Replacement or Addition?
Received a cryptic email saying that a 400 f/4.5L IS is in development. The lens would fit between the 400 DO and 400 f/5.6. Neither of those lenses would be discontinued.
I'm not sure Canon needs four 400mm lenses. Nor do I have a clue what such a lens would cost.
Interesting concept anyway.
Nikon Roadmap Leak
Everyone has been pretty enamored by the apparent Nikon Roadmap leak.
I'm not a big believer, that is A LOT of lenses to launch in the span of 18 months.
We'll see though.
The link in case you missed it:
http://nikonrumors.com/2009/07/08/nikon-roadmap-2009-2010-leaked-part-2.aspx
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200-500 can be a nice neighbor for those canon nice 70-200 lenses… awesome!… +10000000000000000000000
Sliders can be weather sealed – see 28-300L
fair enough. personally the standard zoom range is not useful enough to me to warrant that much cash.
to each his own
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Yeah should have said ISN’T weather sealed. I use the 100-400 for a compact travel 400, the 2.8 is not something I want to tote around with the rest of my gear it’s just huge, but the push-pull design is a pain, especially with the tightener/lock feature you have to use finger gymnastics to work while shooting. They could have made the lens telescope out from a rotating zoom ring design it would have been MUCH better. ALSO, the push-pull design shoots air into the mirror box if you dont loosen the tightener ring all the way before pulling – not good in a dusty environment – not sure if the 28-300 has that problem or not. IMO the 100-400 really needs an update for the weather sealing at a minimum.