Here Is The Dilemma on 5D MK iv with 1.4 Extender

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Hi,Moving back to the UK in the next couple months and want to shuffle my gear, I use a Canon 7D mk ll along with a 400mm F5.6L lens and a 1.4 converter (yes I no loose down to F8) but I want to go for a Canon 5D MK iv so if my maths are correct that would give me around 560mm and I assum again with the 5D an F8? would I like a 600mm F4? yes, Can I afford a 600mm F4? no. So anyone like to give any for or against the 400mm with the 1.4 extender on a 5D MK iv please? Thankyou, Russ.
 
A 400 mm f5.6 with 1.4x converter will become a 560 mm f8 on any camera. I thought the 7D2 and 5D4 were AF up to f8 (maybe single point only).
 
5d3 & 400 f5.6 & 1.4 will give you f8 single point focus. I believe you get better than this with 5d4 BUT it depends on which model TC I believe. Combo works well on 5d3 see no reason why it wouldn't be better on the mk4. Download a copy of the mk 4 manual and check the lens/TC page for actual af points.
 
join a site called JUZA.COM you can match virtually model make of lens and camera plus tc combos and see what others get
 
Russ I can't answer this question others here might,, so I'll ask the question for you it that's ok ....would your money be better spent on better glass??

stu
 
Stuart Philpott said:
Russ I can't answer this question others here might,, so I'll ask the question for you it that's ok ....would your money be better spent on better glass??

stu
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Hi thankyou for the reply. To be honest I don't have a problem with the 400mm F5.6 apart from that F5.6;) I in all honesty cannot afford the 600mm F4 but maybe one day? I am considering selling my 100-400mm MK l lens and going for a either a Sigma or Tamron with the 600mm reach, would I use the wide end of either? not very often, I have the 1.4 MKll extender and find that it works well with the 400mm albeit at F8, I am how ever dissapointed with the ISO on the 7D mk ll, yes crop sensor but above around ISO 1600 I find it producing noise that I did not expect from what has been over the last years championed by many as the best crop Canon has produced, with the Canon 5D MK iv yes I will loose the 1.6 crop factor but beleive will get better base images even attaching the 1.4 extender mk ll. Thanks again, Russ.
 
Sigma 150-600mmC is what I would recommend. I have had two, the first I sold when I got a 500mmf4 but bought another shortly after lugging the 500 around for a few weeks. The primes are heavy the Sigma is not and is hand holdable making it a very user friendly lens. It also has great stabilisation and a reasonable close focus.. A mate of mine used to have the 100-400ii on his 5Div and then tried my Sigma for superbikes and bought one the next week as simply thought 600mm was the way forward.
 
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