Why The Canon 100-400mm Lens Is At The Top Of Photographers' Want Lists

Ever get jealous? I really do, especially when thinking about my camera equipment. I'm sure drooling over a new Canon 100-400mm zoom lens at the moment. Next week, no one knows. Yet one particular matter is for certain, it will likely be something.

Although I truly need to admit the fact that the Canon 100-400mm lens has been on my hit list for some time. I have some great lenses, though. In fact, I've got a Canon 70-200mm f4, that is perhaps my very best lens.

Some of the factors the Canon 100-400mm lens tops the list as my future acquisition:

1. The zoom range is just right pertaining to my requirements. I shoot loads of bird photos, and at this time I have to think about imaginative techniques for getting closer. The zoom to 400mm will be superior to the 200mm I now have. Plus, whenever you put this lens upon any camera with a crop image sensor, such as a Rebel or perhaps 7D, you obtain 1.6x the stated focal length (680mm). Now that is fantastic.

2. It's an L series lens. That is Canon's highest quality lens collection. You obtain superior image quality, superior engineering, plus, you will have plenty of individuals watching and turning green with envy over your gear (view the account down below).

3. Nature Photography needs a lens like this. If you cannot spend the money for prime lenses at 400 or 500mm, this specific zoom lens is the next most suitable choice. I mentioned above taking pictures of birds, but a majority of natural creatures won't just walk up close and say "cheese." You truly need a lens that can reach them. So when you happen to be walking through the wilds of Alaska or just walking through your local town, a telephoto lens at this length is what you will need.

So here is the story of my recent experience with "lens envy."

I had been driving to work at exactly the right moment in the early morning for the sun's rays to be great for a certain photo I have been thinking about. It's a horse farm and stable that is close to the corner where I turn. There are several beautiful chestnut ponies grazing in the field on a sloping hillside which has a small barn in the front.

It happened to be the exact photo I was dreaming about. So I pulled off the road just after turning the corner. Took out the Canon digital slr from the bag and attached my 70-200mm lens to it. I proceeded to cross the road and take up my location next to the fencing. I snapped a few pictures and shifted to take a few more. I checked the rear monitor to see how the shots were turning out.

I was a bit disappointed that I was so far away from the hillside. I would have to do some cropping after I got the photos uploaded to my computer.

That's when it occurred to me that there was someone else standing nearby, and he was doing exactly the same thing I was. I noticed the familiar color of a Canon telephoto L lens. It was the Canon 100-400, and I began to get that sick feeling in my stomach.. perhaps you know the one I'm speaking of? It's the one associated with jealousy.

We struck up a conversation, and he said that seeing me taking those shots had given him the courage to stop and do the same. Before I left, I got his card which had the web address I could go to in order to see the images he had shot that morning.

Needless to say, i was again so jealous when I saw them. Someday very soon, I'm sure that I will be opening a package that contains a Canon 100-400mm lens, perhaps it will be on some special occasion like my birthday or April 5th (the date is insignificant - any day will do). Just hoping my wife will get the hint when she reads this.

I'm sure that I will be the owner of a Canon 100-400mm lens one day soon. So much so that I have a website devoted to that and other lenses that I either have or want. Check it out at http://www.canoneoslenses.org.

Happy Shooting!