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Stinky

Stinky

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Hi guys,

I'm going to be purchasing one zoom lens this year. This will be used for F1 photography with my 5d.

I think I'm leaning towards the 100-400mm 4.5/5.6 theres obviously a fairly big difference in price between the mk1 and mk2 of this lens. Has anyone compared the 2 ? is there a big difference?

Is there any others i should be considering. I guess somewhere around the £1000 is where I'm looking.
 
From what I've read the mkii is a significant improvement both in terms of picture quality and usability if you didn't get on with the previous lenses push pull system. That doesn't make the old one suddenly a bad lens if your budget won't stretch to the mkii the original lens is still a fantastic piece of glass and I for one prefers the push pull zoom!
 
I've been looking at the Canon 100-400mkii and also the Sigma 150-600 sport and I cant make my mind up which one to go for.
 
gary996 said:
I've been looking at the Canon 100-400mkii and also the Sigma 150-600 sport and I cant make my mind up which one to go for.
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I'm very tempted by the sigma. Just want to ensure there is a significant difference relative to the tamron.

Th Dina is line disrobed than be canon at 400mm.
 
My feelings pretty much echo what a1ex2001 said.

The Mkii will without doubt be a better lens but the original is still a fine piece of kit. I'm also a fan of the push pull zoom design which I find quick and accurate.

I've had a 70-200 F4L and a 300 F4L prime in the past. Whilst it could never quite beat the 300 for focus speed or outright IQ (unsurprisingly!) it wasn't a million miles away. It did however soundly beat the 70-200 in both focus speed and IQ so really is a quality item.

Have run it on the end of a 30D, 1D MkIIN and currently the MkIII in my sig. It also manages quite well on a Kenko Pro 1.4x TC. Focus speed is down (it may not even focus on a 5D) but IQ remains virtually unchanged which is good!
 
The early reviews show only a slight bumb in sharpness, thst isn't a bad thing since the old was good. This means the mk1 is worthy when purchased 2nd hand considering value for money.

Another option is the Tamron 150-600mm, half the piece of the sigma 150-600 and almost as good. It is also going to be sharper than the Canon 100-400m at 400mm. If you think k you might need more reach then it is worth a.good look IMO.
 
There's two versions of that Sigma 150-600mm isn't there? Sport and non sport so it's worth clarifying which one you guys are considering :)

From memory the non sport is F6.3 or something at the long end? Cba looking it up!
 
Phal said:
There's two versions of that Sigma 150-600mm isn't there? Sport and non sport so it's worth clarifying which one you guys are considering :)

From memory the non sport is F6.3 or something at the long end? Cba looking it up!
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They have the same aperture. The Contemporary version doesn't exist yet.

both lenses are f/5 on the wide and f/6.3 on the tele end, at 400mm it is f/5.6 I believe and the same as the Canon.
 
They still haven't released that other one? For some reason I thought the sport one had a faster aperture... You know, for sports! Guess not >.>


Just checked the specs and it the only differences seem to be weight, size, minimum focus distance and image quality I guess!


The Canon 100-400mm will definitely be more portable and I'm not sure you'd need the 400mm-600mm end more than the 100mm-150mm you'd get from the Canon but I guess that's for the OP to decide.
 
Phal said:
They still haven't released that other one? For some reason I thought the sport one had a faster aperture... You know, for sports! Guess not >.>


Just checked the specs and it the only differences seem to be weight, size, minimum focus distance and image quality I guess!


The Canon 100-400mm will definitely be more portable and I'm not sure you'd need the 400mm-600mm end more than the 100mm-150mm you'd get from the Canon but I guess that's for the OP to decide.
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The Tamron 150-600mm took Sigma by surprise. I imagien they were planning on releasing only the sport version but then when Tamron released a similar spec lens that was smaller, lighter and half the price sigma had to create the C version out of thin air.


The Sigma 150-600 S is definitely a big and heavy lens, not hand holdable.
Whther the long end or the short end is more important depends entirely on the OP's uses. FOr F1 then 400-600mm likely isn't that useful but for wildlife it is critical IMO.
 
thanks for all the input guys. I might pop down the shop and have ago with the sigma and tamron alternatives. I have 4 weeks off work so really want to get stuck into playing around with some new kit :D
 
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