Canon at the London Summer Olympics

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<strong>The 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4X


</strong>Lots of the new Canon 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4x lenses on loan at the London games. I’ve spoken to a few photographers that have used it and I have yet to hear a single negative comment. That could change once they hear the price when it comes time to buy one. :)</p>
<p>I’ve heard the same stuff we hear about the new super telephoto lenses. It’s fast, light, well balanced and pretty creative in its design with the 1.4x teleconverter built in.</p>
<div id="attachment_10845" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 585px"><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/olympics01.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-10845" title="London Olympics Swimming Men" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/olympics01-575x329.jpg" alt="" width="575" height="329" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The Canon EF 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4x in action. – Click for larger</p></div>
<p><strong> Where did all the lenses go?


</strong>So you can’t find any big white lenses in your local photo store? That’s because Canon is hoarding them all for themselves, the proof is below! This view kind of reminds me of <a href="http://www.lensrentals.com" target="_blank">LensRentals.com</a>.</p>
<div id="attachment_10846" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 585px"><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/578761_10151061384227645_743962392_n.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-10846" title="578761_10151061384227645_743962392_n" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/578761_10151061384227645_743962392_n-575x431.jpg" alt="" width="575" height="431" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">All our lenses in one place! | From Canon France | Click for Larger</p></div>
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JoeDavid said:
So does anyone know who the lucky guy with the 200-400 is? He's not using a pro body (note how he's holding the camera for a vertical shot). 5D Mark III maybe?

I have a grip, but still hold it that way. The grip just isn't as comfortable as the camera.
 
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I have a negative comment about it...

It isn't available!

olympics01.jpg


Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D X
Lens: EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Image Date: 2012-07-28 11:10:17 -0500
Focal Length: 150.0mm
Focus Distance: 23.80m
Aperture: f/3.5
Exposure Time: 0.0031 s (1/320)
ISO equiv: 1600
Exposure Bias: +0.67 EV
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: shutter priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Manual
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Orientation: Normal
*** Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Photographer: Lee Jin-man
City: London
Country: GBR XEN
Title: London Olympics Swimming Men
Caption: Brazil's Thiago Pereira, left, United States' Ryan Lochte, center, and Japan's Kosuke Hagino pose with their medals for photographers for the men's 400-meter individual medley swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Saturday, July 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS Macintosh
 
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KitsVancouver said:
Stone said:
The 200-400 is not as massive as I thought it would be, looks pretty hand holdable to me. :D
Actually, the front element's diameter is much smaller than I had thought. I'm actually really surprised.

I wonder why neither of the photographers in the photo is using a lens hood.

Yup, 100mm diameter front element (theoretical), smaller than 300mm f/2.8 (107mm).

My guess in that there is a lens overall length restriction that prevent use of hoods with really big lenses. There is a 400mm f/2.8 at the top of the frame without a hood as well. All the other lens in the frame are 70-200mm with hoods (and one Nikon 200mm f/2 with hood). I've noticed in the coverage I've watched that the really big lenses (400mm f/2.8 +) do not have hoods.
 
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Caught this guy at the fencing on Sunday. Not sure what kit he is carrying, but no doubt one of you guys will recognise it.

I've got to say that the 5D3 (on its first real outing) performed superbly - really happy with it. I was about 300m back from the action (no press pass!) with nothing more than a 200mm f4 IS, and yet the 5D3 nailed some great shots in very challenging circumstances - very fast action, high ISOs and so on. The only bit that really failed was the metering - neither spot nor evaluative really got close, so in the end I dialled in -1 exposure comp, which seemed to get things about right. With the bright spotlighting and white clothes on pitch black background, this was never going to be easy though...

These snaps are heavily cropped, btw, and were taken at high iso, so the quality is not perfect, but acceptable in my opinion. You can see more at http://www.shakespearesswords.org.uk/#/2012-london-olympics/4567286090
 

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Stone said:
The 200-400 is not as massive as I thought it would be, looks pretty hand holdable to me. :D
It's definitely handholdable. I had a go with one at Focus on Imaging in March (the only one in Europe at the time) and it felt to be a similar weight to my 300mm f/2.8 IS, even with a 1D MkIV attached to it. It was difficult to judge the exact weight for sure, as I think the balance was better on a 1 series camera, which always helps and I didn't have the 300 with me for a direct comparison. I probably held it to my eye for a couple of minutes without any problems at all.
 
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Kernuak said:
Stone said:
The 200-400 is not as massive as I thought it would be, looks pretty hand holdable to me. :D
It's definitely handholdable. I had a go with one at Focus on Imaging in March (the only one in Europe at the time) and it felt to be a similar weight to my 300mm f/2.8 IS, even with a 1D MkIV attached to it. It was difficult to judge the exact weight for sure, as I think the balance was better on a 1 series camera, which always helps and I didn't have the 300 with me for a direct comparison. I probably held it to my eye for a couple of minutes without any problems at all.

I had a play with it at focus and agree that it feels the weight of the 300 f/2.8IS. There was a 300 on trial there too :D
 
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