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Canon Announced a New 100-400mm/4.5-5.6

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Posted by Paul DeCesare on November 10, 2014 at 11:58 PM
Canon has finally revamped the beloved 100-400mm with a new II version. It lists for $2199 and comes out next month. Given Canon's latest trend of replacing old designs with a much sharper version within the last 4-5 years, I'm thinking we've finally got a compact 400mm with IS and way better optics.

Best of all, no more air pump zoom, the new design ROTATES. :toast:
Posted by Jim DeWitt on November 11, 2014 at 12:59 PM
Well, I know whatI want for Christmas...
Posted by Ed Cordes on November 15, 2014 at 10:31 PM
I am sure the new lens will be better than the old one. However, the front element of the new one still goes in and out by extending quite a bit. I am not sure if push/pulling is any different than twisting a collar. The lens still extends and contracts so air must go in and out just like the old one. I don't think a HEPA filter was placed in the lens to filter dust during this process so dust will still get in. :wink: