Has anyone done a comparession between the new 500mm f/4L IS II USM and the old Canon 500mm f/4L IS USM lens ? What are the special features in the new one?
Posted by Keith Bauer on December 16, 2011 at 10:20 AM
Since the new 500 f/4 is not available yet, there are not any real world hands on comparisons.
I did a quick comparison: the new one is twice as expensive as the old one. Honestly, I can't imagine a single feature that would make that worthwhile.
Posted by Paul DeCesare on December 16, 2011 at 1:10 PM
Honestly, I can't imagine a single feature that would make that worthwhile.
I second that. The image quality on the original 500mm is superb, how can you make it 100% better (i.e. twice as good) to match 100% more bucks to buy the thing? Canon pulled that with their TCs... the new v3 models are twice the price. Somebody in Canon Marketing left their clue on a bus seat somewhere.
Thanks for the review. Not that Canon has withdrawn the earlier model will they still service the old model? and hor how long?
Posted by Cam Held on December 27, 2011 at 10:27 AM
I saw the price of the new one, and quickly began searching for the old one. I was able to find a very lightly used one on eBay , and couldn't be happier. If you are thinking about a 500mm I'd try to get the old one or wait several years for when Canon is forced to lower the price of the new one... Good luck!
-Cam
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5 repliesHas anyone done a comparession between the new 500mm f/4L IS II USM and the old Canon 500mm f/4L IS USM lens ? What are the special features in the new one?
I second that. The image quality on the original 500mm is superb, how can you make it 100% better (i.e. twice as good) to match 100% more bucks to buy the thing? Canon pulled that with their TCs... the new v3 models are twice the price. Somebody in Canon Marketing left their clue on a bus seat somewhere.
-Cam