Its a really great idea in a lens. I have lusted a 200-400/4 for some time, but I'm Canon guy, not Nikon. It would be great for my track photography. The built-in extender is a great and convenient new feature as well.
We'll see what it comes in at price-wise. I doubt I can justify the price. I can only do about 8-9 events per year. Would be hard to justify an expensive lens on that low an amount of volume.
Its a GREAT idea. You don't need to unmount the lens to put on the extender. Its just a flip of a switch. This feature rocks.
No mucking around to change range. The release doesn't say anything about whether it becomes an f/5.6 with the extender engaged, but one would think so.
I heard there was a football game last night... I'll bet this lens was there, if they're gonna release it this year there are probably already pre-production testing ones out there... same with the 500 and 600 superteles.
So with the TC it's a 280-600 5.6? ok, not that useful but maybe wildlife photogs will like that feature.
No mucking around to change range. The release doesn't say anything about whether it becomes an f/5.6 with the extender engaged, but one would think so.
If you think of it as being a Canon 200-560mm f/4-5.6 L IS lens,
a guestimated price of 7-8k does not seem too far fetched does it? :cry
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Seeing as I almost sold everything to switch to Nikon because of their 200-400 f4 lens, this is great news for me and others that shoot wildlife.
My 300 f2.8 and 100-400 will be going bye-bye.
So 560mm with the TC on a crop camera brings it very close to 900mm.
Although this is slightly less than my 300 with a 2X tc on a crop camera, (960mm) it would be much easier to adjust to different shooting conditions.
I hope the price is more like $5000, and even that's more than what I want to pay for it.
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My guess is this lens will be at least $8K. It is apparent that Canon is finally starting to price like Nikon. The new Canon 500 II is $9K, which is $500 higher than the current Nikon 500.
There's no way this lens is going to be thousands less than the Canon 500 II. The Nikon 200-400 is almost $7K. The Canon is a newer design plus, it has the integrated TC. So add $500 for that, and the $500 over the Nikon price because it's a newer design, and you have $1K over the Nikon price and that makes the Canon 200-400 at $8K. Minimum.
My guess is this lens will be at least $8K. It is apparent that Canon is finally starting to price like Nikon. The new Canon 500 II is $9K, which is $500 higher than the current Nikon 500.
There's no way this lens is going to be thousands less than the Canon 500 II. The Nikon 200-400 is almost $7K. The Canon is a newer design plus, it has the integrated TC. So add $500 for that, and the $500 over the Nikon price because it's a newer design, and you have $1K over the Nikon price and that makes the Canon 200-400 at $8K. Minimum.
My guess is this lens will be at least $8K. It is apparent that Canon is finally starting to price like Nikon. The new Canon 500 II is $9K, which is $500 higher than the current Nikon 500.
There's no way this lens is going to be thousands less than the Canon 500 II. The Nikon 200-400 is almost $7K. The Canon is a newer design plus, it has the integrated TC. So add $500 for that, and the $500 over the Nikon price because it's a newer design, and you have $1K over the Nikon price and that makes the Canon 200-400 at $8K. Minimum.
Well...I hope you are wrong on this one, Joel.
I was hoping for $2500 or so....even at $4000...forget it.
I dont understand it, why not just release a 200-400 f4, since people already own the 1.4 and 2x extenders? or better yet, combine it all and make it a 300-500 f4, that you would be able to attach the 1.4 & 2x to? (for the same price)
Unless there is actually some optical advantage to having it build in, it just seems like a gimmick to get people to buy a super expensive 200-400.
Canon seems to be releasing some pretty strange products lately, and it is getting hard to tell apart the innovations from the gimmicks
I dont understand it, why not just release a 200-400 f4, since people already own the 1.4 and 2x extenders? or better yet, combine it all and make it a 300-500 f4, that you would be able to attach the 1.4 & 2x to? (for the same price)
Unless there is actually some optical advantage to having it build in, it just seems like a gimmick to get people to buy a super expensive 200-400.
Canon seems to be releasing some pretty strange products lately, and it is getting hard to tell apart the innovations from the gimmicks
If it's as good as it sounds, I'd MUCH rather have the tcon built-in - no lens changing required! This could be a killer lens.
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Finally! Anyone have $6K?
is this just the *new* 100-400?
We'll see what it comes in at price-wise. I doubt I can justify the price. I can only do about 8-9 events per year. Would be hard to justify an expensive lens on that low an amount of volume.
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Its a GREAT idea. You don't need to unmount the lens to put on the extender. Its just a flip of a switch. This feature rocks.
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You can switch it out? I wonder how that works..
So with the TC it's a 280-600 5.6? ok, not that useful but maybe wildlife photogs will like that feature.
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Most likely possible, but you would lose AF capability.
a guestimated price of 7-8k does not seem too far fetched does it? :cry
― Edward Weston
And I think it will be 6K. Just my guess.
My 300 f2.8 and 100-400 will be going bye-bye.
So 560mm with the TC on a crop camera brings it very close to 900mm.
Although this is slightly less than my 300 with a 2X tc on a crop camera, (960mm) it would be much easier to adjust to different shooting conditions.
I hope the price is more like $5000, and even that's more than what I want to pay for it.
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For the sake of the kids college fund it is a good thing my wife is not a subject to lens lust.
There's no way this lens is going to be thousands less than the Canon 500 II. The Nikon 200-400 is almost $7K. The Canon is a newer design plus, it has the integrated TC. So add $500 for that, and the $500 over the Nikon price because it's a newer design, and you have $1K over the Nikon price and that makes the Canon 200-400 at $8K. Minimum.
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You may be right, but I can dream can't I.
If it's $8k, hell, if it's $7k, they can keep it.
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Well...I hope you are wrong on this one, Joel.
I was hoping for $2500 or so....even at $4000...forget it.
That's what I said, "almost $7K". I also gave good reasons why the Canon will be priced at least $1K above that.
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Unless there is actually some optical advantage to having it build in, it just seems like a gimmick to get people to buy a super expensive 200-400.
Canon seems to be releasing some pretty strange products lately, and it is getting hard to tell apart the innovations from the gimmicks
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