On Wed, 4 Apr 2001 16:51:52 -0700, you wrote:
>It is a VERY tough choice, speaking as one who made it just a couple months
>ago :) I need the 400mm reach for soccer and football, so in the end there
>were 2 factors that steered me to the 100-400: the slower autofocusing of
>the 70-200 with 2X TC, and the fact that only the center focusing point is
>effective, thus rendering ECF inoperable (I can't remember if this is the
>case with the EOS 3, but I know it is with the Elan 7E). I could have gotten
>by without ECF, but I need the fastest AF possible and wouldn't want to be
>limited to the center point.
Very good points, and pertinent to my needs as well. Slow autofocus
is not desirable when tracking flying/running birds. Or fleeting
human expressions. I don't use ECF, but nonetheless...
Ken Durling
Website http://home.earthlink.net/~kdurling/
Alternate e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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