[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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Hi Reinier,
good to see you back. You seem to have a size issue, judging by your comments on the 100-400. Die you think about getting a different camera? By using a high density APSC camera like 7D or the new 60D and cropping the image, you would squeeze more out of your existing lenses.
[size="2"]The rationale behind the above is, on 4-3rd a 200mm is equivalent to 400mm. The 7D has a pixel density which is higher than the newly announced Olympus E-5. I am actually wondering whether the latest 16 to 17MP APSC cameras are the last nail in the coffin of that benefit of FT, that you get more fine detail of a given lens.[/size]
[size="2"]Joachim[/size]
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
[/quote]
Hi Reinier,
good to see you back. You seem to have a size issue, judging by your comments on the 100-400. Die you think about getting a different camera? By using a high density APSC camera like 7D or the new 60D and cropping the image, you would squeeze more out of your existing lenses.
[size="2"]The rationale behind the above is, on 4-3rd a 200mm is equivalent to 400mm. The 7D has a pixel density which is higher than the newly announced Olympus E-5. I am actually wondering whether the latest 16 to 17MP APSC cameras are the last nail in the coffin of that benefit of FT, that you get more fine detail of a given lens.[/size]
[size="2"]Joachim[/size]
enjoy