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stephen ley · 15 Jun 2009

Canon EF 100-400L is any good?

stephen ley · 16 Jun 2009

Thanks everyone :clap:

puddleduck · 16 Jun 2009

maybe a more descriptive topic would help..?

Just a thought

mart77 · 16 Jun 2009

i think anything with an L on it is good, unless someone can correct me.

walls · 16 Jun 2009

sheddy · 16 Jun 2009

stephen ley said:
Canon EF 100-400L is any good?

As a door stop - excellent
As a toilet brush - lousy
As a means of transport - lousy
As a means of attracting women - only the ones you would rather avoid
As a contraceptive - only if used in a percussive manner

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RJL2005 · 16 Jun 2009

walls said:
yes

tikkathreebarrel · 16 Jun 2009

As a lens? You aren't having mine.

andy_fozzy · 16 Jun 2009

This thread is AWESOME

:1st:

kardo · 16 Jun 2009

sheddy said:
As a door stop - excellent
As a toilet brush - lousy
As a means of transport - lousy
As a means of attracting women - only the ones you would rather avoid
As a contraceptive - only if used in a percussive manner

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Also very usefull as an assaul weapon. and if you take all the glass out it will make a great pencil holder but a rubbish coffee mug.

StewartR · 16 Jun 2009

kardo said:
Also very usefull as an assaul weapon.

Absolutely. You could batter someone to death with it, and the lens wouldn't show a mark. Plus, the push-pull zoom action means you can turn it into a longer baton when you need to deal with foes who are bigger than you are.

kittylitter · 16 Jun 2009

HTML:

All joking aside I hear its at its best when you throw carpet glue and a fistful of hundreds and thousands into it - a respectably priced variable aperture kaleidoscope. Or is that just urban myth??

:bonk:

garymicheal · 17 Jun 2009

stephen ley said:
Canon EF 100-400L is any good?

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B_M · 17 Jun 2009

Stephen - I considered this lens for sports photography - my kids, mainly. I liked the range but was put off by the lens "speed" - having been used to an 80-200 f2.8 L.

Many find it good for wildlife photography. There are loads of reviews on the interweb thingy.

I'd imagine it's not much use for banging nails into a wall - some of my old metal lenses are great for that.

kardo · 17 Jun 2009

B_M said:
Stephen - I considered this lens for sports photography - my kids, mainly. I liked the range but was put off by the lens "speed" - having been used to an 80-200 f2.8 L.

Many find it good for wildlife photography. There are loads of reviews on the interweb thingy.

I'd imagine it's not much use for banging nails into a wall - some of my old metal lenses are great for that.

Your ruined the fun. :LOL:

akr · 17 Jun 2009

stephen ley said:
Canon EF 100-400L is any good?

Hi Stephen

I think if you explain what you want it for, you may get a better response i.e for motorsport, aviation, wildlife, sport etc, the sort of distance you will be from the action etc.

Good luck

andyred · 17 Jun 2009

akr said:
Hi Stephen

I think if you explain what you want it for, you may get a better response i.e for motorsport, aviation, wildlife, sport etc, the sort of distance you will be from the action etc.

Good luck

Is that good luck in getting a better response :LOL:

snoop69 · 17 Jun 2009

A friend has one - its full of dust.

Apparently it sucks the dust in due to the push/pull action :shrug:

roy gray · 17 Jun 2009

100-400 is fantastic and sharp

StewartR · 17 Jun 2009

snoop69 said:
A friend has one - its full of dust.

Apparently it sucks the dust in due to the push/pull action :shrug:

No, that's just an urban myth. We have more than 20 100-400s and they're no more prone to dust than any other lens.

snoop69 · 17 Jun 2009

StewartR said:
No, that's just an urban myth. We have more than 20 100-400s and they're no more prone to dust than any other lens.

Thanks for clarifying that - I got thie information from a camera shop
in Canterbury. Its probably a way of buying them in cheap by giving
the seller duff info :LOL:

kardo · 17 Jun 2009

snoop69 said:
A friend has one - its full of dust.

Apparently it sucks the dust in due to the push/pull action :shrug:

Thats another useful feature, you can use it as a hoover.

moaten · 17 Jun 2009

Reckon it will make a good ear defender, when i eventually get one the 'boss' will rant for an hour and then not speak to me for a week, I believe its contraceptive abilities will also then become apparent !! Can't wait to get one

blue max · 17 Jun 2009

Apparently good for blowing party balloons up with, but I think I may be thinking of something else.

Graham

stephen ley · 18 Jun 2009

Thanks BM, everyone else... lol

trapper501 · 18 Jun 2009

you see a lot of them sold on second hand with the statement little used or mint condition. The mint condition may be testament to the build quality I suppose.

Personally I think it is an excellent lens if you have the use for it, a main one being wildlife particularly in countries with more sunshine than the UK.

It seems to be a question of balancing how much use you have for it against how much you are prepared to tie up in it cash wise. In that I suppose it is no different to any other purchase.

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