Fs: 400 L 5.6

John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
edited March 2, 2005 in Flea Market
Excellent condition.Mounted 3-5 times.Box missing top.All the fixins
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2005
    you may have windoze after he's paid me for my 16-35L lol3.gif

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  • luckyrweluckyrwe Registered Users Posts: 952 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2005
    How about everyone box up a lens and ship it to the person to your right? :D
  • SeamusSeamus Registered Users Posts: 1,573 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2005
    MHJS wrote:
    Excellent condition.Mounted 3-5 times.Box missing top.All the fixins
    Lower 48 $950.00 Shipped & insured.
    USPS Money order only.
    PM or Email
    John
    If you don't mind me asking, why are you seling the lens? I have read the reviews of this lens and I hope to buy one in the near future.

    I don't mean to hijack the thread or turn the thread into a lens debate.
  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2005
    luckyrwe wrote:
    How about everyone box up a lens and ship it to the person to your right? :D
    So who gets my '82 mouldy f/? 80-210 tamron then ?
  • John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2005
    shay wrote:
    If you don't mind me asking, why are you seling the lens? I have read the reviews of this lens and I hope to buy one in the near future.

    I don't mean to hijack the thread or turn the thread into a lens debate.
    I also have a 300 f4 L IS.I recently purchased a 1.4 extender,So Im reaching 420 @ 5.6
    Seems like overkill to me,so something has to go.
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited February 28, 2005
    I'm very tempted as I just sold a bicycle and WILL be buying long glass. My only question: how big in the frame will a 3 inch hummingbird be from 12 feet away (the minimum focusing distance)? If you have a sample (non cropped) I'd love to see it.

    oh L glass... here I come!
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  • SeamusSeamus Registered Users Posts: 1,573 Major grins
    edited February 28, 2005
    MHJS wrote:
    I also have a 300 f4 L IS.I recently purchased a 1.4 extender,So Im reaching 420 @ 5.6
    Seems like overkill to me,so something has to go.
    Thanks for that. I hope to get this lens later this year and was afraid that it would be a bad buy. From what I have read it is a very sharp lens and focuses quickly.

    Shay.
  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited February 28, 2005
    So are you now keeping the 300mm f4?


    I was doin some ciphering in the hot tub last night, and concluded that with a 70 - 200 f2.8 and a tc and a 400 mm, I would have a pretty nice, non overlapping combo for soccer and birds and such. Now if I could find some cash......


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  • luckyrweluckyrwe Registered Users Posts: 952 Major grins
    edited February 28, 2005
    Ann--

    Check the sofa cushions?
  • mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
    edited March 1, 2005
    shay wrote:
    Thanks for that. I hope to get this lens later this year and was afraid that it would be a bad buy. From what I have read it is a very sharp lens and focuses quickly.

    I'm getting lost in the discussion. :( Which lens is the very sharp and quick focusing lens? The 300/4 or the 400/5.6? (or both?)
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited March 1, 2005
    mercphoto wrote:
    I'm getting lost in the discussion. :( Which lens is the very sharp and quick focusing lens? The 300/4 or the 400/5.6? (or both?)
    I would say they are both not too shabby but if you look at the net reviews all over the place there is nothing but praise for the 400 speed of focus...particularly in fred miranda.
  • SeamusSeamus Registered Users Posts: 1,573 Major grins
    edited March 1, 2005
    mercphoto wrote:
    I'm getting lost in the discussion. :( Which lens is the very sharp and quick focusing lens? The 300/4 or the 400/5.6? (or both?)


    http://luminous-landscape.com/reviews/lenses/forgotten-400.shtml

    A good review of the 400 5/6. That's why I'm putting it on my list. ( when I get it is another storyrolleyes1.gif )

    Shay.
  • mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
    edited March 1, 2005
    That's quite a review. Now, what I really don't need is someone saying "the 400/5.6 is the perfect compliment to my existing 70-200/2.8L with 1.4 TC" ...
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  • John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
    edited March 1, 2005
    Ok folks,your going to talk me out of selling iticon10.gif
    I had a 100-400 and I thought it was the pitts.
    Im gathering primes and next will be the 180L macro.
    I have had a lot of different lenses and I think the Bigma (Sigma 50-500) was much sharper on the long end than the 100-400.
    Im rambling on here and I could go on forever about all the lenses I bought sold and traded.xzicon_smile_cool.gif
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  • SeamusSeamus Registered Users Posts: 1,573 Major grins
    edited March 1, 2005
    MHJS wrote:
    Ok folks,your going to talk me out of selling iticon10.gif
    I had a 100-400 and I thought it was the pitts.
    Im gathering primes and next will be the 180L macro.
    I have had a lot of different lenses and I think the Bigma (Sigma 50-500) was much sharper on the long end than the 100-400.
    Im rambling on here and I could go on forever about all the lenses I bought sold and traded.xzicon_smile_cool.gif
    I know I said earlier that I wasn't trying to turn this into a lens comparison thread but I liedrolleyes1.gif

    You didn't like the 100-400? did you find it as soft as the review above shows?

    sorry for the hijack, perhaps I should start another thread?

    Shay.
  • John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
    edited March 1, 2005
    shay wrote:
    I know I said earlier that I wasn't trying to turn this into a lens comparison thread but I liedrolleyes1.gif

    You didn't like the 100-400? did you find it as soft as the review above shows?

    sorry for the hijack, perhaps I should start another thread?

    Shay.
    Hey,I think it would be cool if you started another thread in which we can discuss are past, present and future glass. I have sold,traded and bought many.Im still on my journey,searching for the right lens that fits me.
    Might get more exposure.
    In the last year I have gone through a lot and there is a few I want again.
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited March 2, 2005
    MHJS wrote:
    Hey,I think it would be cool if you started another thread in which we can discuss are past, present and future glass. I have sold,traded and bought many.Im still on my journey,searching for the right lens that fits me.
    Might get more exposure.
    In the last year I have gone through a lot and there is a few I want again.
    John
    did you guys start that thread? put a link here, I'll look too...
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  • SeamusSeamus Registered Users Posts: 1,573 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2005
    DoctorIt wrote:
    did you guys start that thread? put a link here, I'll look too...
    http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=7219

    Ian has started a thread for lens reviews. Put your comments and reviews of the lens you own and want to buy here.


    Shay.
  • cmr164cmr164 Registered Users Posts: 1,542 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2005
    mercphoto wrote:
    That's quite a review. Now, what I really don't need is someone saying "the 400/5.6 is the perfect compliment to my existing 70-200/2.8L with 1.4 TC" ...
    How about this variation....

    The 500 f/4.0Liloveyou.gif is the perfect compliment to my existing 70-200/2.8L with 1.4 TC
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  • mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2005
    cmr164 wrote:
    How about this variation....

    The 500 f/4.0Liloveyou.gif is the perfect compliment to my existing 70-200/2.8L with 1.4 TC

    This thread is getting dangerous to my bank balance!
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