On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 4:22 AM, Abhijit Menon-Sen wrote: > > > > I am looking for a L Series lens for my Canon... > > (I'm assuming you mean an L-series telephoto lens.) >
Yep > > > Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM > > > http://www.amazon.com/Canon-100-400mm-f4-5-5-6L-Telephoto-Cameras/dp/B00007GQLS/ > > > What are you planning to use the lens for? If it's birds, I'd recommend > the 400/5.6L over the 100-400 (it's even cheaper than the latter). If it > is for general photography, I'd pick the 100-400 for the zoom range. > General photography... thats why I want something with a zoom range... > > > is this significantly better than a good Sigma lens ? > > Which Sigma lens in particular do you have in mind? They vary. > > The 170-500 is slow and has no IS (which Sigma calls OS, for "Optical > Stabilisation") and is supposed to be soft. Yeah the 170-500 with "optical stabilisation" is the one i was thinkin of... thanks a lot for the advice ! ashok
