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mike walker | profile | all galleries >> Miscellaneous >> deleted >> Cameras and Lenses >> High Resolution Images For Canon EF 70-200mm F/2.8 L IS USM w/2x TC vs Canon EF 100-400 F4.5-5.6L IS USM tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

High Resolution Images For Canon EF 70-200mm F/2.8 L IS USM w/2x TC vs Canon EF 100-400 F4.5-5.6L IS USM

Except where noted, these are unretouched jpeg images precisely as they were generated by the camera or by conversion from camera raw (with possible white balance and/or exposure adjustments). View at "orignal" size to see image detail.

Both photos were taken from a tripod using mirror lockup and IS disengaged in AF mode on a 5D Mark II. I set exposure bias to minus 1 stop, which was accurate for the 100-400 lens, but with the 70-200+TC, I could not keep AE from blowing out the detail in most of the leaves. Since my use of a super telephoto will always utilize AF and AE, I did not consider using manual exposure for this comparison.

TC used is the Tamron SP AF 300F CA 2x.
tripod uncropped (100-400)
tripod uncropped (100-400)		 tripod uncropped (70-200 with 2x TC)
tripod uncropped (70-200 with 2x TC)
tripod 50% crop (100-400)
tripod 50% crop (100-400)		 tripod 50% crop (70-200 with 2x TC)
tripod 50% crop (70-200 with 2x TC)
tripod 100% crop (100-400)
tripod 100% crop (100-400)		 tripod 100% crop (70-200 with 2x TC)
tripod 100% crop (70-200 with 2x TC)

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Wes 06-Sep-2010 16:57
Cool Mike!
No doubt I made the right choice... and I get to test it in Kruger in a few weeks, how awesome.
Wes
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