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Snapper · 11-21-2008, 05:15 AM

I seem to have built up more Canon fit lenses than I need, so I'm thinking of selling some off and just buying one decent lens. I already have 24-70mm covered, but I want to get rid of a Canon 28-135mm, a 75-300mm and Centon 500mm reflector, and maybe replace them with Canon 70-200mm f/4L.

I'm not a fan of long lenses, but I do need something long for photographing cricket for my club's website. So I was thinking of getting a Canon 2x extender so I can have a 400m in effect.

Question is, once you put a 2x extender on the lens, what kind of drop in quality will you get? Or should I look at getting a single non-Canon lens (like a Sigma 120-400mm f/4.5-5.6). I would need good quality up to 200mm for doing the occasional wedding though.

11-21-2008, 05:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
Snapper Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: South Coast, England Posts: 185	Are lens extenders any good? I seem to have built up more Canon fit lenses than I need, so I'm thinking of selling some off and just buying one decent lens. I already have 24-70mm covered, but I want to get rid of a Canon 28-135mm, a 75-300mm and Centon 500mm reflector, and maybe replace them with Canon 70-200mm f/4L. I'm not a fan of long lenses, but I do need something long for photographing cricket for my club's website. So I was thinking of getting a Canon 2x extender so I can have a 400m in effect. Question is, once you put a 2x extender on the lens, what kind of drop in quality will you get? Or should I look at getting a single non-Canon lens (like a Sigma 120-400mm f/4.5-5.6). I would need good quality up to 200mm for doing the occasional wedding though.