SAL70-400 G user manual...

[yokechye]

Raw metallic unpainted...juz kidding
You can check out the photos form the image library.

maybe a metallic silver a900 body will come to pair with that lens :bsmilie:

 

[yokechye]

after looking at it more, i feel it looks like a silver 75-300 and some other normal silver lens:think: they intending to drop the white finish?

 

[Galdor]

Not a bad thing actually. Nowadays whenever people see a white lens they will 'presume' that it's a Canon lens. Little did they know that we had white lenses too way back in the Minolta film days.

 

[yokechye]

Not a bad thing actually. Nowadays whenever people see a white lens they will 'presume' that it's a Canon lens. Little did they know that we had white lenses too way back in the Minolta film days.

quite true.... white canon black nikon silver sony? :bsmilie:

 

[TME]

quite true.... white canon black nikon silver sony? :bsmilie:

Black Nikon? All Nikon lenses are black no? The golden band marks the special Nikon lenses right?

 

[Rashkae]

Black Nikon? All Nikon lenses are black no? The golden band marks the special Nikon lenses right?

And tamron... And Sigma... And Minolta G...

 

[TME]

The 70-400 G will be a monster lens... a bit too heavy... Likely to be even larger than the 100-400 APO which is already very heavy although more compact...

 

[Rashkae]

The 70-400 G will be a monster lens... a bit too heavy... Likely to be even larger than the 100-400 APO which is already very heavy although more compact...

It actually looks to be the same size as the 70-200 f/2.8 G SSM.

 

[TME]

It actually looks to be the same size as the 70-200 f/2.8 G SSM.

Which is in itself too large and heavy to handhold for an extended period... I tried using a Sigma 70-210 f/2.8 that I bought second hand... I had a hand ache, plus a shoulder ache and a cramped palm after like 1 hour holding it to shoot some performances... oh the 70-400 is 1.5kg heavy... the A900 is 850g... that makes for 2.3kg and if you put on a flash that weighs another 500g, that makes almost 3 kg... think of carrying around a desktop replacement laptop which comes with a 17" screen... not funny...

 

[Rashkae]

Which is in itself too large and heavy to handhold for an extended period... I tried using a Sigma 70-210 f/2.8 that I bought second hand... I had a hand ache, plus a shoulder ache and a cramped palm after like 1 hour holding it to shoot some performances... oh the 70-400 is 1.5kg heavy... the A900 is 850g... that makes for 2.3kg and if you put on a flash that weighs another 500g, that makes almost 3 kg... think of carrying around a desktop replacement laptop which comes with a 17" screen... not funny...

I usually need to carry one around for hours... So I'm used to the weight.

 

[TME]

I usually need to carry one around for hours... So I'm used to the weight.

Cannot aim without my hand trembling after a while...

 

[Drudkh]

go to the gym!
just kidding

 

[TME]

go to the gym!
just kidding

I quite skinny lar... but I dislike the gym... rather do chin-ups, st-ups and push-ups... more practical... can pass IPPT...