> I leave for Kenya in about a month. I have a Canon A2e and I need to get a
> good telephoto zoom for wildlife photography. I want to spend about $500
> to $1000 US and have a good general purpose lens after the trip. Right now
> I'm looking at two combinations:
>
> 1) Canon 100-300 5.6L with a Tamron 1.4x SP AF: cost is about $600
> 2) Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 APO EX HSM with a Sigma APO 2.0x EX: under $1100
>
> Option 1 would give me an economical slow AF 420mm f8 lens.
> Option 2 would give me a faster more reliable AF 400mm f5.6 lens. I
> believe that the 70-200 f2.8 lens would be a good portrait lens after the
> trip.
>
I've just got the Sigma 70-200 and 1.4x converter. Very impressive compared
to my 75-300 USM.
I went to Kenya before I moved to EOS but took a 75-300 4-5.6 Lens, 2x TC and
a 135 2.8 Lens. I only used the TC on the 75-300 once in all the time I was
there,
generally the animals are close enough that 300 is enough, sometimes even 200
is. You will also probably be on a tour bus which can't always stop its engine
when
you want to take a photo and hasn't got room to set up a tripod so faster
lenses are
preferable. Think about what speed film you want to use, personally I wanted to
use 100 or 64 ASA film whenever I could so the fastest available Lens is a
godsend.
All in all then, get the 70-200 and then think carefully about what TC to pair
it
with, both the 1.4x and 2x have their advantages, eventually you will probably
want both of them.
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