At Least Two Big White Lenses Coming Ahead of Photokina [CR3]

[TunaErgan]

Choose four: EF 600mm f4 DO IS USM, EF 200-600mm f5.6 IS USM, EF 200mm f2 IS II USM, EF 800mm f5.6 IS II USM. Personally, i would be glad to see a 600DO as 400DO was exceptionally good, also 200-600 would be an excellent move, as it will both serve as a competition to Nikon's 200-500 as well as a (maybe cheaper) successor to 200-400 (ofc without 1.4TC). Dont know whether the 200-600 would feature a TC or not though.

 

[neonlight]

Also rumored a while back ... 800DO and 1000 DO.
Gen III rather than rev. III?

 

[RGF]

Also rumored a while back ... 800DO and 1000 DO.
Gen III rather than rev. III?

I think that the lens will be an update, not a refresh

 

[Michael Clark]

100-400mm L does then so will this.

That all depends on who you ask. Most folks do not consider the EF 100-400mm a "big white". The "Big White" moniker is generally reserved for lenses 300mm or longer with an entrance pupil of 105mm or more. That's f/2.8 for 300mm (sorry 300mm f/4, but you're not a "B.W."), f/3.8 or faster for 400mm (sorry, 400mm f/5.6, but you're not a "B.W." either), and pretty much anything 500mm or longer. The EF 200-400mm f/4 IS 1.4X is a special case that doesn't quite make it to f/3.8 at 400mm, but f/4 with a built in 1.4X is close enough.

 

[Loswr]

That all depends on who you ask. Most folks do not consider the EF 100-400mm a "big white". The "Big White" moniker is generally reserved for lenses 300mm or longer with an entrance pupil of 105mm or more. That's f/2.8 for 300mm (sorry 300mm f/4, but you're not a "B.W."), f/3.8 or faster for 400mm (sorry, 400mm f/5.6, but you're not a "B.W." either), and pretty much anything 500mm or longer. The EF 200-400mm f/4 IS 1.4X is a special case that doesn't quite make it to f/3.8 at 400mm, but f/4 with a built in 1.4X is close enough.

I think the moniker refers to the big price tag. Little whites are south of $2.5K, big whites are north of $5K. Easy.

 

[Michael Clark]

I think the moniker refers to the big price tag. Little whites are south of $2.5K, big whites are north of $5K. Easy.

So used EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS (1st gen) lenses selling for between $2,800-3,400 at B&H are not "Big Whites?"

 

[Loswr]

So used EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS (1st gen) lenses selling for between $2,800-3,400 at B&H are not "Big Whites?"

Disingenuous and intentionally obtuse posts really add value to the forums.

 

[takesome1]

Disingenuous and intentionally obtuse posts really add value to the forums.

+1 (post count)

 

[MYB]

Really glad Canon is doing the right thing here.

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