> > > Given Canon's enthusiasm in making new DO lenses one could be led to > believe that their first DO lens was a success! Optically it seems it > didn't meet expectations. The price is much higher than expected and > contradicts Canon's first press releases where they claimed that DO was > a less expensive technology. The commercial success of the 400mm DO is > still to be seen. My question is: why are they in such a hurry to build > other DO lenses? Have they improved the technology and these new lenses > are better optically than the 400mm? Do they believe that compactness > and weight are strong enough arguments to sell them? If the 500mm 2.8 > will have no competition (first 500/2.8 ever made?), the 200-400 is > aiming , more or less, at the same market as the 100-400. It will be > faster, more compact and lightweight, but if optical quality is not as > good as the current 100-400, will it stand the comparison? > I'd like to hear other opinions on this. > > Regards > > Hugo >
Hi Hugo, Marketing! The Olympics are just around the corner! Regards, Chip Louie * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
