11-09-2014, 09:39 AM
More images of the lens has been posted on canonrumors, with price of $2199 and a stated date of announcement of the 11th.
Some interesting points were raised in the forum. Will it take extenders, since the 70-300L didn't? Someone also calculated the focal length shrinkage at close focus, and it seemed to be quite significant too.
No one else asked, but it is something I notice: does the focus change when zooming? While not a deal breaker in itself, it doesn't hurt to have one less thing for the camera AF to compensate for when trying to lock onto target. The 100-400L didn't to any noticeable degree. I haven't used the 70-300L in so long I can't be sure, but I think that was noticeable. The 35-350L definitely did.
Some interesting points were raised in the forum. Will it take extenders, since the 70-300L didn't? Someone also calculated the focal length shrinkage at close focus, and it seemed to be quite significant too.
No one else asked, but it is something I notice: does the focus change when zooming? While not a deal breaker in itself, it doesn't hurt to have one less thing for the camera AF to compensate for when trying to lock onto target. The 100-400L didn't to any noticeable degree. I haven't used the 70-300L in so long I can't be sure, but I think that was noticeable. The 35-350L definitely did.
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