10-24-2018, 02:40 PM
Thanks for the tip but I probably have already seen every existing Dustin Abbott video on 100-400mm and 150-600mm lenses on Youtube. My concern with the 100-400mm lenses is that I would always have in the back of my mind how nice it would be to have the extra 200mm reach. I am not serious enough about photography to actually buy a 100-400 AND a 150-600 so I want to go all the way with one lens.
Besides the mentioned general concern I don't like the lack of a tripod collar on the Sigma (my handholding skills are bad) and the verdict of Klaus on the Sigma image stabilization. I also like a 70-200 f/2.8 because I have only three fast lenses of which the other two are primes only (50mm and 85mm). If I remember correctly the weight difference between my current 70-200 and the 100-400 lenses is only about 200 grams, I don't think that is so important.
What do you think about the 80D, would you consider that camera (almost 3 years old by now) sufficient with regards to your concerns about AF and high ISO capabilities? I know that a successor is probably due within the next six months but that one most likely will start off at € 1200 to 1300 again. I would personally prefer a camera at about € 800 - 850. I do not need 4K video, at the moment I do not have video at all!
Besides the mentioned general concern I don't like the lack of a tripod collar on the Sigma (my handholding skills are bad) and the verdict of Klaus on the Sigma image stabilization. I also like a 70-200 f/2.8 because I have only three fast lenses of which the other two are primes only (50mm and 85mm). If I remember correctly the weight difference between my current 70-200 and the 100-400 lenses is only about 200 grams, I don't think that is so important.
What do you think about the 80D, would you consider that camera (almost 3 years old by now) sufficient with regards to your concerns about AF and high ISO capabilities? I know that a successor is probably due within the next six months but that one most likely will start off at € 1200 to 1300 again. I would personally prefer a camera at about € 800 - 850. I do not need 4K video, at the moment I do not have video at all!