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Wow ... Canon product rush - Klaus - 02-07-2011 EOS 600D EOS 1100D EF 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II EF 500mm f/4 USM L IS II EF 600mm f/4 USM L IS II EF 200-400mm f/4 USM L IS w/1.4x (development announcement) 270EX II 320EX At least they resisted to go beyond 18mp. Wow ... Canon product rush - mst - 02-07-2011 DPr also mentions a new 18-55 III (non-IS). I haven't seen this one mentioned anywhere else, though. And who would purchase such a lens, anyway? -- Markus Wow ... Canon product rush - Klaus - 02-07-2011 [quote name='mst' timestamp='1297074704' post='5924'] DPr also mentions a new 18-55 III (non-IS). I haven't seen this one mentioned anywhere else, though. And who would purchase such a lens, anyway? -- Markus [/quote] The IS II looks already cheaper than the current IS I. At some stage these cost-cutting measurements are just brain-dead. Wow ... Canon product rush - Guest - 02-07-2011 [quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1297074953' post='5925'] The IS II looks already cheaper than the current IS I. At some stage these cost-cutting measurements are just brain-dead. [/quote] From 2 previews: [quote name='DPreview'] The EF-S 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 III receives the same optical design as seen in the IS versions, which should result in a significant improvement in image quality over its predecessors.[/quote] [quote name='DPreview'] The 600D gets a 'new' kit lens, the EF-S 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 IS II. According to Canon this is identical in specification to the previous version, and features exactly the same optics and IS system: it simply has a revised external design. The visible changes suggest a paring down of production costs, for example the 'white square' alignment mark for mounting the lens is now simply painted on, rather than moulded.[/quote] [quote name='DPreview'] The first impressions of the 1100D are those of a camera that has been aggressively engineered to keep costs down. The body materials are plain and lightweight, giving a less reassuring sense of build quality than the recent Rebel models had started to offer. This isn't entirely out-of-step with the moves made by Panasonic with its trimmed-back DMC-G10 but it's probably the first time we've seen it taken to this extreme on an interchangable lens camera.[/quote] Wow ... Canon product rush - Guest - 02-07-2011 If the 200-400 performs well it might be a very welcome update/replacement to the 100-400... Hopefully they will send the first one to you for testing <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Wow ... Canon product rush - Klaus - 02-07-2011 [quote name='you2' timestamp='1297086136' post='5927'] If the 200-400 performs well it might be a very welcome update/replacement to the 100-400... Hopefully they will send the first one to you for testing <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> [/quote] A 200-400/4L is pure lens porn. The costs will be well about 5000EUR so the audience is limited to professionals and rich amateurs. This is limiting the number of potential readers by quite a margin and it's also the reason why we haven't tested something like a 400/2.8 L IS II by now. We are all getting excited by an Audi R8 but the truth is that most of us are really interested in the A1-A4 range (assuming that Audi is your car brand of course). Wow ... Canon product rush - popo - 02-07-2011 [quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1297089096' post='5929'] A 200-400/4L is pure lens porn. The costs will be well about 5000EUR so the audience is limited to professionals and rich amateurs. This is limiting the number of potential readers by quite a margin and it's also the reason why we haven't tested something like a 400/2.8 L IS II by now. We are all getting excited by an Audi R8 but the truth is that most of us are really interested in the A1-A4 range (assuming that Audi is your car brand of course). [/quote] I think a lot of people like reading reviews of things they never will buy. The dream is more interesting than reality. Wow ... Canon product rush - Guest - 02-07-2011 Pout; had no clue it would be that expensive. Seems a bit excessive given the 100-400 is only 1/4 the cost. Oh well. [quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1297089096' post='5929'] A 200-400/4L is pure lens porn. The costs will be well about 5000EUR so the audience is limited to professionals and rich amateurs. This is limiting the number of potential readers by quite a margin and it's also the reason why we haven't tested something like a 400/2.8 L IS II by now. We are all getting excited by an Audi R8 but the truth is that most of us are really interested in the A1-A4 range (assuming that Audi is your car brand of course). [/quote] Wow ... Canon product rush - popo - 02-07-2011 [quote name='you2' timestamp='1297114540' post='5938'] Pout; had no clue it would be that expensive. Seems a bit excessive given the 100-400 is only 1/4 the cost. Oh well. [/quote] Don't forget the effect the aperture plays. The front element(s) will be similar in size to the 300mm f/2.8 which will dominate the glass cost. Wow ... Canon product rush - genotypewriter - 02-08-2011 [quote name='popo' timestamp='1297115206' post='5939'] Don't forget the effect the aperture plays. The front element(s) will be similar in size to the 300mm f/2.8 which will dominate the glass cost. [/quote] It's not just faster, it's also constant. As soon as a zoom becomes a constant aperture lens it's usually much larger than a variable aperture lens of the same range, even if the max aperture of the variable aperture lens is the same as the max of the constant lens. GTW |