Is the new 100-400L II going to be a push/pull after all?

[ahsanford]

Just saw this at photo rumors:

http://photorumors.com/2014/11/10/the-canon-ef-100-400mm-f4-5-5-6l-is-ii-lens-already-announced/

Of note: "New “push-pull” zoom"

The article was then pulled from the site in question. Is there anything to this? Any chance that push/pull might live on?

- A

 

[lintoni]

No.

 

[Canon1]

Yes

 

[lintoni]

Push

 

[Canon1]

Pull.

 

[Loswr]

No.

 

[Canon1]

Seriously though, to the OP... It's a definite maybe...

 

[Click]

No.

 

[ahsanford]

Seriously though, to the OP... It's a definite maybe...

Agree. My money is on push only. No pull. ;D

- A

 

[slclick]

Eye Control

 

[cnardo]

What's the question ???? ;D

 

[lintoni]

What's the question ???? ;D

Dunno, but the answer is 42.

 

[Jim Saunders]

I heard it'll have a tube you can blow into to make it zoom.

Jim

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

We should find out exactly what the new hype is very soon.

That ring on it tightens the zoom at any position, so zoom creep will not be anything to worry about. Pointing a big lens up or down will eventually show zoom creep, and being able to lock it at any focal length seems to me like a nice feature.

 

[Khufu]

Pull.

Yes! Pull only... Just like the 50mm f/1.8 mkII! Once the lens barrel pops out there's no pushing it back in.

 

[Harv]

Yes..... first you PUSH it around to the left to increase the focal length and then PULL it around to the right to shorten it. ;D

 

[distant.star]

.
Yes, push/pull until you experience a large, tingling sensation.

That's why I sold my 100/400. It was making me go blind!

 

[jrista]

The new 100-400 II still has the focus tension/locking ring that the push/pull design had (so I can understand why you might think the lens was a push/pull design), however it is NOT a push/pull design itself. My guess is that Canon included the tension ring for the same reasons...that the weight of the lens would change focus if you pointed it up or down enough.

 

[Aglet]

But it is a grower
hopefully also a show-er

 

[pdirestajr]

Can't it be both? I saw that the new Sigma incorporates them both.