tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post4299487383746301768..comments2024-03-27T20:46:25.482-07:00Comments on Jeff Cable's Blog: My real world review of the new Canon 100-400mm II lensJeff Cable Photography Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135764067295259155noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-23839034107628703442018-07-12T23:25:43.521-07:002018-07-12T23:25:43.521-07:00+jeffcable can I try I mean rent this lens for a w...+jeffcable can I try I mean rent this lens for a well lit msg kickboxing match iso 4000 - possibly 8000max ? I shot bfor at iso 4000 1/1000 f4 on 70-200 2.8 ii and 1/1000 on a 1dxii.. is this not a good ap for 300-400mm. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-80734862800289683652015-06-07T10:58:37.264-07:002015-06-07T10:58:37.264-07:00I greatly appreciate your insight into the quality...I greatly appreciate your insight into the quality of this lens. For those of us that cannot afford the high end $10,000 lenses this sounds like quite the option and I appreciate the church examples as those are very indicative of lower light venues that many of us work in and I am leaning toward purchasing this great new version of the Canon lens. <br /><br />My other question would be in regard to the Sigma 2.8 120-300 lens and how you would rate the performance of that lens in this type of environment. I have seen where you evaluated your 120-300 in the past in a school sports venue and was wondering if 300 mm would get us in tight enough to our subjects and if the quality of that lens was good enough to warrant its use in a low light venue such as in a church wedding. I have no experience with Sigma outside the 85mm prime I purchased after seeing your examples a couple of years ago and have had great luck with that lens but a prime and a zoom are far different lenses. If it isn't much trouble and you could share your experience with the Sigma 120-300 lens in this type of environment it would be very cool and greatly appreciated.<br /><br />Thanks again for all you do,<br />Brent Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-66936835902271032462015-04-08T14:04:09.908-07:002015-04-08T14:04:09.908-07:00Was wondering if you could elaborate on how the ri...Was wondering if you could elaborate on how the ring zoom design is superior to the previous push pull design. The optics are still moving relatively the same amount for zooming, thus the same amount of air needs to be displaced. Wouldn't the dust pump effect more or less be the same? Or what am I missing?<br /><br />Thanks for your hands on review and comparison of new vs old.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01226016364461726877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-26865641297123113042015-03-30T14:35:29.507-07:002015-03-30T14:35:29.507-07:00Love the review, and now I desperately need this l...Love the review, and now I desperately need this lens, of course. However, considering that my old 100-400 is only worth about $850 now, is the new lens $1,349 better than the old one? I suppose my old lens isn't getting any more valuable, so I might as well get what I can for it now, but I just hate to sell such am amazing lens for $850. It hurts.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994449443517741131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-30161125702481766852015-03-23T09:45:35.422-07:002015-03-23T09:45:35.422-07:00at 400mm the quality looks the ame as on my 150-60...at 400mm the quality looks the ame as on my 150-600mm tamron.<br /><br />only that the tamron cost only half of what canon wants for the 100-400mm.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-10527892050558695762015-03-20T10:58:13.789-07:002015-03-20T10:58:13.789-07:00How much are you asking for the old lens?How much are you asking for the old lens?Elisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-53721028739661474942015-03-19T22:30:38.787-07:002015-03-19T22:30:38.787-07:00Al, I was just reminding people of silent mode whe...Al, I was just reminding people of silent mode when shooting in a quiet location. It shouldn't affect the ISO at all.Jeff Cable Photography Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135764067295259155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-45431574653026599472015-03-19T16:18:00.333-07:002015-03-19T16:18:00.333-07:00AI Foote III
I would say it's more as a flavou...AI Foote III<br />I would say it's more as a flavour mostly, however, by pointing at that Jeff is telling us how important it is to shoot in silent mode when a very important ceremony is going on and they need all the audience to be silent (which includes our cameras shutter!!! ;) <br />Another fact is that since the lens is zoomed all the way to 400 which possibly is more sensitive to vibration noise, a silent shutter can help reduce the vibration and to result a slightly better quality photo (noise wise)...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10820271534229552807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-41597677656172057452015-03-19T13:31:11.820-07:002015-03-19T13:31:11.820-07:00Great review. My only complaint I have is that I&#...Great review. My only complaint I have is that I'm now tempted to go buy one. <br />Since funds are a bit tight after upgrading my camera body I'll have to stick to the old one for now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829855571949035631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-23398542216609357812015-03-19T08:29:41.557-07:002015-03-19T08:29:41.557-07:00Hey Jeff --
Question for you. You say:
"Yes...Hey Jeff --<br /><br />Question for you. You say:<br />"Yes, there is some noise because I was shooting at ISO 3200 on the Canon 5D Mark III (in silent mode)"<br /><br />Was the "in silent mode", just for flavor, or do you find that it actually affects the noise level?Al Foote IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08624549330014869193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-12817618520821740402015-03-19T08:16:02.002-07:002015-03-19T08:16:02.002-07:00Jeff,
Very complete and well done review. You ...Jeff,<br /> Very complete and well done review. You answered many questions I had regarding the lens and the test photos were most beneficial. Looks like Canon has another winner!!<br /> Thank you for reviewing this for us as many have learned to trust your opinion - I remain most grateful.<br /> <br />Regards..<br /><br />MarkAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00908601917207511814noreply@blogger.com