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I left the 400/4 DO lenses off as they’re effectively L-series. I forgot about the 70-300 DO, which launched at $1300 (I even owned one for a while, bought used and sold for the same amount I paid).I had forgotten the the tilt shift lenses were not officially L lenses in spite of the fact the optics are better than many actual L lenses. Also spaced the MP-E. On rethought, the 400mm DO's (both versions) were very expensive non-L lenses in spite of being painted white and yes, they had weather sealing. Maybe the 200-800 will have a green ring to carry on that tradition.
But, most importantly.... why this before the 35 1.2L?!? C'mon Canon!Not gonna happen.
I still have a copy of the 70-300 DO. I think that was the first, and it isn't great, but in some ways it does better than the first version of the non-L, non-DO 70-300, which had quite a bit of sample variation. The DO is fairly low contrast, particularly at the long end, but the resolution isn't that bad and the build is solid. It does seem like a long shot that Canon would bring back the green ring, but then the introduction of lenses with that marking has been very sporadic in the past and Nikon has been hyping their PF technology, so maybe. Sounds like we don't have too long to wait to find out. $55 might be light for a separate hood. The front element will have to be almost 90mm, so 95mm filter minimum. That translates to a big hood .I left the 400/4 DO lenses off as they’re effectively L-series. I forgot about the 70-300 DO, which launched at $1300 (I even owned one for a while, bought used and sold for the same amount I paid).
Interesting idea to formally call it a DO lens. Given the use of DO optics in the 600/800 f/11 lenses, I doubt they’ll bring back the green ring. But maybe… It would provide a justification for a $2-2.5K price tag.
The 70-300 DO and the non-L TS-E lenses came with hood and pouch, unlike other non-L lenses. I wonder if Canon will do that here. Hopefully, but I wouldn’t put a separate $55 hood past them.
lens sounds great....but this is exactly what i thought. hopefully it narrows down closer toward the 800 end. it would be nice to have the F6.3 up to at least 500-600mm mark. that would be an advantage over the 100-500. Plus i'm very curious to see what the image quality is going to be like throughout the range. There are going to be a lot of glass elements inside this lens so will be interesting to see the results.Interested to see where in the range f/9 starts. Will it be f/8 at 400 already, or will it be a slightly brighter option through the shared range? We shall see.
lens sounds great....but this is exactly what i thought. hopefully it narrows down closer toward the 800 end. it would be nice to have the F6.3 up to at least 500-600mm mark. that would be an advantage over the 100-500. Plus i'm very curious to see what the image quality is going to be like throughout the range. There are going to be a lot of glass elements inside this lens so will be interesting to see the results.
I currently own the 100-500, but would definitely consider this if it ticks all of the boxes.
fingers crossed!
Hmm, not sure. But then I don’t know if the answer would help anyway. I think (with moderate certainty) that this lens will be white, yet it won’t be an L-series lens. So what canon has done in the past might not be entirely relevant. It should have some weather sealing.Did Canon ever made a non-L lens with weather sealing?
Why not? Sony and Nikon have (excellent) internal zoom (180)/200-600s for $2000. This lens is supposed to compete with those options.Not gonna happen.
If it’s a white, internal zoom it will have a red ring and cost much more than $2-2.5K.Why not? Sony and Nikon have (excellent) internal zoom (180)/200-600s for $2000. This lens is supposed to compete with those options.
Rumor says it is lightweight. That is not consistent with internal zoom. It could have a green ring which based on the past could make it either white or black, but at the suggested price point I am thinking black.Why not? Sony and Nikon have (excellent) internal zoom (180)/200-600s for $2000. This lens is supposed to compete with those options.
If that is true, then 10-20, 24-70, 70-200 and 200-800 is the dream team... the only gap I have is about 10,000USDIt looks like Canon is going to continue with their affordable super-telephoto lenses. This time we’re getting an RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 IS, which will be announced on November 2, 2023. We’re not sure if the already reported on RF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM will be announced on the same day or not. Rumored pricing according
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I love both my 600 f11 and 800 f11 (though I did get them at refurbished prices)! I've taken some amazing moon shots. Also just took some amazing pics and videos with the 600mm of the airshow in Orange County, California. So amazing how good the AF tracking was especially at the speeds the jets were doing and the distance I was shooting from.Hope it\'s a little higher-end than the F11 lenses. At least nano USM and some weather sealing would be nice but it\'s unlikely.
Explain your reasoning in detail, please.Canon falls further behind nikon with this...