Any rumors of a Canon 100-400 L replacement?

[Tony Printezis]

Hi all,


I'm a new addition to the forum (and thanks to Bryan for the invite!).


Has anyone heard of any rumors for a potential replacement for the 100-400 L? They keep popping up on and off on the net with these apparent changes: traditional zoom ring, a bit faster on the wide end (i.e., 4-5.6), latest IS, and most likely weather-sealed. But, no concrete info on it yet. Anyone heard anything?


Tony

[Daniel Browning]

Canon already came out with it, didn't you hear?


It's called the 70-200 f/4 L IS with 1.4X TC. Traditional zoom ring, latest IS, weather sealed, etc. Pity they lost 100mm on the long end, though.





Seriously, that is what I'm using and if you can make do with just 300mm, it's great. The image quality is every bit as good.


Here's Bryan's comparison.

[Tony Printezis]

Hi Dan,

It's called the 70-200 f/4 L IS with 1.4X TC. Traditional zoom ring, latest IS, weather sealed, etc. Pity they lost 100mm on the long end, though.

:-)


Yeah, I have the 70-200 f/4 L IS too. Awesome lens. I never stop being amazed by the quality of the shots I take with it... And its performance even with the 1.4x TC looks very impressive indeed. Maybe, I should get my act together and invest on the 1.4x TC. But, of course, imagine the 100-400 with the TC. :-)


Happy Shooting,


Tony

[Jerry Evans]

I agree Daniel. I did a direct comparison and thought the 70-200 f4 + 1.4 was sharper than the 100-400 at 280. Even cropped to the same image size as the 100-400 at 400mm was better. So, I went with the 70-200 + 1.4. I got the bonus of a great 70-200 lens! I'll know more after the track and field season this spring; the shots on the far side of the track are a better angle from the stands than on the close side. My old 70-300 was adequate but the 70-200 + 1.4 will be much better.

[billygong1980]

we are at this website full of info, guys.





http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=113&Camera=9&Sample=0& FLI=3&API=1&LensComp=404&CameraComp=9& amp;SampleComp=0&FLIComp=5&APIComp=0





note the strong CA's

[Fred Relaix]

Canon rumors recently posted that it may be anounced in a few months (http://www.canonrumors.com/2008/12/e...f4-56l-is-cr2/). No idea how reliable this informaion is. My 100-400L still works remakably well though.