Quote Originally Posted by Kayaker72 View Post
But that there will be a "nice teleconverter solution," whatever that means.
I am excited about the potential of both of those, but have to admit, the 200-500 f/4 is less appealing without the built in TC. So, I'll have to wait to see what this "solution" is.
There have been a couple of Canon patents for TC solutions recently, one quite recent where some elements rotate and slide out of the way in different locations that looks like a two-option solution (e.g. 1.4x + 2x switchable, or perhaps 1x=bypass + 1.4x or 2x). There was another from a couple of years ago with what looks like 1x+1.4x+2x (or a TC zoom) with the ability to also add drop-in filters and maybe a kitchen sink, but that one does not look like something that would be made into a product (in theory it could, because of course 'reduction to practice' is needed for a patent, it just seems rather impractical).