Hmm it is big and white :)

Andy90 · 22 Jun 2010 at 12:51

Sorry the voices in my head made me get one.....

Kae · 22 Jun 2010 at 13:00

another cup?

Razor-BladE · 22 Jun 2010 at 13:18

Nicee. Is that the 4 or 2.8?

HypnoToad · 22 Jun 2010 at 13:19

that looks rather large, i often see white camera lenses like these on TV at sports events, so i'm guessing this is some fast glass?

D.P. · 22 Jun 2010 at 13:24

Razor-BladE said:
Nicee. Is that the 4 or 2.8?

Looks like the 100-400 5.6

Amp34 · 22 Jun 2010 at 13:34

Razor-BladE said:
Nicee. Is that the 4 or 2.8?

I'm guessing you thought it was the 70-200, the f/4 is a lot slimmer though and even the f/2.8 is not as fat.

D.P. said:
Looks like the 100-400 5.6

yup, looks it, the zoom "ring" is the giveaway.

Andy90 · 22 Jun 2010 at 13:50

D.P is correct

Razor-BladE · 22 Jun 2010 at 14:27

Ah right yeah.. lol. I automatically assumed it was a 70-200

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 22 Jun 2010 at 15:05

its the 100 - 400.
Isnt the push pull system not obvious? lol

Andy90 · 22 Jun 2010 at 15:29

Couple of quick ones taken with it earlier

p0ss3s3d · 22 Jun 2010 at 16:00

HypnoToad said:
that looks rather large, i often see white camera lenses like these on TV at sports events, so i'm guessing this is some fast glass?

It's not very big at all. Infact in the world of telephotos it's about as small as 400mm gets!!!

It's not fast either. It's f/5.6!!!

Most of the people at the sports have 200mm f/2, 300mm f/2.8, 400mm f/2.8, 500mm f/4. These guys are four or five times bigger.

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 22 Jun 2010 at 16:43

p0ss3s3d said:
It's not very big at all. Infact in the world of telephotos it's about as small as 400mm gets!!!

It's not fast either. It's f/5.6!!!

Most of the people at the sports have 200mm f/2, 300mm f/2.8, 400mm f/2.8, 500mm f/4. These guys are four or five times bigger.

And they cost a few 000s extra too.

Nice lens mate. I had it myself. Fully regret selling it.

Phate · 22 Jun 2010 at 17:57

Congrats, nearly bought one myself once, lovely bit of kit

Gaffer · 22 Jun 2010 at 18:16

Big?

You really don't want to get into a willy-waving contest with it :-)

But is is a fabulous lens. It is what brought me back into photography after a 20 year break.

They guys down at lensesforhire rent more of the 100-400 than anything else. Last I heard, they had 20 of them. And they are still out of stock over the next couple of months.

Andrew

The_Abyss · 22 Jun 2010 at 21:21

What does one of these set you back, if you don't mind me asking?

p0ss3s3d · 22 Jun 2010 at 21:45

The 100-400?

Or the fast primes?

100-400 - £1200

300mm f2.8 - £4000
400mm f2.8 - £7000
600mm f4 - £7500

and Gaffers 800 - £10,000!!!

The_Abyss · 22 Jun 2010 at 22:39

Thanks. Seems to take an excessive jump up to get to 400mm or higher. I'd be interested to see the quality of the 100-400 - if it is decent I'd consider once again getting rid of my 70-200 2.8 IS.

HypnoToad · 23 Jun 2010 at 12:43

p0ss3s3d said:
It's not very big at all. Infact in the world of telephotos it's about as small as 400mm gets!!!

It's not fast either. It's f/5.6!!!

Most of the people at the sports have 200mm f/2, 300mm f/2.8, 400mm f/2.8, 500mm f/4. These guys are four or five times bigger.

thanks. i guess it's hard to guess how big it is when you see it without a camera attached.

nice photo's by the way, they look nice and sharp. 100-400mm must give a nice range, i quite like using a 55-200mm and it must be nice to have that extra reach of a 400.

nanospider · 23 Jun 2010 at 17:30

The_Abyss said:
Thanks. Seems to take an excessive jump up to get to 400mm or higher.

They make 3 400mm primes (all L)
400mm - 2.8 IS - 5370g - £6660
400mm - 4.0 DO IS - 1940g - £5550
400mm - 5.6 - 1250g - £1120

The 5.6 lens seems ideal for birding and such, no IS is maybe a bit iffy at this range considering how dark the lens is but its super sharp. Getting the shutter speed 2 stops faster is the main benefit of the 2.8, but thats going to be pretty handy if your shooting sports.

p0ss3s3d · 23 Jun 2010 at 17:54

nanospider said:
They make 3 400mm primes (all L)
400mm - 2.8 IS - 5370g - £6660
400mm - 4.0 DO IS - 1940g - £5550
400mm - 5.6 - 1250g - £1120

The 5.6 lens seems ideal for birding and such, no IS is maybe a bit iffy at this range considering how dark the lens is but its super sharp. Getting the shutter speed 2 stops faster is the main benefit of the 2.8, but thats going to be pretty handy if your shooting sports.

Not to mention the BG blur.- it's a huge difference between f/2.8 & f/4. Then another huge leap to f/5.6.