First Image of the EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II Lens
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Mt Spokane Photography said:
I hope, you will be wrong. 2900€ for this lens would be to much. I hope to see it around 2000€.
The new Sigma Sport is much heavier, but its 600mm @ 6.3 is an serious opponent. You get 20mm more focal lenght with an better aperture and you can use theoretically all your AF points. So, why buy an 400mm lens, where you need to have to fetch an extender too and then use just your F8 capable center AF point (maybe some more) and your lens is 800€ more expensive than the Sigma?
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Hi,
Hope the "Zoom touch adjustment ring" is a tension ring that can use to lock the lens at any focal length... If that so and the lens is very sharp, I might consider sell both my EF 400mm 5.6L and Tarmon 150-600mm to get this one.
Have a nice day.
Hope the "Zoom touch adjustment ring" is a tension ring that can use to lock the lens at any focal length... If that so and the lens is very sharp, I might consider sell both my EF 400mm 5.6L and Tarmon 150-600mm to get this one.
Have a nice day.
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Mt Spokane Photography said:
Your figuring would be correct a few years ago but now we have the Tamron 160-600 (which BTW is very good up to 500mm) and two Sigmas arriving before the Canon.
No, Canon will have to factor down their pricing expectations on this one for sales to get some early traction.
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I want it NOW.
Just I wish the maximum aperture at the short distance would be f/4 instead of f/4.5. I hope this one focus faster than the V1.
Just I wish the maximum aperture at the short distance would be f/4 instead of f/4.5. I hope this one focus faster than the V1.
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Using the calculator found on this page: http://www.mhohner.de/formulas.php
I found that focal lengths of 176 to 178mm focus at 0.31 magnification when focused at a distance of 0.98m.
I found that focal lengths of 176 to 178mm focus at 0.31 magnification when focused at a distance of 0.98m.
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heptagon said:
1. that's comparing the current 100-400L not the new one, which will likely be noticeably sharper at 400mm (although it remains to be seen of course)
2. often enough TDP has not matched my own results (which more often, if not always, match what photozone.de or lens rentals gets)
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dufflover said:
At the end of the day though it apparently rates .31x mag at MFD while the 400 f/5.6 rates .12x mag at MFD so even if it breathes it still works out way better.
The 70-300L breathes a ton, by MFD the 300mm rates as 200mm (which is why it ends up with no better mag at MFD than the 70-200 f/4 IS despite the close MFD distance it has).
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fish_shooter said:
Wow that it is some extreme focus breathing, sounds like it goes as crazy as the 70-300L. But as mentioned, at the end of the day you get .31 vs .12 from the 400L.
I wonder how bad the breathing is at decently beyond MFD but not all that far distances though for small birds, if it acts like 250-300mm instead of 400mm that could be a bit rough.
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Soooooo now that the official pricing is out at $2199 (which I called at $1999-2200 and got a little good natured ribbing for) .... do any of my fellow shooters and respected friends on here wish some salt with their crow :
$3000 my butt.
$3000 my butt.
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