Small canon white lens???

I was out and about a few days ago and saw someone with a lens I couldn't make any sense of... It was definitely a white canon lens, but it appeared very small... nearly 1/2 the size of my 70-200 f/2.8 IS. The only lens I could think of that this could be is a 70-200 f/4, though, I've seen side by side pictures of these two lenses and the 70-200 f/4 seems quite a bit larger than the lens in question. Perhaps the guy holding this lens was a bit large, or it was just a trick of light, but I just had to ask... is there a current lens or discontinued canon white lens out there that is about 1/2 the size of the 70-200 f/2.8 IS that I am overlooking?

Thanks for your time...

I saw someone from far with what appears to be 70-200mm f/4 without the hood and I was surprised how small and thin it looked.

One of these? (www.the-digital-picture.com)

All 4 70-200mm lenses:

I've seen that picture... In fact I just came across it again after posting a few moments ago . Again, side by side the f/4 looks a little too big. Granted that is probably the lens I saw, but I figured I'd ask in case someone knew something I didn't.

The EF 35-350mm f/3.5-5.6L USM is quite small when set at 35mm especially if the hood is reversed and it only takes a 72mm filter. A picture is here: http://www.photozone.d​e …anon_35350_3556​/index.htm The EF 28-300 f/3.5-5.6L IS USM is a bit bigger but still pretty compact at the short end: http://www.photozone.d​e …anon_28300_3556​/index.htm

was it this one:
http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/51​8NAK4PRQL.jpg

hoogerhs wrote in post #4480071
I was out and about a few days ago and saw someone with a lens I couldn't make any sense of... It was definitely a white canon lens, but it appeared very small... nearly 1/2 the size of my 70-200 f/2.8 IS. The only lens I could think of that this could be is a 70-200 f/4, though, I've seen side by side pictures of these two lenses and the 70-200 f/4 seems quite a bit larger than the lens in question. Perhaps the guy holding this lens was a bit large, or it was just a trick of light, but I just had to ask... is there a current lens or discontinued canon white lens out there that is about 1/2 the size of the 70-200 f/2.8 IS that I am overlooking?

Thanks for your time...

are you sure it was a canon camera? one of the pretenders has smaller white lenses.

ed rader

Pentax has "white" lenses that are smaller than anything Canon makes. They're not even the same color...

hoogerhs wrote in post #4480071
I was out and about a few days ago and saw someone with a lens I couldn't make any sense of... It was definitely a white canon lens, but it appeared very small... nearly 1/2 the size of my 70-200 f/2.8 IS. The only lens I could think of that this could be is a 70-200 f/4, though, I've seen side by side pictures of these two lenses and the 70-200 f/4 seems quite a bit larger than the lens in question. Perhaps the guy holding this lens was a bit large, or it was just a trick of light, but I just had to ask... is there a current lens or discontinued canon white lens out there that is about 1/2 the size of the 70-200 f/2.8 IS that I am overlooking?

Thanks for your time...

FWIW, in person the 70-200 f/4 looks like something you'd find in a sex shop.

tomd wrote in post #4480253
was it this one:
http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/51​8NAK4PRQL.jpg

Whoa? I have never seen anything like that one before! Thats gotta be the smallest Canon white lens!

Yes it's small and white, but no red ring, I don't think it's an "L" lens.

Sony makes a bunch of white lenses also.

cdifoto wrote in post #4480849
FWIW, in person the 70-200 f/4 looks like something you'd find in a sex shop.

Heh! Well that decides it! I must add that lens to my collection!

tomd wrote in post #4480253
was it this one:
http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/51​8NAK4PRQL.jpg

ben_r_ wrote in post #4480927
Whoa? I have never seen anything like that one before! Thats gotta be the smallest Canon white lens!

tomd wrote in post #4482755
Yes it's small and white, but no red ring, I don't think it's an "L" lens.

I think that if you saw it IRL, and close up, you'd find it's either silver r chanpagne, to match the body it originally sold with.
28-90 II in silver

http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/51​8NAK4PRQL.jpg - this one is not white but silver. It's old ef 28-90 sold as a kit lens with the EOS 300 (film camera). The smalles white lens in Canon line-up is the 70-200 4.0. Minolta made some white lenses in the past too.