Introducing the Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II

[fragilesi]

Re: Introducing the Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II

Has it been confirmed that it comes with a tripod mount? I am still unhappy that the 70-300L did not.

I think this one is of a size and usage profile that makes the tripod collar a shoe-in.

With the 70-300L, it's arguable but as I said in other threads I very much doubt I'm alone in being glad not to be forced to pay extra for an accessory I would not have used.

 

[adhocphotographer]

Re: Introducing the Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II

Since i've just picked up a 500L... i think i would be hard pressed to justify this purchase to the wife.... Finally, it has been released and I've been excited to see it!

 

[Steve Balcombe]

Re: Introducing the Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II

Couldn't it have depended on the optics and/or size though? Like if the focusing group is at the back there?

The focusing group is at the back of the 70-300L and this will no doubt be the same. The rear elements are the smallest and therefore the lightest, so rear-focusing designs need smaller AF motors - good for AF performance and battery consumption. Several very popular EF-S lenses have the focusing ring at the rear, including the 15-85 and the 17-55 so a large sector of the market is used to it. The same was also true of the old consumer grade USM lenses like the 35-135 which was my standard zoom in the 1990s. I'm not sure why it was the cause of so much comment on the 70-300L - maybe just because the 70-200/4L is the other way round?

 

[dolina]

Re: Introducing the Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II

Looking for this lens to drop to $1,699 levels in 6 months.

 

[wtlloyd]

Re: Introducing the Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II

Now, there's a unicorn wish.

Looking for this lens to drop to $1,699 levels in 6 months.

 

[dolina]

Re: Introducing the Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II

Now, there's a unicorn wish.

Looking for this lens to drop to $1,699 levels in 6 months.

It can & does happen. ^_^ That's why I'm not in a hurry to get it.

The 7D Mark II on the other hand is something I've been waiting for nearly half a decade.

 

[PureClassA]

Re: Introducing the Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II

$1699 in six months?!?! Don't hold your breath :

 

[wookiee2cu]

Re: Introducing the Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II

The price is a whole lot better than I thought it would be considering what Canon did with the 70-200 MII and the 24-70 MII. I have an original 100-400 but it has only been used a handful of times, if I used it a lot more I would definitely be tempted to upgrade. Nice job Canon... took you long enough ;D

 

[Etienne]

Re: Introducing the Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II

Now, there's a unicorn wish.

Looking for this lens to drop to $1,699 levels in 6 months.

It could happen. I bought my 70-200 f/2.8 IS MkII for $1850 from B&H about a year after it was release at $2499.

I am interested in this new 100-400, but I'm in no hurry for it. If it drops to $1699 I'll bite for sure.

 

[Etienne]

Re: Introducing the Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II

This lens is very tempting. I wish it was a little lighter but it's now on my wish list. Can't wait to see the reviews, but Canon seems to be on a roll with good lenses. I hope they replace the 50 1.4 soon. Also a new 85 with IS would be awesome.

They just rebuilt the 85L. Not gonna happen again soon. If any prime gets rebuilt with IS I figure it will be the 135L due to the focal length. That one is also long in the tooth, and even Sigma didn't bother with putting IS on the new 35 & 50 ART.

I think Etienne was referring to the 85/1.8, not the 85L II. Although the 85L was refreshed ~17 years after the original design, the 85/1.8 design is now 22 years old.

And while Sigma didn't put IS in its new 35 and 50 Art models, Canon did just add it to the 35/2 a couple of years ago.

I, too, would like to see the 50/1.4 updated, to a 50/1.x (true ring) USM IS version.

Yes I was referring to the 85 1.8, add IS, true USM, rounded aperture blades and we're good to go ... But an 85 1.4 would be cool too.

The 85/1.8 has true ring USM and is one of the fastest focusing lenses around.

I owned the 85 1.8, and liked it quite a lot, but there's a lot of CA. A small bump caused the manual focus to stick and be unreliable, which made it useless for video, so I sold it to a guy who never uses manual focus and he's quite happy with it.

I recently bought the Bower 85 f1.4, and it is very nice for video, extremely smooth focus and clickless aperture, but no AF and no IS. I'd really like a Canon 85 f/1.8 with IS.

 

[grey4]

Re: Introducing the Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II

The tripod ring look exciting. It appears in the images that the foot is removable but the ring is not.

 

[lintoni]

Re: Introducing the Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II

The tripod ring look exciting. It appears in the images that the foot is removable but the ring is not.

You need to get out more...

(sorry, couldn't resist it! )

 

[millsrg1]

Re: Introducing the Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II

So. Same filter size, same F range, same focal length, except heavier, longer, wider and also 50% more expensive than the previous version. Am I missing something? Unless the AF performance or sharpness or something blows the prior version away (hard to imagine at the same F stop) we just waited 10 years and are paying 50% more for turn-style zoom? Please someone tell me I am missing something major here.

 

[Lee Jay]

Re: Introducing the Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II

So. Same filter size, same F range, same focal length, except heavier, longer, wider and also 50% more expensive than the previous version. Am I missing something? Unless the AF performance or sharpness or something blows the prior version away (hard to imagine at the same F stop) we just waited 10 years and are paying 50% more for turn-style zoom? Please someone tell me I am missing something major here.

The old one had lousy handling, terrible optical performance from 300mm to 400mm wide open with the IS activated, and the IS was just this side of useless.

Fixing those serious faults would definitely be worth it. And, yes, I do own one of the old ones, and tested four other copies all with the same faults.

 

[fotoray]

Re: Introducing the Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II

So. Same filter size, same F range, same focal length, except heavier, longer, wider and also 50% more expensive than the previous version. Am I missing something? Unless the AF performance or sharpness or something blows the prior version away (hard to imagine at the same F stop) we just waited 10 years and are paying 50% more for turn-style zoom? Please someone tell me I am missing something major here.

While more expensive, 50% higher isn't so. Increase from $1699 to $2199 is about 29% - which is real money, for sure!!!

 

[gecko]

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And, yes, I do own one of the old ones, and tested four other copies all with the same faults.

Not faults, features.

I'm almost certainly to going to update mine.

 

[Harv]

Re: Introducing the Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II

So. Same filter size, same F range, same focal length, except heavier, longer, wider and also 50% more expensive than the previous version. Am I missing something? Unless the AF performance or sharpness or something blows the prior version away (hard to imagine at the same F stop) we just waited 10 years and are paying 50% more for turn-style zoom? Please someone tell me I am missing something major here.

The old one had lousy handling, terrible optical performance from 300mm to 400mm wide open with the IS activated, and the IS was just this side of useless.

I owned 4 copies over the span of 7 years and had exactly the same experience. I will gladly pay the asking price if it's sharp at the long end, has the current IS and focuses faster than the original. If the optical performance is on par with the 70-300L, I will be ecstatic.

 

[Werz]

Re: Introducing the Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II

So... tomorrow is release day... supposedly

I just want to know the shipping date.

 

[hoodlum]

Re: Introducing the Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II

So... tomorrow is release day... supposedly

I just want to know the shipping date.

December according to this pre-announcement.

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:yJt5SAo6zBIJdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2014/11/canon-100-400mm-lens-new.html&lr=lang_en%7Clang_de&hl=en&gl=us&tbs=lr:lang_1en%7Clang_1de&strip=1

 

[dolina]

It's official...

http://usa.canon.com/cusa/professional/products/lenses/ef_lens_lineup/lens_telezoom_pro/ef_100_400mm_f_4_5_5_6l_is_ii_usm


Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens in shelves by December 2014 @ $2,199

As compared to Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR Lens that sells for $2,696.95

http://www.flickr.com/groups/ef_100-400mm_f45_56l_is_ii_usm/