Official: Canon 1D Mk IV

dkubek wrote in post #9757484
Beautiful Combo! Would love that 200 1.8!

Been with me for over 15 years now!

PM01 wrote in post #9757559
Been with me for over 15 years now!

Focus motor still as snappy as it should be? I'd love to find a beat-up one cosmetically with perfect glass!

PM01 wrote in post #9757559
Been with me for over 15 years now!

First owner?

dkubek wrote in post #9757702
Focus motor still as snappy as it should be? I'd love to find a beat-up one cosmetically with perfect glass!

Focus motor still works AWESOME. And I've used this every gymnastics season consistently for the last 15+ years as well as high end fashion / runway shows.

dolina wrote in post #9757792
First owner?

Bought brand spanking new, original cardboard box, original everything and I'm the original owner. Purchased from B&H back in the early to mid 90s. 4,250 dollars plus shipping. I still remember the comments - "oh, the 200 1.8 is such a USELESS lens". This was from a 300 2.8L user. Shot the first gym meet with it and he's the one regretting the light loss in the dim gymnasiums (compared with 200 1.8) . But that was back in the day when I was shooting 400 Fuji and 800 Fuji Press film, EOS 1n and EOS 1nRS bodies. I've shot NUMEROUS times with the 200 2.0L EF IS, but still go back to the 200 1.8 - there's a character to the lens that's highly addictive. If I want to emulate the 2.0 "look", all I have to do is crank the contrast up a bit.

Mark IV changes everything! The bodies will evolve, but top notch glass still rules!

PM01 wrote in post #9757877
Bought brand spanking new, original cardboard box, original everything and I'm the original owner. Purchased from B&H back in the early to mid 90s. 4,250 dollars plus shipping. I still remember the comments - "oh, the 200 1.8 is such a USELESS lens". This was from a 300 2.8L user. Shot the first gym meet with it and he's the one regretting the light loss in the dim gymnasiums (compared with 200 1.8) . But that was back in the day when I was shooting 400 Fuji and 800 Fuji Press film, EOS 1n and EOS 1nRS bodies. I've shot NUMEROUS times with the 200 2.0L EF IS, but still go back to the 200 1.8 - there's a character to the lens that's highly addictive. If I want to emulate the 2.0 "look", all I have to do is crank the contrast up a bit.

Mark IV changes everything! The bodies will evolve, but top notch glass still rules!

Great going man. All the 1.8 owners I've written to bought theirs pre-owned and at a higher premium than what you paid for. I hope it'll serve you well for decades to come.

I love my 200/2L IS and also got the slagging that the stop faster glass wasn't worth buying over a more useful 300/2.8L IS. I love them both though but have yet to try the 200 with the 1D4.

I'd really love a 200/2 or 200/1.8 for indoor sports with the Mark IV. I have used the 300/2.8 a bit but mostly with a 1Ds II; with 1.3x it's often too long for what/where I shoot. A 200/2.8 is sort of OK too but does not produce the same images at all, and I need IS. A 200/2 is high on the shopping list for sure, but definitely not right after shelling out for the Mark IV. Maybe next winter.

Oh... Now I remember I did try the 200 on the 1D4 and found it too long for basketball unless i wanted to shoot the other side of the court.

dolina wrote in post #9758139
Oh... Now I remember I did try the 200 on the 1D4 and found it too long for basketball unless i wanted to shoot the other side of the court.

That's why I still use the 70-200 for basketball. Not in the same league, but does extremely well for this application from kids on up! Hope it's even better on the MkIV!

Keep checking my phone for that elusive "shipped" email!!!!

My 200 F2 hasn't left my Mark IV since I got it (the body that is).

Do you guys use this lens without the hood often? Any flair issues? I think it looks less intimidating without the hood so might be able to capture some nice candids at a wedding this weekend.

dkubek wrote in post #9759601
That's why I still use the 70-200 for basketball. Not in the same league, but does extremely well for this application from kids on up! Hope it's even better on the MkIV!

Keep checking my phone for that elusive "shipped" email!!!!

I was thinking of using a 85/1.2L II but was told it was too slow so most use a 85/1.8

str8six wrote in post #9760388
My 200 F2 hasn't left my Mark IV since I got it (the body that is).

Do you guys use this lens without the hood often? Any flair issues? I think it looks less intimidating without the hood so might be able to capture some nice candids at a wedding this weekend.

Without the hood it looks stocky like that boyscout from Pixar's 'UP'

dolina wrote in post #9760414
I was thinking of using a 85/1.2L II but was told it was too slow so most use a 85/1.8

It's quite adequate for the Mark IV. Now if it was the older 85 mark I, then that's a different story!

down to £3649.99 in the UK now that was fast! was still almost £4K last week i looked.

How much more will it fall here do we think?

Regards,
Jon.S

Picked up a MKIV at Focus for £3489 yesterday