Canon 200mm f1.8 - why did they stop making it

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rugbyphoto - 15 Feb 2006 18:34 GMT

Seems to be the perfect field side sports lens, why did they stop?

garry

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eawckyegcy@yahoo.com - 15 Feb 2006 20:21 GMT

> Seems to be the perfect field side sports lens, why did they stop?

Probably because they weren't selling well. Why ask here when a quick
phone call to Canon will answer the question?

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rugbyphoto - 17 Feb 2006 04:07 GMT

Because no one I could speak to at Canon Canada appears to even recall
that they had such a lens :)

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John A. Stovall - 16 Feb 2006 00:06 GMT

>Seems to be the perfect field side sports lens, why did they stop?
>
>garry
>
>www.rugbyphoto.com

Canon wanted to be Green and not use leaded glass in their lenses.

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eawckyegcy@yahoo.com - 16 Feb 2006 00:43 GMT

> Canon wanted to be Green and not use leaded glass in their lenses.

An incomplete theory sullied by unrelenting reality: had the demand
for the optic existed, Canon could have simply redesigned it.

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John A. Stovall - 17 Feb 2006 00:28 GMT

>> Canon wanted to be Green and not use leaded glass in their lenses.
>
>An incomplete theory sullied by unrelenting reality: had the demand
>for the optic existed, Canon could have simply redesigned it.

No, the demand is still there. Same reason they dropped the f/1.0.

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BC - 17 Feb 2006 00:45 GMT

Lead-based flint glasses have all been replaced by titanium-based
glasses with identical optical properties. Even if a re-design were
necessary for the 200/1.8 it would be an almost trivial undertaking.

Brian

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Skip M - 17 Feb 2006 02:55 GMT

>> Canon wanted to be Green and not use leaded glass in their lenses.
>
> An incomplete theory sullied by unrelenting reality: had the demand
> for the optic existed, Canon could have simply redesigned it.

If you don't think there's a demand for that lens, check the prices on ebay!
Sheesh!

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rugbyphoto - 17 Feb 2006 04:09 GMT

The ebay prices seem to be pretty much what you would have bought one
for so the demand remains high. I dream of finding the cash for one of
those beauties.

garry

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Skip M - 17 Feb 2006 05:52 GMT

> The ebay prices seem to be pretty much what you would have bought one
> for so the demand remains high. I dream of finding the cash for one of
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> www.rugbyphoto.com

Yah, me too. Then, having found the cash, I'd have to find the
justification. Just having the fastest 200mm lens ever made seems sort of
weak, in light of the $4000 hole it would put in our back account.

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