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"Canon just announced that a DO 2.8/500mm for sport photographers
and a DO 4.0/200-600mm for nature photographers are being
developed."
http://www.poelking.com/wbuch2/DO-400/enew400.htm
"Canon just announced that a DO 2.8/500mm for sport photographers
and a DO 4.0/200-600mm for nature photographers are being
developed."
http://www.poelking.com/wbuch2/DO-400/enew400.htm
This appears to be a garbled version of a rumor published in a European magazine a year or so ago stating that Canon was developing two new DO lenses, a 200-400 zoom and a f/2.8 500mm. The information came from Canon/Germany, which later withdrew the announcement and said it was a mistake. I'm geting that info from memory, and don't have a web page or anything to cite, but I remember seeing a link to the original web page some time ago. I don't know that anyone outside the inner echelons of Canon knows whether these two lenses are actually under serious development, or whether they are some marketing person's pipe dream.I wonder where this person, "Fritz Polking" found his source of
information? How long has this web page been around? I would love
to see (own) a 2.8/500mm...
whitt
This appears to be a garbled version of a rumor published in a
European magazine a year or so ago stating that Canon was
developing two new DO lenses, a 200-400 zoom and a f/2.8 500mm.
The information came from Canon/Germany, which later withdrew the
announcement and said it was a mistake. I'm geting that info from
memory, and don't have a web page or anything to cite, but I
remember seeing a link to the original web page some time ago. I
don't know that anyone outside the inner echelons of Canon knows
whether these two lenses are actually under serious development, or
whether they are some marketing person's pipe dream.
I agree that the 2.8/500mm would be a dream lens, but there's no
way I could afford it! My impression is that the 400/DO hasn't
really taken off, mainly because of the steep price. After that,
Canon may decide not to develop more lenses using the tech. Only
time will tell.....
Mike B. in OK
