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    Quote Originally Posted by neuroanatomist View Post
    Here's a quick comparison, and I think the 100-300/2.8 + 2x holds up very well compared to the 600/4 II. The 100-500 is no slouch, either...

    https://www.canonrumors.com/forum/th...-is-usm.42653/
    In those images, I would agree. Those are more of a "bird-scape" style .... my preference with birds to have the subject much bigger in the frame in which case the new 100-300 with the 2X TC may do just fine. Since I already own a 600 f/4 and the RF 100-500 it's not really a lens that's on my want list although it is clearly a stellar piece.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joel Eade View Post
    In those images, I would agree. Those are more of a "bird-scape" style .... my preference with birds to have the subject much bigger in the frame in which case the new 100-300 with the 2X TC may do just fine. Since I already own a 600 f/4 and the RF 100-500 it's not really a lens that's on my want list although it is clearly a stellar piece.
    If not for this contrived 'test', I would not have brought the 100-300 on a birding outing at all. Outside of testing of this sort, doubt I'll use it with the 2x TC in the future. I can see using it with the 1.4x TC for outdoor field events, a 140-420mm f/4 zoom will be useful in that setting, and under non-pro field lighting the 100-500mm needs ISOs of 12800-25600, so the extra 2/3 – 1-2/3 stops of light will make a meaningful difference.

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    Makes complete sense to me!

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    Thanks John.....I came across these two images of Bryan's (here and here) with the 100-300 f/2.8 with a 2x TC which are plenty sharp, IMO. The typical fall off in IQ with a 2x TC does not seem to be happening here. But, I was wondering how fast the AF is? Do you see the usual fall off in AF?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kayaker72 View Post
    Thanks John.....I came across these two images of Bryan's (here and here) with the 100-300 f/2.8 with a 2x TC which are plenty sharp, IMO. The typical fall off in IQ with a 2x TC does not seem to be happening here. But, I was wondering how fast the AF is? Do you see the usual fall off in AF?
    I think it slows down a little with the 2x, but the AF is so fast natively that any difference is barely perceptible.

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    Quote Originally Posted by neuroanatomist View Post
    I think it slows down a little with the 2x, but the AF is so fast natively that any difference is barely perceptible.
    Thanks. This seems like a big improvement over previous lenses, especially EF, with a 2x TC. It'll be interesting to see about AF speed and IQ if Canon does release some sort of 0, 1.4, 2x TC.

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