Quote Originally Posted by Xenedis View Post
Check out the price of the Nikkor 200-400/4 some time.

Don't make the mistake of assuming that because a lens like this is well outside the budget of many people, that it won't sell well within its intended market segment.

We're talking about a fairly specialised lens here.

Having the 400mm focal length a speed faster than f/5.6 is a seriously expensive exercise.

Currently, the only way to do that with Canon's current offerings is to buy a 300/2.8L IS and 1.4x TC, or a 400/4 DO IS, or a 400/2.8L IS, with all of those options being very expensive.

Even the price difference between a 300/4 and 300/2.8 is staggering.
With you on pricing, except, the price of the 300mm F4 is rapidily dropping, given the F2.8 is, as you mentioned not cheap, the F4 is around $1600, check out Quality Camera Sales.

The 200-400 is mouth watering, but I feel it is going to be in the as you say Xenedes speciality market price range, they'll shell shed loads of em, me thinks.