The Wait is Almost Over!!!!!!! (Part I)

[Doug Brown]

[Sid Garige]

Doug,

Congrats.

500 or 600 ?

-sid

[Doug Brown]

I've got both on order. I was given the choice between 500 and 600 due to the extremely small supply of new glass. I chose the 600. Thanks to Gary Farber and John Duggan at Hunt's Photo for their excellent customer service!

[Robert DeCandido]

Doug - let us know if the old Don Zeck lens cap for the 600 version 1 (if you have it) will fit the new 600 version 2.

[Doug Brown]

The eagle has landed!

[Doug Brown]

Inside the box part 1:

[Doug Brown]

Inside the box part 2:

[Doug Brown]

The lens:

[Ofer Levy]

Mazal Tov!!!

[Doug Brown]

Bare lens:

[Doug Brown]

Lens with LensCoat digital camo (thanks Scott Elowitz!)

[Doug Brown]

Side-by-side 600s (new one is slightly shorter):

[Patrick Sparkman]

TFS Doug. You can see where they saved some weight around the tripod collar. BTW - What is under the 2012 BMW tab?

[arash_hazeghi]

looking good Doug,

looks like my 600 is going to come in a F80 M3!

[Robert DeCandido]

What happened to the focus ring on the new lens? Looks like the design of the new LensCoat covers that area up?

[Doug Brown]

BTW - What is under the 2012 BMW tab?

Good eye Patrick! 650i M Sport!

[Doug Brown]

Doug - let us know if the old Don Zeck lens cap for the 600 version 1 (if you have it) will fit the new 600 version 2.

Hi Robert. I don't own one of those lens caps. The new hood is the same diameter and slightly longer than the old hood.

[Patrick Sparkman]

Great choice! The new 6 looks really good. A 600 and a 650, sounds like toy heaven.

[Robert DeCandido]

Hi Doug,

Thanks - probably (most likely) the diameter is the same (front glass) - it is the depth from the rim to front glass that is the critical dimension then.

The Zeck lens cap fits onto the front element (without touching it) - and is made from super hard moulded plastic...very protective of front element - do a search on the internet...these have been a fine investment for the series 1 telephotos. However, the new Canon lens cap with the series 2 (at least with the 600mm II) seems much more functional (protective) and durable than the version 1 leather cap that looks and feels nice but does nothing in terms of protecting the front element.

Thanks again - by the way, the posts here have been very helpful and informative. I don't get the sense of :"i have the biggest one in town and that makes me a photographer" - other forums (fora) are suffering with such nonsense. Nice to see people willing to share knowledge and talk to one another

Best Wishes,

Bob/nyc

[Stu Bowie]

Big congrats Doug. No doubt you will come away with plenty of winners. Im jealous.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Hi Doug,

My jaw is on the ground! I'm so jealous! that's a dream lens for me and I will not rest until I can afford it! thanks for re-fire my dream! LOL

[Doug Brown]

I'll be posting some test frames on my blog this weekend. Definitely some interesting preliminary findings! Stay tuned.

[Doug Brown]

Just posted my first image with the new lens on the Avian forum. Here's a link.