary for my macro lens; is faster; and lighter.
Any thoughts on the relative merits? I have gone through old posts but I swing one way and then another. I'm going to have a lot of trouble getting this past my wife anyway, I can't afford to get it wrong. I also have to decide pretty quickly as it is the thought of photographing jaguar (well hopefully anyway) from a boat in this summer that's made me think about this - otherwise I could dither for a year or two8-P
cheers
I'm considering upgrading from my Tamron 200 - 500, mainly because I want IS - my tripod usually has a scope on it. I was going to go for a 100 - 400 but I'm now tempted by a 300mm f4. The flexibility of the zoom would be good - especially as I'm very much into mammals and so there could be issues of it being too big. But the EF 300 would appear to have better IQ; has a better enlargement ratio - useful when insects are too wary for my macro lens; is faster; and lighter.
Any thoughts on the relative merits? I have gone through old posts but I swing one way and then another. I'm going to have a lot of trouble getting this past my wife anyway, I can't afford to get it wrong. I also have to decide pretty quickly as it is the thought of photographing jaguar (well hopefully anyway) from a boat in this summer that's made me think about this - otherwise I could dither for a year or two8-P
cheers