Charles Soper wrote:
>
> I leave for Kenya in about a month. I have a Canon A2e and I need to get a
> good telephoto zoom for wildlife photography. I want to spend about $500
> to $1000 US and have a good general purpose lens after the trip. Right now
> I'm looking at two combinations:
>
> 1) Canon 100-300 5.6L with a Tamron 1.4x SP AF: cost is about $600
> 2) Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 APO EX HSM with a Sigma APO 2.0x EX: under $1100
>
> Option 1 would give me an economical slow AF 420mm f8 lens.
> Option 2 would give me a faster more reliable AF 400mm f5.6 lens. I
> believe that the 70-200 f2.8 lens would be a good portrait lens after the
> trip.
>
> Any advice concerning this choice would be welcome. If anyone has
> suggestions for other combinations around a $1000 US or less I'd be
> interested. Thanks.
Hi,
300 at 5.6 is very very slow. I know because I own the lens
(otherwise a good lens). Using it with an extender will only make
matter worse. AF for this lens is very slow and noisy. I don't
think it would be the best tool for your trip. I haven't done a
safari but AFAIK pictures are mostly taken early in the morning
or late afternoon. This only reinforces the necessity to have
fast lenses.
If this is a once in a lifetime trip and you want to make the
most out of it, try to rent something adequate instead of buying
otherwise good lenses but maybe less than adequate for this
particular project.
my 02 cents anyway.
Jean-Marc
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