Any benefit in owning both Canon 100-400 IS L and Canon 70-200mm f/4 L IS zooms.
Hello everyone,
I see that some photographers have both the Canon 100-400 IS L and Canon 70-200mm f/4 L IS zoom lenses in their gear bags.
I presently have quite an old, sharp copy of the 100-400mm which has served me well, so I was wondering what benefits, if any, I would gain by acquiring the 70-200mm lens as in some ways it seems that I may be just duplicating what I already have in the longer zoom.
I was advised recently that I would be better off with the flexibility of a 70-200mm and a 1.4x extender. I don't know whether this is really the case or if the image quality of the 70-200mm zoom is so much better that it would tolerate the use of an extender ?
For wildlife photography I presently use a Canon 50D & 40D with a 5D for landscapes etc..
There is so much experience on this forum so any advice or comments would be greatly appreciated. I am quite new to the forum so please accept my apologies if this issue has already been discussed.
Many thanks, kindest regards,
Doug