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<strong>“Production” model said to exist


</strong>Ben, a CR reader, had a chance to play around with the upcoming EF 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4tc in South Africa recently. He had a talk with a Canon product manager there about the highly anticipated lens and got to play around with the lens a bit.</p>
<ul>
<li>This was the first time that this specific model was on public display.</li>
<li>Changes were made post Olympics-this is probably the final version.</li>
<li>This one is a production model.</li>
<li>Pricing: somewhere around $11000.</li>
<li>Weight: No official comment from Canon. Ben thinks it feels nearly the same weight as the 600 F4 II.</li>
<li>Focus speed the same as 500 II on 1DX, virtually instantaneous.</li>
<li>Flip switch for converter works like a dream-instant magnification.</li>
<li>One has to move L hand from front to flip switch, when hand holding the lens more difficult to flip switch than with lens on mono pod.</li>
<li>Availability: next 2-3 months.</li>
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<p>Here’s hoping this lens reaches us in Q1 of 2013.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r</strong></p>