04-18-2011, 10:57 AM
[quote name='HarryLally' timestamp='1303123418' post='7722']
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
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Hi Michael,
this sound familiar. These are all very fine lenses but at the end of the day you've to use them. I will visit the Himalayas again this fall and one thing is for sure - I will not take a full format DSLR nor anything that doesn't fit into a colt bag. Maybe I will miss some shots but I simply don't want to agonize again why I've taken all this heavy gear.
cheers
Klaus
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
[/quote]
Hi Michael,
this sound familiar. These are all very fine lenses but at the end of the day you've to use them. I will visit the Himalayas again this fall and one thing is for sure - I will not take a full format DSLR nor anything that doesn't fit into a colt bag. Maybe I will miss some shots but I simply don't want to agonize again why I've taken all this heavy gear.
cheers
Klaus