Canon 70-300 Question
May 31, 2019 15:03:18 #
bleirer wrote:
That is so tempting. I just want to get a little more reach but aware of the weight in the backpack. Is there any quality 3rd party extender that would fit? I guess my ideal would be the 100 to 400 with the extender, but up to $2200 For that combo, and heavy.
3rd party extenders will "fit" but no AF. Much better to optimize your camara/lens IQ and CROP and use well applied pixel enlargement software for larger printings - if needed.
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May 31, 2019 17:18:35 #
JJS
Loc: SE Michigan & SW Florida
royden wrote:
Ordered the refurb from Canon earlier for $359 plus tax. Hope it works well with my old 40D.
Ordered the refurbished version yesterday. $380 incl. tax and delivery. A pretty good deal I think. I believe the sale ends tomorrow and the price for the refurb should go up $80 and new version $100.
Should work fine on your 80D.
Jun 1, 2019 02:26:49 #
JJS wrote:
I own the Canon EF 70-300 f/4-5.6 USM IS. It's se... (show quote)
I bought it a couple of years ago. It's sharp, and I love the super-fast focus. This is a shot I took the day I bought it.
Jun 1, 2019 11:00:52 #
Shoeless_Photographer wrote:
I bought it a couple of years ago. It's sharp, and I love the super-fast focus. This is a shot I took the day I bought it.
Great shot. Like your 15-85 paired with the 70-300. I envision using my Pentax with 16-45/4 for close stuff and the Canon for far shots. With 2 cameras on a double sling I'll look like a pro. Looks can be sooo deceiving. Lol.
Jun 1, 2019 16:46:18 #
royden wrote:
Great shot. Like your 15-85 paired with the 70-300. I envision using my Pentax with 16-45/4 for close stuff and the Canon for far shots. With 2 cameras on a double sling I'll look like a pro. Looks can be sooo deceiving. Lol.
I sometimes wish it was longer, but that gets into a lot more money.
Jun 24, 2019 18:30:31 #
JJS wrote:
I own the Canon EF 70-300 f/4-5.6 USM IS. It's se... (show quote)
I have had the 70-300 IS II for over two years and use it on my 80D (which I got a couple of months prior to the 70-300 with the EF-S 18-135). This lens is one of the prime reasons I made the move from a Canon bridge camera to a crop sensor DSLR. I shoot thousands of photos at the sports car races (and open wheel) and need at least a 400mm reach. I usually go with a good friend who is a Nikon shooter and has this big heavy lens (500mm I think) that I did not want to carry around the track. When I found I could get a crop sensor DSLR with this lens at a reasonably light weight and compact size, I went for it. It is also one of the reasons I doubt I'll go to a FF camera. I have probably taken somewhere around 40,000 photos with this lens and I'm very happy with it. Last August I took about 11,000 photos in two days at the races, most of them with this lens. Here are links to some recent photos with this lens: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-595591-1.html and https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-595733-1.html
I bought the JJC lens hood from Amazon for $14 and it works great at 1/3 the price of the Canon hood.
I've been thinking about getting the 100-400 IS II L series lens, but am resisting due to the size and weight, as well as the fact that I'm happy with the 70-300 I have now.
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