Here's a good field report
http://cpn.canon-europe.com …f45_56l_is_ii_usm_zoom.do
dinny66 Senior Member 695 posts Likes: 3 Joined Feb 2007 Location: Shoreham-by-Sea, UK More info | Nov 11, 2014 05:11 | #46 Here's a good field report Mike
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NullMind Senior Member  629 posts Likes: 5 Joined Oct 2005 Location: London, UK & Azores More info | Nov 11, 2014 05:16 | #47 Ouch, it is £1999 in UK (Park Cameras) NullMind
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BoxBrownie Cream of the Crop  10,198 posts Likes: 29 Joined Apr 2005 Location: Surrey More info | Nov 11, 2014 05:31 | #48 NullMind wrote in post #17264620 Ouch, it is £1999 in UK (Park Cameras) http://www.parkcameras.com …f-4-5-5-6L-IS-II-USM.html I might keep my pre-order of the Sigma 150-600 after all Well that is the list price..............should be a tad lower once it hits the shops. I will wait and see what the real world reviews say and all being well if it "shines" think more about it in 2015??? That was a great meal ~ you must have a good set of pans
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Phoenixkh a mere speck More info | Nov 11, 2014 06:14 | #49 As usual, Canon Europe has better information than we have in the States: http://cpn.canon-europe.com …00mm_f45_56l_is_ii_usm.do Kim (the male variety) Canon 1DX2 | 1D IV | 16-35 f/4 IS | 24-105 f/4 IS | 100L IS macro | 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II | 100-400Lii | 50 f/1.8 STM | Canon 1.4X III
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Nov 11, 2014 06:22 | #50 That's the special price that includes the idiot tax. The only people who will pay that price are those who simply must have the new shiny toy NOW! In a few months time us normal people will be able to get it for around £1500. Frank Hollis - Retired mass spectroscopist
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Invertalon Cream of the Crop  6,495 posts Likes: 24 Joined Jun 2009 Location: Cleveland, OH More info | Nov 11, 2014 06:35 | #52 I would love to pre-order this one, but I would have no use for it this winter... I wouldn't mind having it along with my 70-200 II and 300 II
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Petie53 Senior Member 373 posts Likes: 96 Joined Jan 2014 More info | Nov 11, 2014 06:57 | #53 I have the 70-300L and would love a 400 that can use an extender. Was hoping for a new version of the 400 5.6L prime but maybe that is not planned. Only reason to purchase this 100-400 is to get the 400 length so guess I will pass on this lens. Pete
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Submariner Goldmember  3,028 posts Likes: 47 Joined May 2012 Location: London More info | Nov 11, 2014 07:18 | #54 lozw wrote in post #17264616 Remember though that Jessops price will include 20% VAT, whereas B&H will not include any sales tax. At an exchange rate of 1.6, that makes the US price with VAT added around £1650. So the UK still pays a premium, but it isn't that bad. The UK street price will likely have fallen to £1650 by next summer. And it will probably be available in their next summer cash back promotion with £100 off. So just be patient... I will be patient, as I was with the 5D3, and you are right, give it a good 6-9 months. Canon EOS 5DS R, Canon EF 70-200 F2.8 L Mk II IS USM, Canon EF 70-300 F4-5.6 L IS USM, EF 40mm F2.8 STM , RC6 Remote. Canon STE-3 Radio Flash Controller, Canon 600 EX RT x4 , YN 560 MkII x2 ; Bowens GM500PRO x4 , Bowens Remote Control. Bowens Pulsar TX, RX Radio Transmitter and Reciever Cards. Bowens Constant 530 Streamlights 600w x 4 Sold EOS 5D Mk III, 7D, EF 50mm F1.8, 430 EX Mk II, Bowens GM500Rs x4
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Nov 11, 2014 08:03 | #55 dinny66 wrote in post #17264617 Here's a good field report http://cpn.canon-europe.com …f45_56l_is_ii_usm_zoom.do Basically, when light enters a lens, it slows down as it passes from the air through the glass. This slowing down in speed is what causes reflections and flare, causing problems such as ghosting and contrast degradation. Er, run that one by me again. Frank Hollis - Retired mass spectroscopist
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windpig Chopped liver  More info | Nov 11, 2014 08:09 | #56 I'll will be most interested in seeing a comparison of the new 100-400 to the 70-200 mkII with the 2X mkIII teleconverter. Would you like to buy a vowel?
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Scrumhalf Cream of the Crop  More info | Nov 11, 2014 08:22 | #57 hollis_f wrote in post #17264790 Er, run that one by me again. Frank, surely in your days as a spectroscopist, you must have heard about the obscure photon Cerenkov radiation, where a photon gives off energy as it briefly exceeds the speed of light in that medium! Sam
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Nov 11, 2014 08:38 | #58 What will be very interesting is to see how well this compares with the 400 f5.6 prime. I'll bet large sums of money that a lot of people still claim the prime is sharper (despite the counter-claims from those that believed the old zoom could be sharper - if you got a 'good' copy). Frank Hollis - Retired mass spectroscopist
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wingandaprayer72 Member 230 posts Likes: 1 Joined Nov 2006 Location: Easton, MD More info | Nov 11, 2014 08:58 | #59 I've ordered from Amazon, Adorama and B&H. I rarely see people mention ordering from Amazon....why is that? Is there a benefit to ordering from Adorama? Rob
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hondafans Goldmember  2,536 posts Likes: 5 Joined Apr 2009 Location: Floyds Knobs, IN More info | Nov 11, 2014 09:05 | #60 Sweet looking lens. Love the design, but can't afford the $$. Somebody want to sell me their version one cheap?
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