On Thu, 7 Jun 2001 15:03:35 EDT, you wrote:
>Due to changing eyesight I am having real difficulty in focussing in churches
>etc. with my trusty FD equipment. I have taken delivery of a new EOS 3 with
>28-135 USM IS.
>
>This is going to solve a lot of problems for me - it is superb!
>
> I do a lot of candids at weddings and social events. I also cover a lot of
>equestrian events and use FD 35-105 3.5, 70-210 4.0 and 300 4.0L. I plan to
>sell most of my FD gear and have indicated this on the FD list.
>
>I plan to buy another EOS 3.
>
>I am really tempted to buy 100 - 400L but before I do so I wondered if there
>might be a better choice given the uses I will be putting it to. The FD 300
>4.0L images really sparkle.
>
>So my question is: Best choice or is there a better (but not much more
>expensive) way?
>
>All opinions gratefully received. Many thanks in advance.
>
>Robin J.
Robin -
Others will answer with I'm sure far more technical observations, and
I don't own a 100-400, but I were shooting a lot of weddings and
social events (I do actually, just not professionally) I would not
want a white lens. I do plan to get the 100-400 at some point, but
for bird/wildlife photography. I just think that indoors at formal
events a white lens looks too military or something. I would consider
getting the by-all-reports superb (and black) EF 200mm f/2.8L and
using it with a 1.4 TC if you really need all that reach.
Others I'm sure would think this is a trivial point, but for me it's
an issue.
Just for the record, what I am using at the moment is an Elan 7, a
28-135 IS and for the socials I also use the 75-300 f/4-5.6. I think
it is a great "people lens." You will hear justifiable comments that
is a little soft at the long end, but when shooting people this works
to your advantage. There's one of the winning photos in the current
EOS magazine that was taken with a 75-300 - a shot of a middle-eastern
farmer, and I don't see anything "soft" about it! With practice, a
tri/monopod, fast shutter speeds and fast film, this is a respectable
lens for 1/3 the cost of an L.
Ken Durling
Website http://home.earthlink.net/~kdurling/
Alternate e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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