Supersize

[bydand]

I was out Yesterday walking around my local country estate and managed to get some shots off at some Red squirrels which i was pretty happy with but felling a little deflated now as pics arent as close as I would have liked.
I had the Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8 L IS II USM Lens fitted at the time.
Image Below had to be cropped.

Squirrel by Walter Evans, on Flickr

Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 200 mm
ISO Speed: 250
Exposure Bias: +2/3 EV
Lens: EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM

Im now looking at possible stepping up, and would like your views and opinions ?? looking at either the Canon EF 400mm f5.6 L USM Lens or the Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 L IS USM Lens
cheers folks

Walter

[Pete W]

If it is the long end you need which for wildlife it usually is I would go for the 400 f5.6 prime lens

[bydand]

Cheers Pete

[jlbatty]

Why not try the 2x converter on the 70-200?


Cheers, Jon

[Simon Phillpotts]

It might be worth trying the 1.4x Mark III extender on the 70-200mm II first as it will give you a good increase in focal length without much loss of image quality (you will lose a fair bit of quality with a 2x extender though). Otherwise, if you are going to keep the 70-200mm then the 400mm f/5.6 would be a good choice.

[Lez S]

If you can stretch to it, I would suggest the 300 f4 L is, a very versatile lens indeed. You can add a 1.4x to it and get a 420mm f5.6 lens , with the benefit of is.
Another feature of the lens is it's close focus ability (1.5m - why I chose it over the f2.8 variant), making it suitable for semi-macro (butterflies etc.).

[mstphoto]

If you can stretch to it, I would suggest the 300 f4 L is, a very versatile lens indeed. You can add a 1.4x to it and get a 420mm f5.6 lens , with the benefit of is.
Another feature of the lens is it's close focus ability (1.5m - why I chose it over the f2.8 variant), making it suitable for semi-macro (butterflies etc.).

This combination is also Image Stabilized
I also have the 100-400L which I think is a great versatile lens.

If you would like to try them out, give me a bell and we can meet up

Mike

[bydand]

This combination is also Image Stabilized
I also have the 100-400L which I think is a great versatile lens.

If you would like to try them out, give me a bell and we can meet up

Mike

That would be great mike thanks alot.
Im out in Norway just now and wont be back home for another
10 days or so.
Ill sent my mobile number to you a bit later

thanks again

Walter