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Lots of interesting stories, hence mine would pale in comparison from the first word. But I'll give it a shot anyway. I chose Telephonic because Tele + holic would sound just horrible. But I love my 200mm, cause it gives space between me and the photographed subject (plus, I suck at wider end)...

Maybe you meant the first ZOOM lens to employ tele converter... Anyway, thanks for the reminder about the TC in the rare FD 1200. Knew I heard it before, but my memory cheats me from time to time. ::)

This is because the sky will be polarised in an uneven way. Most apparent in ultra-wides. About UV filter on digital cameras, I believe it's not a necessity.

Allow me to fantasize this beast PLUS 1.4X on 1DX. ::)

Yeah, I love the water droplets, too! Have you considered using "extension tube" or things like that? I heard that for wider lens, it's better to use the tube rather than the filters (as it doesn't introduce more air-glass interface)

You say why, I'll chime in on similar note as many others. The smaller 200 is not a zoom, it's not white (aka. not cool), and probably not many user of the lens you mentioned realise the benefit of AF speed gained by upgrading to f/2.8. I own this lens for almost 2 years, and this is "my...

was it windy? It's normal to have "in focus" plane shift if you refocus, especially if you change settings.

Re: Canon EF 135 f/1.8L IS Not really. 200/2.8 II has it (1.5 - 3.5 m and 3.5 m - infinity IIRC). Let's say you're using one of the great whites to cover a football, sorry, soccer match. You are positioned on one side of the pitch, the action is on the other side of it. Imagine your lens...

Ha! An answer to a continuous prayer! Now to find anyone with THE 1200mm... ::)

Anyone slapped this thing onto the rear of EF 1200/5.6L? Or at least EF 800/5.6L, if 1200 is too difficult. ;D

You mentioned it is going to be f/2.8, so I suppose it should replace 135/2.8 SF, not THE 135/2 L. And could this be an implementation of electrochromism?

Hi, you don't mind if I climb aboard, do you?I'm planning to go for a race, too! It will be the late September's Singapore GP (night race). I'd like to know if F1/FIA/Organizer put limitation on which lens you can carry in. I heard that the focal length is limited to 200mm (from our local...

Have you checked your iPhone? I own no iPhone and am not really interested in purchasing one, TBH. Oh, but I have a friend who has one, and just inspected the phone. Guess what? It's a 3Gs and has "Designed in California Assembled in China" proudly written on the rear cover (not hidden beneath...

30 cm/300 mm is from focal plane. Let's crunch some numbers: EF Flange-back distance: 44 mm Lens length : 27 mm Total : 71 mm Take 71 mm from 300 mm and you have 229 mm/~23 cm (approx.) from the end of the lens. Not too close to 10 cm, but who brings ruler on a photo...

I see some questions have to be addressed in this matter. Pro bodies, when used by pros, must must be capable to take some abuse on rough conditions (eg. snow, desert, war zones, etc). I personally think touch screen could be too much a hassle in such situations. Button operated functions can...

As many others, the departure from mirror to prism caught my eyes in the first place. I'm impressed with the layout of the buttons just beside the articulated LCD, it looks quite ergonomic. But from the front, I can't see clearly where the DoF preview button is. Any ideas? And the top view...

Strange, here we saw Canon TVC more than The Dark Side's. Specifically the "EOS for the master craftsman" starring Tyler Stableford & Sandy Puc ("Canon Explorer of the Light" or whatever). Probably it has something to do with Tyler Stableford's visit last Saturday, though.

Better stay away from ultra wides for portrait works. Overlarge nose, etc is not a rare case with such lenses. If you want to include the background, give some good distance of your lady and the scenery. The background might be a little bit blurred, but if you have a beautiful lady to look at...

Why not? I mean it sure increases your coolness to lvl 99. 8) On the serious note, I use the hood on 200mm/2.8. It's a telephoto lens which, I suppose, is less prone to flare so I use it mostly for physical protection. Back then, I used my Pop's old Sigma 28-200 with and without the provided...

Caught us by surprise, I believe. The way you missed this, Craig... I won't visit CR again. [100% lie, of course] ;D