Prophet
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A friend of mine showed me his 300 IS that he got as part of his 40D bundle. I believe it is the 100-300 f4.5 IS. He showed me the difference between his 300 zoom compared to the $1400 100-400mm f4.5 (I'm recalling specs from memory but I believe that we're talking about the same lenses). He was using his 40D with both lenses. In different types shots, he showed me the 300 and it seemed to be a bit soft at full zoom, when looking at the image at full frame. Cropping the picture (MotoGP rider) and printing in in 4x5 or something, it looked stellar. The 400 was razor sharp with the shot (night shot of a top of building). He was only at 100mm on the 400 and doing some night shots (high ISO, long shutter time), but my point (I'm getting tired) is that the 300 seemed a bit soft and I'm going to avoid it.
When I do move up to a big zoom, its going to be the f4.5 prime. I'm really only interested in this lens for shooting cars and motorcycles on road courses.
-JD-
When I do move up to a big zoom, its going to be the f4.5 prime. I'm really only interested in this lens for shooting cars and motorcycles on road courses.
-JD-
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