04-18-2011, 10:43 AM
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Good but the borders/corners could be a little better:[url="http://www.opticallimits.com/canon_eos_ff/611-canon300f4ff"]http://www.opticallimits.com/canon_eos_ff/611-canon300f4ff[/url]
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Many thanks for this review, Klaus, and for other recent ones on the 5DII (the 400 f5.6L and the 70-300 f4.5-5.6L IS). I have the 400 f5.6L and the 300 f4L IS and my experience accords with your tests; indeed I bought them on the basis of your earler tests on APS-C. It is surprising how close the IMATEST results are for these lenses when you put them on a spreadsheet. I have been pleasantly surprised by the results for the new 70-300L IS zoom so it's very tempting to sell my 70-200 f4L IS, 300 and 400 (don't use it these days) and replace them with just the one lens. That said, having recently spent 4 days wandering around Madrid, Cuenca and Toledo in 28-30 deg heat carrying just a 5DII with a 17-40L and the 70-200L (travelling light!), the appeal of newer lighter cameras such as the GF2 or the Sony SLT A55 is growing by the hour. I miss those days with my old OM1 and a couple of light Zuiko lenses.
Michael
Good but the borders/corners could be a little better:[url="http://www.opticallimits.com/canon_eos_ff/611-canon300f4ff"]http://www.opticallimits.com/canon_eos_ff/611-canon300f4ff[/url]
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Many thanks for this review, Klaus, and for other recent ones on the 5DII (the 400 f5.6L and the 70-300 f4.5-5.6L IS). I have the 400 f5.6L and the 300 f4L IS and my experience accords with your tests; indeed I bought them on the basis of your earler tests on APS-C. It is surprising how close the IMATEST results are for these lenses when you put them on a spreadsheet. I have been pleasantly surprised by the results for the new 70-300L IS zoom so it's very tempting to sell my 70-200 f4L IS, 300 and 400 (don't use it these days) and replace them with just the one lens. That said, having recently spent 4 days wandering around Madrid, Cuenca and Toledo in 28-30 deg heat carrying just a 5DII with a 17-40L and the 70-200L (travelling light!), the appeal of newer lighter cameras such as the GF2 or the Sony SLT A55 is growing by the hour. I miss those days with my old OM1 and a couple of light Zuiko lenses.
Michael