On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 09:45:42 -0000, "Malcolm Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote/replied to:
> >Can't comment on your other choice as I've yet to convince myself that any L >zoom is worth getting for me. (I do have several L teles and take them out >as required for nature shooting.) I have carried the ridiculously cheap and >lightweight 80-200 f4.5-5.6 several times, and been pleasantly surprised by >how good the images have been - albeit at around f8 / 11. When already >suffering from oxygen exhaustion at high altitude, the less weight the >better - and high brightness came with the territory! Well the reason I got the EF100-400L IS was to cut down on weight. Yes, it's heavy but so are two or three other lenses and who wants to be changing lenses while hiking? Risk of dropping getting dirt in camera on lenses, etc, yuck! I find the trick to carrying weight is in using a good backpack AND keeping the weight down. With the 100-400 and one other wide angle I cover all lengths I might need and rarely have to change lenses or worry about lenses banging each other, padding them etc. So an L zoom can really make your life easier, but as always it depends on what you like to shoot and where you do it. I might put on a wide angle when I see a spectacular view hiking, but mostly keep the telezoom on because I'm shooting stuff at a distance. BTW, 100mm makes a nice landscape lens as do the focal lengths between 100 and 200, a wide angle is not always the right choice for landscapes. I used to enjoy my 75-300 zoom too and got good images from it, along with really low weight for the zoom range it had. But the 100-400 really is a big step up in focus ability, sharpness, and IS. I love it. Still without a real wide angle for my 10d, but my Digital Elf 400 is really filling in the gap. Travelling really light with only the little guy in my pocket can be a real joy. I might be looking for something with more megapixels soon in a small small size. -- Jim Davis, Owner, Eastern Beaver Company: http://easternbeaver.com/ Motorcycle Relay Kits, Modulator Kits, Powerlet, Centech, Posi-Lock, Parts. 1988 K100RS SE ABS in Japan. 1991 ST1100 in America. STOC#6327, IBMWR, KBMW * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
