Poll: Are Canon tight?

[evilenglishman]

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[CoolToolGuy]

I believe all of the 'L' lenses come with a case and hood. Sigma may do it to offer an advantage over Canon. It looks like they won you over!
Have Fun
Rick

[scottbergerphoto]

All my L lenses came in sturdy cardboard boxes, padded cases,styrofoam, and bubble wrap. The case sits on my shelf, the box, styrofoam and bubble wrap are long gone in the trash. The glass is what you pay for. The rest is window dressing.
Scott

[iwatkins]

In my experience, Sigma lenses also come in cardboard boxes with hardly any packaging but usually with a lens hood.

However, their EX series lenses come in a padded case in a bigger box and include the lens hood.

So I guess it is like Canon with their normal lenses and their L series lenses.

Cheers

Ian

[hammerdown]

Did I notice that Canon lenses come with only 1 year mfr warranty, while Sigma's come with 1 year +3 (USA)= 4 year?

Hammer

[DonCoon]

Man, you ought to see the case my Sigma 100-300 EX HSM came with! Padded all around with fitted foam (not packing foam) in the bottom and top. Straps, zipper top with redundant velco top closer in case you don't want it fully zipped. And the lens hood is impressive as is the box this all came in.

My Canon 17-40mm f/4L also came with a hood and case but the case was more of a pouch. Nice but a pouch.

Sigma puts it to shame. BTW, they are both in the same price range.

[defordphoto]

Yeah. I did get the L-glass for the box. Man that baby is sweet. Great cardboard and the styrofoam is second to none. I bet Nikon doesn't even come close.

[RichardtheSane]

I hide all my L glass in a camera bag, but the boxes - man they just HAVE to be on display..... no really :D :D

[KennyG]

Who makes use of the cases they come in other than for storage back home? Mine reside in my Tamrac 614Pro along with the two bodies. In the field I don't have time to mess around unzipping cases.

My big primes came in metal cases and I had to buy soft cases for them as they won't fit in the Tamrac along with everything else.

The cardboard boxes went in the trash on day one. I have enough junk in the attic.

[DonCoon]

KennyG wrote:
Who makes use of the cases they come in other than for storage back home? Mine reside in my Tamrac 614Pro along with the two bodies. In the field I don't have time to mess around unzipping cases.

My big primes came in metal cases and I had to buy soft cases for them as they won't fit in the Tamrac along with everything else.

Like the big soft case that came with my Sigma 100-300 EX? :)


The cardboard boxes went in the trash on day one. I have enough junk in the attic.


Believe it or not, those "cardboard boxes" have a significant resale value if/when you decide to sell a lens on Ebay and probably elsewhere. A lens with the original box commands a higher resale price than one without a box. Not saying that necessarily logical, but it's a fact!

[Jim_T]

In my experience, I've found Canon beats Sigma for packing when it comes to higher quality lenses.

My Sigma 15-30 and Canon 100-400L both came with nice padded nylon cases and lens hoods. (When it's not zoomed out, the 100-400 is almost the same size as the 15-30).

http://members.shaw.ca/jamestownsend/cases.jpg (640x480 35k file)

They both were packaged in the same style of cardboard box, but despite the lenses being nearly the same size, as you can see in the link below, the Canon box was quite a bit larger and came with more with more styrofoam packing.

http://members.shaw.ca/jamestownsend/boxes.jpg (640x520 59k file)

The user instructions for the Canon lens was a proper little booklet.. The Sigma was just big fold up piece of paper.

[justme_dc]

evilenglishman wrote:Is it me or do others think Canon are being a bit tight?

I don't think they are tight. The cheap lenses have no case, the expensive (L) lenses have a good case. Just like the sigma with their EX line. I personally prefer the pouch that came with my EF24-70L to the zipper cases. It's much faster to get a lens in and out of and I already have a padded camera bag anyway so the cases just get in the way. As to the soft cases (sigma) versus the hard lockable cases (canon) that come with the larger telephoto lenses. I have to give my nod to canon. The lockable case is much better protection from damage either in storage or transit to the job. Drop a 600mmL that you've rented for a job on the ground in it's case and you'll praise the lockable case too.

[evilenglishman]

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[CoolToolGuy]

The function of the packaging is to get the lens from the manufacturing site to the retailer undamaged. If Canon determines that so much styrofoam will do it, that is their call. After all, they have to eat the shrinkage if it doesn't make it.
Cases and lens pouches are a marketing angle. Canon is the manufacturer of the camera, and they probably don't think they need to include a lens pouch with the normal lenses to sell them. Other manufacturers may think they need to include them to add perceived value to their product.
Just like any equipment argument, the lens pouch doesn't make a better image, although it may retain the quality of the equipment over time.
Have Fun
Rick