09-09-2010, 12:08 PM
[quote name='Reinier' timestamp='1284031488' post='2603']
Hello fellow Photozoners,
Glad to be back to the forum after several months of absence.
If I may, I have a question straight away. Last winter my Sigma 400mm/5.6 APO macro got broken, unfortunately. It only worked on my analog EOS 5 and not on my EOS 5D. I miss this focal length quite regularly and want to purchase a new one >400mm lens. But I do not know which I shall buy, a fixed focal or zoom lens. My budget is limited in the region of 750 euro, so a EF 100-400 IS is out of the question.
I would use the lens for birds, boats, surfers, etc. I already own a EF 70-200/4.0 withouth IS, but 200mm is just not enough in most case. And a 2x converter does not do the job for me. Does anybody have any idea which lens would be a good choice for a 5D?
Hope to hear from you.
Best regards,
Reinier
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The best lens would be the Canon EF 400mm f5.6 L USM. Great prime. But with a price of around €1200 it is quite a bit out of your stated budget.
Only two lenses then fit your budget (and they are not half bad either, just not primes).
The Sigma 120-400mm f4.5-5.6 OS HSM for around €650, and the Sigma 150-500mm f4.5-6.3 OS HSM for around €800.
My personal choice would be the 150-500. Both lenses perform quite well, but both do lose some IQ at the long end... which means that the 150-500mm will deliver sharper results, better at around 400mm than the 120-400mm from Sigma.
The Tokina 80-400mm I would not consider. At 400mm it does not deliver great results at all, the Sigma 120-400 clearly being worth the extra money.
Hello fellow Photozoners,
Glad to be back to the forum after several months of absence.
If I may, I have a question straight away. Last winter my Sigma 400mm/5.6 APO macro got broken, unfortunately. It only worked on my analog EOS 5 and not on my EOS 5D. I miss this focal length quite regularly and want to purchase a new one >400mm lens. But I do not know which I shall buy, a fixed focal or zoom lens. My budget is limited in the region of 750 euro, so a EF 100-400 IS is out of the question.
I would use the lens for birds, boats, surfers, etc. I already own a EF 70-200/4.0 withouth IS, but 200mm is just not enough in most case. And a 2x converter does not do the job for me. Does anybody have any idea which lens would be a good choice for a 5D?
Hope to hear from you.
Best regards,
Reinier
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The best lens would be the Canon EF 400mm f5.6 L USM. Great prime. But with a price of around €1200 it is quite a bit out of your stated budget.
Only two lenses then fit your budget (and they are not half bad either, just not primes).
The Sigma 120-400mm f4.5-5.6 OS HSM for around €650, and the Sigma 150-500mm f4.5-6.3 OS HSM for around €800.
My personal choice would be the 150-500. Both lenses perform quite well, but both do lose some IQ at the long end... which means that the 150-500mm will deliver sharper results, better at around 400mm than the 120-400mm from Sigma.
The Tokina 80-400mm I would not consider. At 400mm it does not deliver great results at all, the Sigma 120-400 clearly being worth the extra money.