EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM EXTENDER 1.4x

[Pieter]

@Steve U, well, it can

[Steve U]

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[Sheiky]

<span><span>Extender is built into the lens and you turn it on or off.


<span><span>Apparantly.

Yup, so it sais in the announcement []


Oh boy, this is really the ultimate tele-zoom lens!! 200-400mm F4L IS with optional extender capabilities....wow!!And with full internal zoom if it looks like....wow. With the idea in mind that it has image quality equal to the latest Canon lenses....sigh....say no more [:#]


I think prices are going to be astronomical for my budget unfortunately[]


By the way, have you also seen the T3i and Rebel T3??


Jan

[Sheiky]

Hmm look what I stumbled upon while reading the T3i/600D preview:


"Alongside the camera, Canon is also launching the 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 IS II"


Some great announcements today [A]

[btaylor]

Wow that

[neuroanatomist]

The nikon 200-400 costs $6800, so the Canon won't be much less.

Much more... I'm going to guess $8500, and even that might be on the low side. Consider the pricing on the new 300/2.8 II and 400/2.8 II. If Canon follows suit, I'd expect this to be a couple of thousand more than the Nikon counterpart, especially since the extender is built-in.

[Sheiky]

I'm afraid you're right. I'd say this lens is going to be just as good or better than the 400mm F4L IS DO(when looking at the quality of the newest Canon lenses). Add that it's more versatile being a zoom. It has the build-in extender. All those things will make it a very versatile, yet fast lens for a lot of different photographers. Think about journalists, bird-photographers, wild-life, sports. It fits in almost every photographers wishlist if you ask me [] It doesn't fit in every bag or budget I'm afraid [:#]

[HDNitehawk]

They are calling it a Super Telephoto. Its not going to be a compact easy to carry around lens. If you look at the tripod foot, the smallest lens with that type of foot is the 500mm and it weighs 8.5 lbs.


It is going to have that big bulky lens cap that is a pain in the rear and cost a fortune itself.


I think Neuro has it priced very close, $8500 maybe.


What about the IQ? If it is comparable to the big primes it might have some possibilities. How about the AF system on a huge telephoto zoom like that. Will it get close to the primes. I will want to see some reviews before I would consider this one. I would hate to drop that much money on it and then the IQ or AF system not live up to the hype.


So it looks interesting, but to me the 500mm or the 600mm if they loose 3 or 4 pounds (or even 1 or 2) is more interesting in that price range. With the big prime I would be more comfortable thinking I was getting the best IQ possible.

[Kayaker72]

Ok...my initial excitement is easing a little, especially with the price tags being discussed. But, assuming great IQ, I am glad that Canon will have a lens like this in their lineup. Even if I will never afford one. It has the potential to be a flagship lens, along with the other new big whites. Flagships whose technology will eventually filter down into something I can afford.


So for me....still holding onto my 100-400L. A tank of "old

[Lars]

With that price, I would have to save for decades to get one. Too bad, for this is something I have longed for since my 70-300 got some beating turning it into a super-soft lens at &gt;200.


On the plus side, this will perhaps lower the price of 100-400L when people start to sell of to get the latest Canon telelens.


Lars