Thanks for the green ring info, having never seen the 400 in person I hadn't noticed that. Does the 400mm have the "Diffractive Optics" band on its body like the new 70-300mm?
And besides the silver 24-85mm lens that was made for the IX/Ixe, Canon also made a similar grey 35-135mm USM lens to match its' 10th anniversary EOS 10. Tom P. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Harman Bajwa > Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 8:24 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: EOS Canon News > > > > > The 400/4 DO isn't an L lens either. > > > > > > > that yes, Canon does in fact make one of those famous white lenses > > that isn't an L lens. Nice bit of trivia for us equipment junkies. > > > > L lenses are NOT always white, however, *all* L lenses have a > RED ring in the front. The 400 mm DO, even though white, has > a GREEN ring in the front - to signify that it uses DO > elements. So far, that is the ONLY feature which can be used > to distinguish an L vs a DO lens - not the lens color but the > RING color. > (What will happen when Canon comes out with an L lens with DO > elements ?) > > Also, some Canon lenses have GOLD rings and some have SILVER > - not sure how Canon categorizes them thus - but all those > are neither L nor DO. And there is at least ONE Canon lens > which is SILVER in color (neither black, nor white) > > Another batch of useless bits of trivia ..... > > - Harman * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
