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Post by ppaaoolloo on Aug 26, 2010 6:14:57 GMT
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Aug 26, 2010 9:33:18 GMT
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Post by ppaaoolloo on Aug 26, 2010 10:41:05 GMT
Edu I expect the Canon street price to match the Nikon street price come 701 days from now. And the Canon 400 II is now 3,850 grams, 20 grams lighter than the Canon 500 I and 770g lighter than Nikon's current 400 at 4,620g. So it opens a lot of possibilities with the 500 II being less than 3kg & 600 II 3.7kg. One thing that's interesting and I find fascinating is the design of the 600 II matching so closely to the 800. Notice also that the version II L lenses are now whiter onwards second half of 2010. EF 600mm f/4L IS II USMEF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM by alabang, on Flickr
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Post by Tonji Ramos on Aug 27, 2010 0:55:38 GMT
This finally updates Canon's glass, its now the same generation as Nikon. Sadly the increase in price will negate the big advantage of Canon over Nikon which is cheaper glass for super teles.
If I did not have a super telephoto and was in the market for my first then it seems the Nikon is now going to be a strong contender given these prices.
The Canon 500 f4 was around 2000 dollars less than the Nikon 500 f4. Now the new Canon 500mm will be at least the same if not more than the Nikon. Suddenly the Nikon D3S is looking good.
But with most of the group heavily invested in Canon gear I guess a migration to Nikon would be a very expensive move. But for those who have not heavily invested yet, it looks like there is a real choice now given these prices.
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Post by ppaaoolloo on Sept 22, 2010 5:48:00 GMT
Official weights 300 IS II - 2350g 400 IS II - 3850g Unofficial weights 500 IS II - 3700g 600 IS II - 4020g Source: news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20017062-264.html?tag=mncol;1n (via Peter) Now I do not feel that bad about keeping the 300/2.8 IS and getting 500 IS. Those who will really benefit from the 2010 super teles are video people.
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Post by ppaaoolloo on Feb 7, 2011 10:59:55 GMT
Official Weights (prices)
1999 Super Teles
300mm IS 2550g $4,635 400mm IS 5370g $7,600 500mm IS 3870g $6,700 600mm IS 5360g $8,800
2007 White Primes
200mm IS 2520g $5,700 800mm IS 4500g $12,349
2010 Super teles
300mm IS II 2350g $7,000 by March (200g lighter than the 300mm IS) 400mm IS II 3850g $11,000 by March (20g lighter than the 500mm IS) 500mm IS II 3190g $9,499 by June (190g heavier than the 500mm f/4.5) 600mm IS II 3920g $11,999 by June (50g heavier than the 500mm IS)
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Post by ppaaoolloo on Feb 8, 2011 14:59:13 GMT
I invite everyone to discuss gear talk on our forum rather than on chat. This is for the purpose of sharing of knowledge to the widest number of members. So now with the release of the lens MTF chart, spec & price it now appears that the 800mm f/5.6 IS (4,500g) is now the heaviest lens in production followed by the 600mm f/4 IS II (3,920g) by 580 grams. The pricing closely mirrors each other if you add one Series III Extender. Looking at the MTF chart between a bare 800mm IS vs a 600mm IS II + 1.4x Series III Extender we see that there are very minor variance. The closer to "1" the higher definition the lens is. From left to right is considered from the center of the lens until the outside edges. BTW these are theoretical measures and actual product may vary. 800mm IS 600mm IS II + 1.4x Series III Extender So the question is... which amongst the two is the better wildlife lens. Go with a bare lens that is f/5.6 or lens + TC that is f/4.0
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Post by Mark Itol on Mar 8, 2011 12:10:18 GMT
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