10-28-2024 09:41 PM - last edited on 10-29-2024 09:00 AM by Stephen
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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10-28-2024 10:05 PM
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.
10-29-2024 12:07 PM
Aha, thank you!
10-28-2024 10:06 PM
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
10-29-2024 10:20 AM
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 ???
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