Hi guys, I regularly go on walks and have never used, nor really have the desire to lug a heavy tripod around with me , especially to the places I end up !
Could some kind soul please recommend me a decent well balanced lens , and one that will work with a Kenko 1.4 300 DG - thanks alot !
Another question is, are there any Sigma lenses out there where the front barrel does not move when focusing. So basically an internal focusing mechanism. Or would a lens cap solve this problem ?
I found that when using a cheap Canon lens , the rotating front end made it very difficult to get used to when gripping the lens for certain shots , and was not what I was used to .
thanks again and sorry if these questions seem stupid. I'm new to SLR photography :-)
This was a problem for me as well. There are some threads on this subject. However, after asking lots of questions I decided that any 400mm lense was going to be too heavy for walks (although some claim to do it). In the end I purchased the Olympus 550 and put a 1.7 TC on-this give me about 820mm and is very light and easy to use. For my DSLR I purchased the 100-400 but I won't go walking with it unless it's for a specific purpose and in my ruckscak.
If you look in the "my final Oly 550" thread you can see some shots.
For me it's a toss up between the Canon 400mm f5,6 and the Canon 100-400mm IS f4,5-f5,6.
Both are compact enough to carry in my camera shoulder bag - though the 100-400mm is a better fit. Both are light enough to carry several miles in this way - 2-3 miles no problem at all - with or without a tripod. The 100-400 is more versatile due to it's range and IS - but you can't go far wrong with either.