My biggest gear blunder might have been selling my 100-400. Ok, move on.
Everything I have seen is that these lens combinations are very similar, likely not enough for me to upgrade my 100-400 II.
Sorry, didn't quite understand. Which one did you buy and try on the R5?Thanks for the heads up. Gordon Laing and Ken Rockwell also reckon if you have the 100-400 II there's not much pressure to upgrade. I am finding the 100-400mm II + 1.4 and 2xTCs really good with very fast and accurate AF even at 800mm. I have written a couple of times that having sold my 100-400mm II I have made a policy decision not to buy another. WEX has had a used one on sale with some supposed cosmetic damage at a rating of 8/10 at a very reasonable price and I resisted the temptation. Two days ago they dropped the price to hardly more than an RF 100-500mm, and it arrived this morning! A couple of scratches on the tripod foot and by the strap mount, and otherwise perfect and with a Lenscoat stuffed in the case. The first day of checking it out just on charts is really encouraging. It has the edge for resolution and contrast over the 100-400mm II all the way to 800mm. On my DSLRs, the old one at 800mm and f/8 had erratic focussing. On the R5, it's bang on every time. Will check it out with birds tomorrow. So far, it looks like i won't be using their 45-day return.
The one I said I wasn’t going to buy, the 400mm DO II.Sorry, didn't quite understand. Which one did you buy and try on the R5?
You don't mention the 400 DO in your original post so now I'm confused, thought you weren't going to buy another 100-400 II ?The one I said I wasn’t going to buy, the 400mm DO II.
So compared to Nikon 500mmPF and 500mmPF+TC14 III ???The one I said I wasn’t going to buy, the 400mm DO II.
Thanks for the heads up. Gordon Laing and Ken Rockwell also reckon if you have the 100-400 II there's not much pressure to upgrade. I am finding the 100-400mm II + 1.4 and 2xTCs really good with very fast and accurate AF even at 800mm. I have written a couple of times that having sold my 100-400mm II I have made a policy decision not to buy another. WEX has had a used one
on sale with some supposed cosmetic damage at a rating of 8/10 at a very reasonable price and I resisted the temptation. Two days ago they dropped the price to hardly more than an RF 100-500mm
and it arrived this morning! A couple of scratches on the tripod foot and by the strap mount, and otherwise perfect and with a Lenscoat stuffed in the case. The first day of checking it out just on charts is really encouraging. It has the edge for resolution and contrast over the 100-400mm II all the way to 800mm.
On my DSLRs, the old one
at 800mm and f/8 had erratic focussing. On the R5, it's bang on every time. Will check it out with birds tomorrow. So far, it looks like i won't be using their 45-day return.
Huh?Thanks for the heads up. Gordon Laing and Ken Rockwell also reckon if you have the 100-400 II there's not much pressure to upgrade. I am finding the 100-400mm II + 1.4 and 2xTCs really good with very fast and accurate AF even at 800mm. I have written a couple of times that having sold my 100-400mm II I have made a policy decision not to buy another. WEX has had a used one on sale with some supposed cosmetic damage at a rating of 8/10 at a very reasonable price and I resisted the temptation. Two days ago they dropped the price to hardly more than an RF 100-500mm, and it arrived this morning! A couple of scratches on the tripod foot and by the strap mount, and otherwise perfect and with a Lenscoat stuffed in the case. The first day of checking it out just on charts is really encouraging. It has the edge for resolution and contrast over the 100-400mm II all the way to 800mm. On my DSLRs, the old one at 800mm and f/8 had erratic focussing. On the R5, it's bang on every time. Will check it out with birds tomorrow. So far, it looks like i won't be using their 45-day return.
400mm DO II + 1.4xTC on R5 very similar to 500 PF on D500, and the 2xTC on the 400 very similar to the 1.4 on the 500 For resolution and contrast. R5 AF more consistent. Big difference at 800 vs 700 in speed of AF where Canon wins hands down. For BIF, the D500 + bare lens still holds up very well. And for slow big birds the + 1.4xTC still adequate. The Canon animal eyeAF is amazing, and Nikon has to do something to catch up.So compared to Nikon 500mmPF and 500mmPF+TC14 III ???