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Tonym
07-09-2010, 9:22pm
Has this lens been updated or had any running changes during its life? I was wondering if I should look for a later production model rather than one that has been in a shops stock for a fair while.
Xenedis
07-09-2010, 9:28pm
Nope, there's only been the one version.

It was introduced in 1998.
Tonym
08-09-2010, 2:54pm
thankyou very much for the reply
kevinj
08-09-2010, 3:29pm
The 100-400mmL is a great lens and is a very popular birding/sports lens,I doubt if any shops would have "old" stock.
Xenedis
08-09-2010, 4:20pm
It is possible to tell when your lens was manufactured.

See this page:

http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/eosfaq/DATECODE.HTM
Bear Dale
08-09-2010, 4:34pm
It was introduced in 1998.

It is getting long in the tooth then isn't it.
Tonym
08-09-2010, 10:56pm
It is getting long in the tooth then isn't it.

would this suggest there may be an upgrade/change in the wind? do Canon have a specific time when they release new or revised models or can that happen at any time?
pmack
08-09-2010, 11:03pm
wow 12 years old... wonder why it wasn't updated in the recent updates of all the canon Lseries lenses
AdamR
09-09-2010, 8:00pm
12 years isnt overly long. Consider some of the leica lenses or Zeiss. Their old designs still out perform many of the very new lenses. And we are talking 30 plus years.
ZedEx
09-09-2010, 9:37pm
no doubt they will soon release a 'II' version of the 100-400, and it'll be 30% more expensive than the existing lens :p Damn you Canon!!