Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS & Three More Lenses Coming at the End of August [CR2]

[rfdesigner]

Re: Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS & Three More Lenses Coming at the End of August [CR2]

So, turns out there is an official list of canon weathersealed lenses.

http://cweb.canon.jp/ef/technology/eflens-technology.html#tecProof

And guess what lens isn't on there?

oooh! quite a few missing: 200mmf2.8L, 135L, 85L, all the TS-Es, 70-200F4 (non-IS), 70-200f2.8 (non-IS), 400F5.6L, 180L macro

have I missed any current L glass?

 

[Pookie]

Re: Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS & Three More Lenses Coming at the End of August [CR2]

'Nuff said ;D

 

[LonelyBoy]

Re: Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS & Three More Lenses Coming at the End of August [CR2]

'Nuff said ;D

My one ancestral regret is that the American revolution didn't finish the job.

 

[Loswr]

Re: Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS & Three More Lenses Coming at the End of August [CR2]

So, turns out there is an official list of canon weathersealed lenses.

http://cweb.canon.jp/ef/technology/eflens-technology.html#tecProof

And guess what lens isn't on there?

oooh! quite a few missing: 200mmf2.8L, 135L, 85L, all the TS-Es, 70-200F4 (non-IS), 70-200f2.8 (non-IS), 400F5.6L, 180L macro

have I missed any current L glass?

You missed the 300/4L IS, which like all those lenses you mention is also not a weathersealed lens.

 

[scyrene]

Re: Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS & Three More Lenses Coming at the End of August [CR2]

Something I didn't learn until a few years ago: usage of 'quite' differs between US English and UK English, and can cause confusion even between native speakers from the two countries. In America, 'quite good' means really rather good, but over here it more often means moderately good, i.e. British English uses 'quite' as less emphatic compared to American - so it's not quite (ha) fair to say one meaning is primary and another tertiary - it depends where one learned English. The tyranny of tiny differences!

If you prefer, you may consult the Oxford English Dictionary, where searching for words like 'color' and labor' redirects to the proper spellings, namely colour and labour. The OED's first definition of quite is, "To the utmost or most absolute extent or degree; absolutely; completely." So if you feel that 'completely' is not the primary definition of the word 'quite', you may want to contact the OED editors and inform them that one of the 600,000 words in their 'definitive record of the English language' is improperly defined. I'd do it, but I'm sure they'd just ignore an American.

Heh.

I don't have access to the OED online, unless they've made it free? I think it's worth bearing in mind that dictionaries can be used well or poorly. For instance, some dictionaries list meanings in chronological order, others in the order of what is most used (and in this latter case, they may have a regional bias). Not to mention, some dictionaries are slower than others in reflecting changes in usage - although from what I know, the OED is pretty on the ball, and this usage of 'quite' is longstanding (Wiktionary suggest 19thC onwards; I haven't studied it in detail however). Quoting dictionaries as gospel without context is fraught with danger, however illustrious the institution.

All I'll say is, 'quite' when used to modify an adjective, often has a different emphasis in British English as opposed to American English (and even then, no doubt there are regional differences). This is further complicated as its meaning is heavily modified by the intonation used (*quite* good versus quite *good*).