Nalu Loc: Southern Arizona

Has anyone heard when this lens is going to be available? Just curious.

Haydon

Unfortunately, all that seems to be known right now is, it's been announced and available for preorder with no defined shipping date.

Nalu Loc: Southern Arizona

Thanks. I would love to be able to "feel" this lens before dropping the bucks.

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

November of 2014 is the latest guesstimate. As incredible as the lens sounds you will still have to wait. Maybe it will be the "kit" lens for the new 5D MkIV, which is coming any minute. What a combination that will be, a dumbed-down MkIII and a supertelie! There is some problem with the 400 DO II and Canon is not talking about it. It won't sit on the shelves very long when it is finally released. 4 1/2 lbs. for a 400mm?? All at f/4.0. The price is somewhat ouchy, but everybody's got a flaw!

Haydon

This will be a superb BIF lens IMO.

Joe F.N. Loc: Oshawa, Ontario

This lens has been out for a little while. It's an incredible lens if you're willing to empty your wallet. Here is a thread showing a 100% crop of a raptor, to show the spectacular detail.

http://pixel-shooter.net/forum/threads/canon-ef-400mm-f-4-do-is-ii-usm-1-1-crop.4444/

Nalu Loc: Southern Arizona

WOW!

Nalu Loc: Southern Arizona

Problem?

Nalu Loc: Southern Arizona

UPP, wrong address. "Problem"?

FramerMCB Loc: Northern, ID (formerly Portland, OR area)

I know Bryan Carnahan http://www.the-digital-picture.com/ has tested one and has great things to say about it. You can also find some information on it at the Canon Rumors website - in particular check the links to various forum topics on the right-hand side bar of your screen from their home page...

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

Nalu, if you just need to "feel" it, why don't you look at a mkl lens? They can't be that different. Just saying. ;-)
SS

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

Availability of the new lens was to be late November, early December 2014. B&H and Amazon each have two buyer reviews of the 400 DO II, earliest dating to late December and newest as of Feb. 1. So at least some of the lenses appear to have been released. But neither B&H, Amazon nor Adorama have it in stock. B&H and Adorama don't even hint at an availability date, Amazon says it will ship in 2 to 4 weeks, whatever that means.

A difference I see in the feedback and info about the Mark II version is that at least one of the reviewers is using it a lot with a 1.4X and happy with the results. I seem to recall a lot of folks felt the first version wasn't all that great with teleconverters. The Canon-provided MTF charts at The Digital Image website seem to support this and that the new lens has various overall image quality improvements, as well as latest-generation IS.

The new lens is about 150 grams heavier, exact same diameter and 1/10 of an inch longer than the original version. So, yes, it appears the "Mark I" could be used to get a "feel" for the lens. If build quality is a concern, it's basically an L-series super tele with a green stripe instead of a red one.

Nalu Loc: Southern Arizona

I bit the bullet yesterday and ordered this lens from b&h yesterday. The lenses are coming in with probably a two week lead time. Excited, yes!

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

LensRentals has some to rent ........