Extender for 70-200mm canon mkii

413x · 10 Jun 2017 at 10:00

Need an extender. Ideally would like a longer lens. As this request is for birds

Was out yesterday and really needed more than 200mm

From what I gather I can only really get away with 1.4x

So I need anything more than Canon 1.4x II?
The iii seems too much

413x · 29 Jun 2017 at 08:07

Thinking of selling everything and getting a long lens only

Sigma art 35mm
70-200mm MK ii is
Canon 60d

And seeing what to get then.

Since having my phone (s7edge) I have barely touched any kit. And only use my 70-200mm for birds!

413x · 4 Jul 2017 at 10:20

Yep I'm going to sell the following. I don't need them.
- canon 70-200mm 2.8 is mk2
-sigma 50mm 1.4 art
-canon 60D

So I dunno what to get. I'm willing to spend another 1k on top of this but I still don't think that will get me anything amazing.

Only options I can see is canon 100-400mm mk2
Or one of the tamron/sigma super zooms

Basically I think I'm willing to go near 3k. If it's worth it. If not then save some money!

Had a look. The Canon 500mm f4.5 ls. Might be in range

413x · 4 Jul 2017 at 23:14

I've read (may or may not be right) the Canon 100-400mm ii + 1.4x is better than the tamron.

This would be used for wildlife/birds almost entirely. (anything in the normal range I just do with my phone and lens kit)

Not sure about sigma

413x · 5 Jul 2017 at 16:56

Andy90 said:
Just be careful using the Canon 100-400 (Mark I or Mark II) with the Canon 1.4x Extender. Not all Canon bodies support autofocus when the maximum aperture is f8.

In fact if I read one of your earlier posts correctly you have a Canon 60D? If that's the case according to the article below it does not support Autofocus with the above lens/extender.

You can check the following article out for more info

http://shuttermuse.com/canon-cameras-autofocus-extenders-f8-aperture/

Yeah I did read that. I have a 60d and a 70d and would probably trade up to a 80d (which can I believe hold at f8) - and f8 is also not ideal

413x · 5 Jul 2017 at 16:58

marcus_667 said:
heres a quick image of my tamron on a 70D i feel its an excellent lens for the price

I have shot a bit of wildlife with it and mainly motorsport it does very well

Nice pic. It's going to be hard to choose as flight birds need (more so than ever) the fast aperture to help with the iso too.

And then I look the 500mm Canon mk1 is quite heavy. It's a shame there isn't something that is cheap (relatively lol) , good, prime and long ish

413x · 7 Jul 2017 at 07:41

I've been looking at the p900 that I've never heard of before and seen some amazing shots from it. It's obviously also super light. I may go for that and ditch the dslr completely!

Or at least try it.

It would save be 2k

413x · 7 Jul 2017 at 07:45

Amp34 said:
That's about the same sharpness I get from my Sigma 150-600. It's ok, and I guess for the price it's reasonable, but it's not great compared to a decent prime or some 2.8/4 glass, which may just be in range for the OP. The problem is when getting to that f stop you need to consider weight as well. Are you happy carrying round 3+kg of lens when out and about or would you prefer something lighter and smaller?

If you want something electively cheap, good, long (ish) and a prime then considered the Canon 400 f/5.6. That said it doesn't have IS and it's getting pretty old now, but should still beat most newer consumer/prosumer zooms.

Yeah I I'm pretty fussy worth sharpness but also always concerned about weight. I had the sigma 120—300 and sold it because almost all of the pictures were not sharp enough for me. It was also heavy,but heavy i mean not physically but I get so warm is not pleasant in a hot day for anyone I may be with!.. Sweat!

I wonder if no lens really fits except a mid aperture prime.

413x · 7 Jul 2017 at 11:44

marcus_667 said:
i feel you on that one with the weight haha

If this can achieve what I've see in pics then I'll probably go for it tbh. Some shots look pretty awesome

413x · 8 Jul 2017 at 19:20

Jase said:
Maybe I'm missing it above, but what camera are you using the lens on?

70D at the minute
If I need a f8 camera (ie 100-400 with 1.4x) then I'll get that.

413x · 8 Jul 2017 at 19:21

Amp34 said:
My other lens is the 120-300 OS which is pin sharp. Unfortunately other than something like that 400 or a 300 with extender you're probably going to end up with either sharp and heavy, or a little soft and lighter (for dslr at least). The sigma 150-600 sport is supposed to be sharper than the contemporary but it weighs the same as the 120-300. The contemporary and Tamron are around 2 kg. I take the contemporary when I want something lighter than the 120-300.

I had the sigma 120-300 f2.8 is and sold it. It wasn't very good. It wasn't the S.

Still thinking I might try nikon p900. It's in 1st spot at the moment as it's only 449