One thing in favour of the mini SLR style cameras is that the evf's are lovely. I briefly had a G7 and it had the best evf I've used and if the newer ones are even better they must be... lovely
I prefer the smaller form factor of the mini RF style cameras though so I have to put up with the field sequential evf
That and the grip for me. It's the one thing [well, besides no IBIS] I didn't like about the Fuji cameras, the lack of a solid grip, maybe because I prefer to go strap-less [ooo errr!] so just require that little bit of extra grip for security as much as comfort.
aah but you can pull a 400 back to 300 you cant do it the other way ,and as a long term birder the further away you are with small birds the better ..also the 100-400 gives you that extreme close up range for insects .butterflies etc again without disturbing them ,loving this new combo of mine as its taking me back to my roots ,walk around and snap whatever I see with no weight limitations ,yes a g9 would have been nice but with cash back etc it was a extra £1000
Aye, but it's not going to pull back the extra £1000
[I only paid £270 for my mk1] Like I said, for the more casual shooter, the 100-300 is absolutely fine. People will always recommend the 400 over it, because it is better, it damn well should be! Others will say you are best to get the 300mm F4 Olympus and a TC! so why not go that route as a serious bird shooter? expense is the reason, same thing. Not everyone wants to spend that much on a tele, they might only plan to use it occasionally, and the 100-300 is plenty good enough for most people's needs. Looking at it as a lens in it's own right, without comparing, it is a solid choice for casual wildlife, portraits, a more compressed landscape effect and macro .,... yeas, macro! I stick a Raynox 250 on the end of mine and I can get just over 1:1 at 100mm, 2:1 at 200 and 3:1 macro which is insane, at 300mm. Tricky, and not the ideal macro solution for a newcomer to that field, but for an experienced macro shooter on a budget it works really well. I haven't pushed it on that side yet, but plan to over the coming weeks. I'll try get some samples today maybe, weather permitting [bit breezy atm, i was out in the garden earlier having a peek and the bushes are a bit shakey still]