Quote Originally Posted by Bob
Good choice! <span>200 - 400 f4 IS

From a versitality standpoint, this lens would be awesome. But...



Let's take a look at the Nikon counterpart, the 200-400 f/4 G-AFS ED-IF VR. Wow, quite the tongue twister[].


Weight: 7.2 lbs


Price: 6,279.00 (ouch!)


So, this lens fiits in neither the light or inexpensive category. Even if optical quality is at least decent, I can't see myself buying this sort of lens. At $6,300, over double the predicted price by many here, I'm better off financially and optically with primes covering the zoom range of this lens.


Think about it:


I can get:
  • Canon 300 f/2.8 L IS (~$4100)
  • 1.4 extender (~300)
  • Canon 70-200 2.8 L IS (~$1500)



And $300 to spare!


Okay, obviously I am comparing apples to oranges here... But I just wanted to put the price of Nikon's 200-400 f/4 zoom in perspective[].


So, after seeing the specs and price of Nikon's offering of a 200-400 f/4 zoom, the price, IMO, of a similiar Canon lens will be very substantial, and much higher than the predicted $2000-$3000 of many in the forum.