Re: SV: EOS that extra 20mm and . . .

[Jansen]

:
: 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.
:
: Kim

Kim,
How much slower is the 70-200+TC autofocus? Was it extremely noticeable?

Thanks,
Jansen.


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