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Cheap Canon EF 400mm F/2.8 L II USM?

Sportseditor123
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Please excuse my technical ignorance. Why is this lens so cheap? Cheapest of these I've seen is in the $7,000+ range. Does it not fit the cameras in America? I know they're all made in Japan. Or is this some kind of scam?

Thanks for any input.
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normadel
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Ummm......maybe because the pros who would pay for this lens are dumping them so they can buy the latest version III ($12,000.00)?

Of course it will fit Canon cameras in America. The lens mounts are the same everywhere.

Aha, thank you!

wq9nsc
Elite
Elite

This is the fairly early non-IS version of the lens, I believe that your are thinking of prices for the IS II version of the lens which are in the 5,000 to 7,000 range depending upon condition.

The early non-IS version is a very decent lens but that isn't a stunning price for it and I expect you can find plenty of the non IS lens.  And a EF 400 f2.8 II (non-IS) is considerably older than an EF 400 f2.8 IS II.

Rodger

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ebiggs1
Legend
Legend

Two things, one the non-IS first version is about 3 pounds lighter than the IS version. Second, parts if ever needed will be difficult to impossible to get.

If I remember correctly there was a IS version of the first model ef 400mm f2.8L ???

EB
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