I hope this site isn’t turning into a canon site. They are a big enough company as it is. Nikon is the underdog. Canon just took Susan Stripling away from Nikon, really sad.
Dave
February 22, 2018 8:45 pm
Excellent review. I have had my 200-400 for nearly 4 years. Its a great lens that has dominated my photography for the past few years. The lens performs better than I do.
Dave
Richard Olsen
February 22, 2018 7:50 am
Good article! I love my 200-400 Great lens!
Jean-Daniel
February 22, 2018 5:49 am
I used the 200-400mm f/4L IS +1.4x for about 4 year for wildlife photography. I also had the 500mm and the 600mm. To me the 200-400mm is the best wildlife photography lens because of it’s zoom range, the integrated 1.4X and the sharpness. It reacts very quickly and in low light reactivity in places like coastal rain forest.
David Burns.
February 22, 2018 3:33 am
Dvir.
As a Nikon person, the lens review is interesting and very well put together but not directly relevant to me. I could not afford it anyway!
However, I am very interested in your images and they are really outstanding! The Giraffe and the bear in the snow are truly exceptional. Fine work in my opinion and thanks for sharing.
sceptical1
February 21, 2018 10:12 pm
I really appreciate your review. Canon has done an amazing job with this lens. I have the Nikon version, and this one is sharper. That said, I would not recommend this lens to many people. The issue isn’t that it’s not a great lens, but that at the size and weight, it’s too difficult to deal with. It’s why I no longer own the amazing Nikon 500mm f4. They really require heavy, expensive stabilization with all the hassle inherent in having a large, sturdy tripod, and Wimberly Gimbal or equivalent. For me, this is now just too much. I would rather go with a lighter zoom. Yes, you absolutely sacrifice some potential image quality but you gain in versatility. You can get to more places more easily and shoot handheld more often. You can frequently get closer, which really improves your photography.
I hope this site isn’t turning into a canon site. They are a big enough company as it is. Nikon is the underdog. Canon just took Susan Stripling away from Nikon, really sad.
Excellent review. I have had my 200-400 for nearly 4 years. Its a great lens that has dominated my photography for the past few years. The lens performs better than I do.
Dave
Good article!
I love my 200-400 Great lens!
I used the 200-400mm f/4L IS +1.4x for about 4 year for wildlife photography. I also had the 500mm and the 600mm. To me the 200-400mm is the best wildlife photography lens because of it’s zoom range, the integrated 1.4X and the sharpness. It reacts very quickly and in low light reactivity in places like coastal rain forest.
Dvir.
As a Nikon person, the lens review is interesting and very well put together but not directly relevant to me. I could not afford it anyway!
However, I am very interested in your images and they are really outstanding! The Giraffe and the bear in the snow are truly exceptional. Fine work in my opinion and thanks for sharing.
I really appreciate your review. Canon has done an amazing job with this lens. I have the Nikon version, and this one is sharper. That said, I would not recommend this lens to many people. The issue isn’t that it’s not a great lens, but that at the size and weight, it’s too difficult to deal with. It’s why I no longer own the amazing Nikon 500mm f4. They really require heavy, expensive stabilization with all the hassle inherent in having a large, sturdy tripod, and Wimberly Gimbal or equivalent. For me, this is now just too much. I would rather go with a lighter zoom. Yes, you absolutely sacrifice some potential image quality but you gain in versatility. You can get to more places more easily and shoot handheld more often. You can frequently get closer, which really improves your photography.