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      12-02-2011, 08:00 AM   #2064
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Originally Posted by dcstep View Post
The 300mm is sharper than the 100-400mm, even with the 1.4x TC. Once you get out past the reach of your 70-200mm plus TC, then you tend to want reach, not "versatility". If you could find a good, used 300/2.8, I'd suggest that with both TCs for true reach.

Depending on what you're shooting, even 600mm can seem short on the 5D2.

Dave
Dave, I don't know about that. From what I see, the 100-400mm is noticeably sharper at 400mm than the 300mm + 1.4x.

The 300mm f/2.8L costs 6x as much and doesn't have IS... I'm not quite baller status like you Dave.
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