Canon 200-400mm f/4 IS

12 years 11 months ago #43660 by Scotty
So when does everybody think this will be released?

Will it compare to the Nikon version?

When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.

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12 years 11 months ago #43999 by canon4me
sounds exciting...but the price is going to take care of most of us!! lol


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12 years 11 months ago #44502 by bhowdy
I have recently used this lens and can only say .... Wow! I was fortunate to be offered the chance to use this lens for a full day. I cannot post or share any images taken with the lens, until it is released. But I had a great time!

The lens incorporates an integral 1.4 teleconverter ... activated with the flip of a switch. The lens focuses fast (much faster than the 100-400), feels great in my hands, is a huge step up from the 100-400.

The list price is rumored to be in the $7,500.00 range. I have never used the Nikon 200-400, so I cannot offer any opinion. Friends that have the Nikon lens love it.

Original release was thought to be May or October ... based on recent events in Japan the new lenses (24-70, etc) may not be released this year.

I think that I will be selling a kidney on EBay to fund the Canon 200-400.

Bob Howdeshell

"If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera" ~ Lewis Hine

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12 years 11 months ago #44533 by chasrich

bhowdy wrote: <snip>

I think that I will be selling a kidney on EBay to fund the Canon 200-400.


What do kidneys go for now days? :rofl:

“Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I just make pictures… ” ~ Vernon Trent
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12 years 11 months ago #44606 by Scotty

bhowdy wrote: I have recently used this lens and can only say .... Wow! I was fortunate to be offered the chance to use this lens for a full day. I cannot post or share any images taken with the lens, until it is released. But I had a great time!

The lens incorporates an integral 1.4 teleconverter ... activated with the flip of a switch. The lens focuses fast (much faster than the 100-400), feels great in my hands, is a huge step up from the 100-400.

The list price is rumored to be in the $7,500.00 range. I have never used the Nikon 200-400, so I cannot offer any opinion. Friends that have the Nikon lens love it.

Original release was thought to be May or October ... based on recent events in Japan the new lenses (24-70, etc) may not be released this year.

I think that I will be selling a kidney on EBay to fund the Canon 200-400.


Sounds like its going to be a hit, you getting one?

When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.

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12 years 11 months ago - 12 years 11 months ago #44847 by bhowdy

Scotty wrote:

bhowdy wrote:
I think that I will be selling a kidney on EBay to fund the Canon 200-400.


Sounds like its going to be a hit, you getting one?


I plan to get one Scotty ... See comment about selling a kidney on EBay!

Charles ... I have no idea what a kidney is worth on the Ebay market ... might find out though.

Bob Howdeshell

"If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera" ~ Lewis Hine

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12 years 11 months ago #46496 by Zardoz
From what I heard the 200-400 was next in line with the remaking of some of the glass grenades they already have, I think the 500 and 600 if I remember correctly. With the earthquake/radiation problem that lens may be out of the pike for 3-4 years.


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12 years 11 months ago #46515 by Scotty

Zardoz wrote: From what I heard the 200-400 was next in line with the remaking of some of the glass grenades they already have, I think the 500 and 600 if I remember correctly. With the earthquake/radiation problem that lens may be out of the pike for 3-4 years.


Yeah their super primes got an update, i'm happy to see the 200-400. I don't think it'll be 3-4 years, more like a year.

When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.

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12 years 11 months ago #47727 by bhowdy
The version II Canon 500mm and 600mm lenses are already out and available from the usual sources. (Adorama, B&H, etc,) Not sure how long they will last, how many were manufactured, etc. But you can purchase a brand new 500mm I for $9,500.00 today!

I have been told that one (1) production run of the 200-400 was made. My source tells me that it was a small run for professional pre-orders. No idea when that might be released.

Bob Howdeshell

"If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera" ~ Lewis Hine

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12 years 11 months ago #47752 by Scotty

bhowdy wrote: The version II Canon 500mm and 600mm lenses are already out and available from the usual sources. (Adorama, B&H, etc,) Not sure how long they will last, how many were manufactured, etc. But you can purchase a brand new 500mm I for $9,500.00 today!

I have been told that one (1) production run of the 200-400 was made. My source tells me that it was a small run for professional pre-orders. No idea when that might be released.

Good to know. I gurantee, GURANTEE...the 200-400 for canon will be out in time for the olympics. (A lot of of gettys, reuters, sports illustrated..what have you, switched to nikon just to use the 200-400 last olympics)

When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.

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12 years 11 months ago #48008 by Messhaller
Wow that price tag keeps me out of the running on that lens. Sounds amazing though. Perhaps when i start selling more prints I can make that happen :D


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