Canon 100-400mm L Lens

[T_J_G]

70-200 f2.8 used (£700ish) + a 2x teleconverter. So you'll have 70-200 at 2.8 but of you need the reach you'll hav 200-400 but 5.6 same as the 100-400L. The TC will take 2 stops of light.

I find my 70-200 f4 long enough with my 1.4x teleconverter but then I don't do much long range stuff.

[ajmoir36]

70-200 f2.8 used (£700ish) + a 2x teleconverter. So you'll have 70-200 at 2.8 but of you need the reach you'll hav 200-400 but 5.6 same as the 100-400L. The TC will take 2 stops of light.

I find my 70-200 f4 long enough with my 1.4x teleconverter but then I don't do much long range stuff.

As the 600D is involved:

All in mm
1x    1.6x   1.6x2x
70    112   224
100   160   320
200   320   640
400   640   1280

[Andy76]

Well I did it.....

I put a late bid in on a 100-400mm and won it, not cheap but at a good price, so i am now the proud owner of the lens. It arrived yesterday and I think I have been pretty lucky. It seems to be in near perfect condition without a mark on it.

I took a couple of pictures tonight on the way home but nothing to really write home about or to test the lens.
I have to say the picture quality is absolutely superb. I worry that I now 'need' a wide angle/short range lens of the same quality to compliment it!

Am I on the slippery slope???

Thanks for the advice guys, I think I had set my heart on this 100-400 lens before I posted but it was good to hear the views. Time will tell as to whether I can live with the weight lugging it around.

[Diamond Hell]

A new lens is always good fun.

Enjoy! 

[DubFan]

Enjoy the new lens.

If you find you don't get on with it, you'll more than likely be able to sell it for the same amount or you might make a small profit if you managed to get it for a bargain price.

[ajmoir36]

Congrats, I expect to see a good moon (of the moon  ) shot soon then.

[Andy76]

Funnily enough I took one tonight ha ha. I need to set up a flickr account so as I can post some pics on here or is there another way of uploading them?

[Diamond Hell]

Flickr or Photobucket will see you right.

[Andy76]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/95086680@N03/8663369425/

Hopefully this works, its getting late

[ajmoir36]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/95086680@N03/8663369425/

Hopefully this works, its getting late

Thats the ticket. To get the image to display in the view without having to click the link you can select on flickr next to the photo "Share"/"Grab the HTML/BBCode" change the radio button to "BB Code" and copy and paste that text.