Canon 14-24 said:surprise me Canon and drop the 14-24 lens announcement and charge me up to $2999 for it!
kubelik said:Canon 14-24 said:surprise me Canon and drop the 14-24 lens announcement and charge me up to $2999 for it!
don't be silly, Canon would only dare charge ... uh ... $2500 or so for such a lens
Canon 14-24 said:kubelik said:Canon 14-24 said:surprise me Canon and drop the 14-24 lens announcement and charge me up to $2999 for it!
don't be silly, Canon would only dare charge ... uh ... $2500 or so for such a lens
Yes silliness aside, I can see it'd be hard for some to justify a price for such a lens over $2500 like the launch of the 17mm ts-e (I believe $2499), however if Canon for example wants to throw in some new IS version or some unnecessary video additions in the design for this lens and charge another $500+, hopefully my budget of an excess $500 can cover it![]()
neuroanatomist said:If I were considering this lens (personally, I'd get the 500/4 ahead of the 200-400/1.4x, I think), the ability to flip a switch to engage the TC, rather than having to unmount and remount the lens on the TC, would be worth a lot...especially having to juggle a lens as heavy as a 200-400/4.
kubelik said:Canon 14-24 said:kubelik said:Canon 14-24 said:surprise me Canon and drop the 14-24 lens announcement and charge me up to $2999 for it!
don't be silly, Canon would only dare charge ... uh ... $2500 or so for such a lens
Yes silliness aside, I can see it'd be hard for some to justify a price for such a lens over $2500 like the launch of the 17mm ts-e (I believe $2499), however if Canon for example wants to throw in some new IS version or some unnecessary video additions in the design for this lens and charge another $500+, hopefully my budget of an excess $500 can cover it![]()
if they couldn't/wouldn't work IS into the 24-70 Mark II, I doubt they'd insert it into the 14-24.
EYEONE said:Well, maybe I don't know what you mean by your term "general photography" but no matter my camera's ISO performance I'll take the shallower depth of field any day. What you say most people don't "give a flying eff" about is one of my primary concerns.
c.d.embrey said:EYEONE said:Well, maybe I don't know what you mean by your term "general photography" but no matter my camera's ISO performance I'll take the shallower depth of field any day. What you say most people don't "give a flying eff" about is one of my primary concerns.
Didn't you see "Pulitzer Prize winning News Photos" A PJs work isn't gauged by Creamy Bokeh, but by how his work connects with the audience. Would Nick Ut's Pulitzer winning Burning Girl photo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Ut been improved by Paper-Thin-DOF ???
Me, I shoot advertising at f/5.6 to f/16. Sometimes I need a Tilt-and-Shift lens to INCREASE my DOF. I once shot an ad with a EF-S 10-22mm lens at f/16. So, yes I'd buy a 24mm f/2.8. YMMV
Architecture Photographers use Wide Angle Tilt-and-Shift lenses for increased DOF, because that's what their clients want/need.
What about Landscape Photographers ???
Yes, there are many photographers who don't give a Flying Eff about shallow DOF.
neuroanatomist said:Well, heck, then...let's all just get point-n-shoots for "general photography".
My compact with an unremarkable 5.6x crop factor sensor is f/4 actual at 40mm full frame equivalent. So that's f/22 equivalent. Want to compare to APS-C? At 64mm full frame equivalent it's f/4.5 actual for f/16 equivalent.neuroanatomist said:Well, heck, then...let's all just get point-n-shoots for "general photography".
EYEONE said:So your comment to Ricku was completely out of line and he had a valid counter to what you said.
Ricku said:Not if you don't like good bokeh.c.d.embrey said:Looks like f/2.8 is the NEW f/1.8 for Canon. With higher ISOs being "grainless", f/1.8 lenses may not be necessary for general photography.
Caps18 said:neuroanatomist said:If I were considering this lens (personally, I'd get the 500/4 ahead of the 200-400/1.4x, I think), the ability to flip a switch to engage the TC, rather than having to unmount and remount the lens on the TC, would be worth a lot...especially having to juggle a lens as heavy as a 200-400/4.
I have the 300 f/4 and a separate 1.4x. If they would update the 300 f/4 to add in the TC, it should be a lot cheaper and just as good. Even if they put the built in 2x TC into the 70-200mm f/2.8 IS, it would be a better choice for the price.
Unless they figured out how to make the 280mm-560mm still at f/4, it isn't worth close to that much. I would get the 600mm f/4 for that price...
smirkypants said:Oh HELL no Canon. $11,000 for the 200-400?
The 200-400 lens from the company whose name shall remain unsaid costs $7000. I could buy their lens and a D800 and have enough left for some high-priced companionship.
Wow....
No chance. I live in Argentina half the year and their are huge tariffs on imported camera equipment. I can sell my used gear down here and make a profitwickidwombat said:well when you move over to the nameless system I would be interested in buying your 1D4![]()
Oh HELL no Canon. $11,000 for the 200-400?