Canon's new lens?

[pete.rush]

Just had the latest newsletter from Experience Seminars and noticed this interesting article about a new lens from canon. Canon EF 20-400mm f2.8 IO USM IS priced about £2800, link below, has anyone else heard on the grapevine about such a lens and what do you thing. Is it an answer to our motorsport / airshow dilemma's or is it another lemon like the 28-300mm.

http://www.experience-seminars.co.uk/images/pdf/canoniolens.pdf

Peter

[POAH]

should have posted thison another day, people will just think its an april fools joke

[andrewc]

april fool ? A 20-400 f2.8 would weigh a ton! Front element would need to be about 140mm across.

[whiteflyer]

:lol::lol::lol: I love closest focusing distance at 0.2mm :lol::lol::lol:

[peppyuk]

Gotta love 1st of April.

[Andyman]

:)

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=123865

[Impspeed]

Love it...Any more April Fools jokes?

'The only lens you would ever need to buy'

DB

[it's alive]

Love the "Key Technology" section. :lol::clap:

[Voyager]

should have posted thison another day, people will just think its an april fools joke
Bothered to read the .pdf?
• Apherical optics used on all elements except for front SSC coated element
• Pro quality optics on a par with L series lens quality
• Robust design with build quality equivalent to L series lenses
• Image intensifying optics used in front element of lens
• Lens feature full time mechanical manual focusing
• Fully flocked throughout to prevent internal reflections
• One touch design for speed of zooming
• Optical image stabiliser with 6 stop correction for handshake
• Lens supplied with removable tripod mount
:lol:

[Ant]

:o one touch design, AND a 6-stop IS system?

Gettin one of those ;)

[30psi]

I didn't know the 28-300 was a lemon

[POAH]

Love it...Any more April Fools jokes?

'The only lens you would ever need to buy'

DB


not for crop sensors, owners would moan why nikon, sony and pentax have a 16-400mm version and that canon is fallig behind.

[POAH]

Bothered to read the .pdf?

:lol:


you just don't get sarcasim do you :shake:

[photostar_1]

Bothered to read the .pdf?

:lol:




:clap::clap::clap:

Caught quite a few folk, I suspect. Brilliant!!

[Voyager]

you just don't get sarcasim do you :shake:
I READ THE WORDS and look at Smilies.

That is all there is. :cuckoo:

[Voyager]

Caught quite a few folk, I suspect. Brilliant!!
Certainly caught POAH didn't it? :D

[pete.rush]

Oh well maybe next year :(

[POAH]

Certainly caught POAH didn't it? :D


:thinking: not sure how you work that one out TBH

[George]

As I'm in the US at the moment, I'll make a call to B+S and see if I can order half a dozen, and sell them on the forum for an enormous profit.....:lol::lol:
Edit... B and S have just promised me the first 6 to arrive, PM me with offers over £20000.