70-200 F4 IS not White

Sorry, State law prohibits me from misrepresenting the truth (see my message above).

All white lenses are in fact beige. This was also a surprise to me when I received my first lens, but it makes sense. The amount of dirts and wear would never look well on a purely white coated lens.

They do sell foam protecting cells for the Lens, I have seen camouflaged, and white. If there was a black one, I'd be buying it in a moment's notice.

circa wrote in post #3185038
colour doesnt matter to me....as long as it takes damn good pictures! and you know it does!

What if it was pink and had a picture of a hot nude guy on it? :P

SunTsu wrote in post #3185734
What if it was pink and had a picture of a hot nude guy on it? :P

he'd buy two

It's funny though how most of the web images look so white:
http://images.google.c​om …oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

White balance and exposure are the same everywhere on the planet?

cosworth wrote in post #3185977
White balance and exposure are the same everywhere on the planet?

I am glad you asked that. According to Albert Einstein's first part of theTheory of Relativity, we have learned that 'Anywhere in the Universe is a good place to do Physics'.

Which is to say, the Universal laws of gravitation, acceleration, and so forth, apply anywhere in this universe, regardless of the speed. The requirement for cross reference, is that both places of calculation be at the same relative speed from eachother.

It is a misconception that E=mc2 is The Theory's main equation. In reality, this equation surfaced years after the first presentation of the Theory of Relativity.

It gets even more interesting after that. So to answer your question, yes, white balance and exposure are the same everywhere on the planet.

(Don't you hate it when someone answers your joke with a serious response?)

Resale value be darned...I'm taking white-out to my 70-200/4 when it gets here...

I guess there's some PP done of images on the internet.

When I look closely at the real lens, it's more like beige.

I find that these days the 'white' lenses are represented more accurately. If you look at B&H they appear as beige and there is no PP to make it look white. Amazon and many other sites also have better pictures now.

I have checked and you have indeed got a fake imitation and consequently poor copy.

Owing to my philanthropic nature and for purely altruistic reasons I have enclosed a cheque for $200 to relieve you of this awful con job. I will of course pay any postage to myself.

Please put the generous offer of $200 toward a REAL copy (white) and I will put your pathetic copy on my old 350D for use in muddy conditions.

Yours truely

J.P.Getty Esq.

It's funny, I've read a lot of info and forums and have never heard anybody call the "L" lenses anything but white. So I was surprised when I recieved mine.