| Re: Choosing Canon 400mm prime or 100-400mm zoom lens? Help!
I think it partly depends on the type of photograph you will be taking.
As has already been pointed out if you are looking to fill the frame with a small bird all the time then 400 prime is the way to go for the better image quality.
As you say though you will be partly using it in parks and gardens where it is often easier to get closer to the subjects. I use the 100-400 myself and find it useful in a park to zoom out to get a shot of a bird in it's environment eg. a swan on a lake and then have the option to zoom in and get a close up of just the neck & head. |