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DJ Lazy
09-03-2006, 11:44 AM
*Snipped from the FM Forums.


Canon EF 70-200/4L IS.

MSRP: $1250


Description:

* Telephoto zoom lens - 70 to 200mm focal range, fast f/4 aperture

* Image Stabilizer gives equivalent effect of a shutter speed three stops faster during hand-held shooting

* High level dust and moisture resistance - designed for use in harsh conditions

* Inner focus design with Ultrasonic Motor (USM) offer fast and virtually silent operation

* Fluorite element and UD element offering exceptional performance throughout zoom range

* Manual focussing enabled even during AF mode (full time mechanical focusing)

- Lens Hood ET-74
- Lens Cap E-67U
- Lens Soft Case LP1224
- Tripod Mount Ring A II (W)
- Dust Cap E


Specs:

Focal Length & Max. Aperture: 70-200mm 1:4

Picture Size: 24 x 36mm

Filter Diameter: 67mm

Diagonal Angle of View: 34° - 12° (43.2mm)

Vertical Angle of View: 19° 30' - 7° (24mm)

Horizontal Angle of View: 29° - 10° (36mm)

Lens construction: 20 elements in 15 groups

Minimum aperture: f/32

No. of aperture blades: 8

Closest focusing distance (m): 1.2m

Focus drive: Ring-type USM

Dimensions: 76.0mm dia. x 172.0mm

Weight: 760g

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/Beyondca/70200f4LIS.jpg


Discuss!

Ekliptix
09-05-2006, 07:49 PM
Is that for real? I might rather have the 2.8 except for the F4's light weight, and ability to IS pan w/ this one.

DJ Lazy
09-05-2006, 08:12 PM
Yea, its real... there is also a new body coming out to replace the 350D... called the 400D...

EOS 400D/XTi Body Thread

MSRP: $799 ($899 kit)

Description:

* Creative Control, When it's Needed5 Creative Zone modes selectable with the Command Dial for complete control

* Variable sensitivity between ISO 100 to ISO 1600 offering high levels of creative flexibility

* 35-zone Evaluative metering with user selectable metering patterns for high exposure accuracy

* Extensive exposure control including AE lock, compensation and bracketing

* Extensive White Balance control including Automatic, Preset, Bracketing, Correction and Custom

* Selectable colour space options of sRGB or Adobe RGB and in-camera processing parameters

Contains EOS 400D body & standard accessories (see below):

* Battery Pack NB-2LH, Battery Charger CB-2LT, Neck Strap EW-100DGR, Eyecup Ef, Camera Cover R-F-3, USB Interface Cable IFC-400PCU and Video Cable VC-100

* ZoomBrowser EX (Win), Image Browser (Mac), PhotoRecord (Win), PhotoStitch (Win/Mac), Remote Capture (Win/Mac), Digital Photo Professional (Win/Mac), Camera Window (Win/Mac), RAW Image Task (Win/Mac) and Arcsoft Studio (Win/Mac)

Optional Accessories:

* AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC20 providing the ability to shoot powered directly from mains power supply

* Semi-Hard Case EH18-L accommodating for the body and the lens

* Battery Grip BG-E3 with vertical operation controls and housing dual NB-2LH Li-Ion battery packs

* Complete range of over 50 Canon EF lenses including L-series and Image Stabilizer lenses

* Canon EX-series Speedlites and the MR-14EX Macro Ring Lite and MR-24EX Macro Twin Lite

* Remote Switch RS-60E3, Remote Controller RC-1 and Remote Controller RC-5



Specs:

Image sensor: 10.1 Effective Megapixel CMOS sensor; 22.2 x 14.8mm effective size

Number of recording pixels:
Large / Fine: 3888 x 2592 pixels (approx. 10.1 Megapixels)
Medium / Fine: 2816 x 1880 pixels (approx. 5.3 Megapixels)
Small / Fine: 1936 x 1288 pixels (approx. 2.5 Megapixels)
RAW: 3888 x 2592 pixels (approx. 10.1 Megapixels)

Sensitivity (equivalent film speed): ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 (selectable via ISO Speed menu)

Image data storage: Compact FlashT (CF) card Type I or Type II standard; 1 slot

Image compression: Raw / Fine / Normal

Image compression level: Still image: JPEG or RAW - simultaneous recording possible

Image storage capacity (with 512mb flash card):
Large / Fine: approx. 145 images
Large / Normal: approx. 279 images
Middle / Fine: approx. 245 images
Middle / Normal: approx. 466 images
Small / Fine: approx. 419 images
Small / Normal: approx. 790 images

Image storage capacity (with 128mb flash card): RAW / Fine: approx. 58 images

Lens: Canon EF and EF-S series, effective focal length 1.6x

Shutter: Vertical-travel, mechanical, focal plane shutter with electronic control

Shutter speed: 1/4,000 sec. - 30 sec., Bulb; maximum flash sync at 1/200 sec.

Focusing method: TTL-CT-SIR type. Wide area AF with 9 selectable focussing points.

Focusing modes: Autofocus (One-shot AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, One-Shot /Predictive AI Servo AF switching) and Manual Focussing

Light metering method: Evaluative, Partial, and Centre-weighted average metering

Metering range: EV1-EV20

White balance control: Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash and Custom

Shooting modes:
Program AE, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Depth-of-field AE, Full Auto, Programmed Image Control modes (6), Manual, E-TTL II autoflash Program AE

Continuous shooting speed: 3 frames per sec for up to 27 in a single burst

Self timer: Yes - 10 seconds

Flash (built-in): Auto pop-up, retractable, built-in flash in the pentaprism

Flash guide number (built-in): 13 at 100 ISO (m)

Flash (external): Hot-shoe: X-sync contacts, with EX-series Speedlites: E-TTL II autoflash

Optical viewfinder: Eye-level SLR (with fixed pentamirror)

Viewfinder adjustment: -3 to +1 dpt

Viewfinder coverage: 95% (vertically and horizontally)

Monitor type: 2.5" TFT colour, liquid crystal monitor - 230,000 pixels

File format: Complies to Design rule for Camera File standards

Interface:
Digital Terminal: USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Video Output Terminal: NTSC / PAL
Remote Control Terminal: E3-type
Wireless Remote Control for RC-1 and RC-5

Direct printing: Camera, compatible printer, dedicated cable

Power source: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery (type: NB-2LH), AC adapter (type: ACK-700)

Operating environment: Temperature: 0° - 40° C; Humidity: 85% or lower

Dimensions (W x H x D): 126.5 x 94.2 x 65mm

Weight: Approx. 510gms

Operating platforms - PC: Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP

Operating platforms - MAC: Mac OS X 10.2 to 10.4

Link to Canon (http://www.canon.com.au/eos400d/specs.aspx)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/Beyondca/400D.jpg


As well as this:


Canon EF 50 f/1.2L

MSRP: $1600


Description:

* Standard lens - 50mm focal length, fast f/1.2 aperture

* Large diameter high precision aspherical element achieves superb image quality

* High level dust and moisture resistance - designed for use in harsh conditions

* Large maximum aperture for available light shooting and attractive background defocus

* 45cm minimum focus distance

* Ring-type Ultrasonic Motor (USM) for fast and virtually silent operation

* Manual focussing enabled even during AF mode (full time mechanical focusing)

Accessories
- Lens Hood ES-78
- Lens Cap E-72U
- Lens Soft Case LP1214
- Dust Cap E


Specs:

Focal Length & Max. Aperture: 50mm 1:1.2

Picture Size: 24 x 36mm

Filter Diameter: 72mm

Diagonal Angle of View: 46° (43.2mm)

Verticle Angle of View: 27° (24mm)

Horizontal Angle of View: 40° (36mm)

Lens construction: 8 elements in 6 groups

Minimum aperture: f/16

No. of aperture blades: 8

Closest focusing distance (m): 0.45m

Focus drive: Ring-type USM

Dimensions: 85.4mm dia. x 65.5mm

Weight: 545g

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/Beyondca/EF501.jpg

BerserkerCatSplat
09-05-2006, 08:41 PM
Nice looking lens, bit on the pricey side, though. Nothing really groundbreaking, IMO. You guys need an 18-200L IS USM, that would be awesome.

But, uh... $1600 for a 50mm? I don't care if it's F1.2, that's ridiculous.

DJ Lazy
09-05-2006, 08:51 PM
Originally posted by BerserkerCatSplat
But, uh... $1600 for a 50mm? I don't care if it's F1.2, that's ridiculous.

It is L glass.... so I am sure alot of the cost comes from that.... and Canon doesn't have a 50mm L lens that I am aware (atleast not recently)... :dunno:

I'm sure it will sell like hotcakes.. :nut:

Ekliptix
09-05-2006, 08:59 PM
Canon still makes the 50mm F1.8 and F1.4, which I have. It's just ok.

DJ Lazy
09-05-2006, 09:06 PM
Originally posted by Ekliptix
Canon still makes the 50mm F1.8 and F1.4, which I have. It's just ok.

But they don't have an L version of the 50 (until now of course).... IIRC there is an old f/1.2 but even it wasn't L.... So I think that is there big selling feature... LOTS of people have wanted one, now they got it, lets see if they buy...

D'z Nutz
09-05-2006, 09:13 PM
Originally posted by DJ Lazy


But they don't have an L version of the 50 (until now of course).... IIRC there is an old f/1.2 but even it wasn't L.... So I think that is there big selling feature... LOTS of people have wanted one, now they got it, lets see if they buy...

They had a 50 f/1.0L before.

lint
09-05-2006, 09:22 PM
I thought $330 for 0.4 fstop advantage was hard to swallow, $1200+ for a 0.2 fstop advantage is even worse.

BerserkerCatSplat
09-05-2006, 09:24 PM
Yeah, Canon had the 50mm F1.0L USM ($2,700), and Nikon had the MF 85mm F1.0 Repro-Nikkor as their super low-light lenses.

D'z Nutz
09-05-2006, 09:33 PM
Canon once had an f/0.95 lens too. Ferrand had a f/0.87. :nut:

lint
09-05-2006, 10:25 PM
Originally posted by D'z Nutz
Canon once had an f/0.95 lens too. Ferrand had a f/0.87. :nut:

heard about those. Don't understand how a lens can actually create light though.

AccentAE86
09-06-2006, 02:42 PM
Originally posted by lint


heard about those. Don't understand how a lens can actually create light though.

all it means is that the diametre is larger than it's length... it doesn't create light or make a scene brighter than it actually is.

C4S
09-06-2006, 03:02 PM
50mm F1.0L was my dream lens ..

However .. it was $4,000 .. I couldn't afford it when I was 16 ... of course,. :eek:

Even now, once a while, will see the 50mm F1.0L on ebay for $3K US ..

This 50mm F1.2L seems like a bargain .. and it will be under $2k Cad! :thumbsup:

Beanie_baby
09-06-2006, 07:32 PM
I wish I was ritch those look so amazing :(

BerserkerCatSplat
09-06-2006, 11:44 PM
You don't have to be rich, you just have to be really good at convincing yourself you need it and can afford it! :rofl:

turboMiata
09-07-2006, 08:29 AM
Originally posted by C4S
This 50mm F1.2L seems like a bargain .. and it will be under $2k Cad! :thumbsup:

compared to the f/1.0, yes. but hopefully it will be tack sharp like the 85L wide open.. otherwise, it's useless. we'll see how it goes.