rex has a new toy...

[Bee_Jay]

A 70-200 2.8 L IS (along with the 24-70 2.8 L).

Pig in sh*t is an understatement...

[pic]http://www.pbase.com/image/44794559.jpg[/pic]

[joust]

Good aren't they!

I got one a few weeks ago. First real outing's efforts are all here

Quality is just stunning, and the AF and IS meant even though I was shooting something else at the time, swinging around and hitting the shutter without even thinking about it still gave this short



J

[Bee_Jay]

It is truly one of the most fantastic pieces of glass.

I am now saving to buy my own one. Bye bye 100-400, hello 70-200 and teleconverter... ;-)

[ehasler]

Bee_Jay said:

It is truly one of the most fantastic pieces of glass. I am now saving to buy my own one. Bye bye 100-400, hello 70-200 and teleconverter... ;-)

Read this before you ditch the 100-400

I still use my 100-400 quite a lot even though I've got the 70-200 + 1.4/2x converters too. Both have their + points, however I try to avoid using the 2x converter if I can avoid it.

[Bee_Jay]

Very enlightening...

I will certainly think twice about this...

[V6GTO]

Even at f11 I think the 100-400 was slightly better. What surprised me, though, was I thought the old 2X gave slightly more contrast, and better colour rendition, than the new one.

Martin.

[poah]

I'm saving for the 100-400 to complement my 70-200

[rex]

Interesting reading. We did a test at 400mm with the 100-400 and with a 2x converter. The results when I enlarged to both images were the same size were that using the 400mm alone and cropping was sharper.
I have the 1.4x converter and will test it soon.
70-200 is just fabulous in so many ways. Other lenses are not getting a look in at the moment.

[joust]

I've the 2x MKII and I am sure that the "100% zoom" tests are correct, but I'll be buggered if I can tell the difference when either is downscaled to 1600x1200 or printed on A3!

J

[branflakes]

ehasler said:

Bee_Jay said: It is truly one of the most fantastic pieces of glass. I am now saving to buy my own one. Bye bye 100-400, hello 70-200 and teleconverter... ;-) Read this before you ditch the 100-400

Or this...