I have been saving for some time for a zoom some where in the 70-200 range but came across the new 80-400 . I mainly shoot indoor events low light work so my 24-70 tamron 2.8 does most of the work Ihave a 105mm 2.0 if I need to come in closer on my back up body d7000 .
Does any one here have both would the 80-400 be an good alternative to the faster 70-200 2.8 on my D600 I would mainly be using this lens for out door events
Cheers Mark
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#1
Posted 13 February 2014 - 06:29 PM
#2
Posted 14 February 2014 - 10:09 AM
I had the 80-400 (earlier version) and sold it for the 70-200. That said, I liked the lens and got some great photos with it. Indoors or outdoors at night the aperture made it hard to use for sports which is what I shoot most of the time...It was the right choice for me at the time, but if I were making the decision now, I'd probably go with the 70-200 and one of the teleconverters if you think you need more reach...For indoor, I'd throw the 70-200 on the D600 and the 24-70 on the D7000...for outdoor without a TC, I might swap them too get a bit more reach...All 4 of the shots below were taken with my 80-400 and my former D90...
#3
Posted 16 February 2014 - 03:05 PM
Indoors you will want the faster aperture lens, so the 70-200 it is. The latest 80-400 is very capable, but doesn't open up to f2.8.
#4
Posted 19 February 2014 - 02:41 AM
you could go the middle ground and go with 300mm f-4 prime. with a 1.4x teleconvertor it would get you 420mm.
#5
Posted 22 February 2014 - 06:14 AM
Thanks for the replies i went for the new 70-200 2.8 with a 2x converter