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Originally Posted by dcstep
as well as document our trip for my friends that travel with us. (They've all stopped carrying P&S cameras when I'm there).
Dave
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They are the designated drivers and you are the designated drinker and photographer.
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Originally Posted by dcstep
You guys might find this interesting. When I bought the 400mm f/5.6L, I thought that was a really expensive piece. I decided that I'd test myself and if I wasn't taking at least a couple of hundred pix per month with it, I'd sell it. Well, three months later, I found myself taking 2000 to 3000 pix per month (my 7D is approaching 50,000-clicks). That took some of the sting out of the decision to move up to the 500mm. The first time I used the 500mm I literally felt guilty, like I was "cheating", because it was so much better. I'm still out of pocket over $6,000, but it seems like a very good investment.
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Dave,
I would like to get the 400 5.6 to go along with my 300 4 so I don't have to throw on the 1.4x to get there but
I didn't need to know how truly great the 500 is.
All I have to do is look at the MTF charts for the 500 + and wish. Then again after I retire, there will be some disposable income.
Took photography in HS with Cannon equipment then occasional photos with the same stuff for the next 25 years. Needed a waterproof camera and went digital with a Pentax. After a few years of that went to the Canon 40 and accumulated glass. So now I'm up to ~15K in pictures within the past 3 years, most are junk but a few are nice.