Comments on: New Lenses – Spring & Fall

By: Brook

Brook — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:00:14 +0000

Please god Please, something sharp like Canon’s 14-24. A 16-35 III that is actually sharp? I don’t care nor do I car about cost, just a really good wide fast zoom. At the least, a 17mm prime

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Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:47:02 +0000

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By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:36:27 +0000

Canon have to realise a new 24-70 2,8 now. The lens they sell today is totally rubbish. It’s blury as hell in the edges on 24 mm. I do a lot of red carped work and in my job, the faces often comes in that area. The other problem is that the lens is extremly badly bild. The one I own now, is mye third one. They useally last for like a year. Then I have to send it to Canon for a tune up and then, maybe I can push it for another year before I have to buy a new one. I useually expect pro lenses to last for at least 3-5 years. This one don’t.

I don’t care if this lens cost like 6000 dollars if it’s good.

I really wondering about swiching to Leica and Canon 24-70L 2,8 is more or less the hole reason.

By: ms

ms — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:33:25 +0000

wouldn’t mind if they gave some more options on the super-tele end of things… an affordable 500 or 600 L IS lens would be nice …perhaps in the 5.6 aperture range…. canon used to make a 500/5.6 in the FD days and Nikon had a 600/5.6 with the improvements in really hi ISO performance I think these kinds of lenses would have real traction… especially as more people get into FF (400 just doesn’t cut it for wildlife and the 400/5.6 was saving grace for APS-C shooters on a budgets…these lenses could over the same thing as the market slowly shift to bigger chips)… IS on these lenses would make them even more useful… just as long as the IQ is there

By: Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:30:03 +0000

DeeWee, I beg to differ. I would rate my copy of the 85/1.8 as very good indeed, and I have read many similar views. I don’t find the AF slow at all, quite the opposite in fact. And of course it has no weather sealing – its not an ‘L’! For those who want a faster aperture and weather sealing, there is the 85/1.2L. Your problem with using it on a 40D sounds like a fault with the camera, not the lens.

In short, Canon have this focal length well and truly covered. Of course there is always scope for improvements, however small, but there are many more lenses that are infinitely more deserving of an update – like a new 28mm, 50mm, 24-70IS, 100-400IS, 400IS… the list goes on.

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:04:50 +0000

Personally, I’d like to see a non-DO 4/400mm at a reasonable price. An alternative would be something a 4/200-400mm zoom lens like Nikon offers (allthough at an uncomfortably high price).

By: Stefan

Stefan — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:43:03 +0000

@ms “2008 was a body heavy year”. I disagree.

WeÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve seen four new bodies 2008: 1000D, 450D, 50D and 5D2. Same number as in 2007: 400D, 40D, 1D3 and 1Ds3. We expect for 2009: 1000D-sucessor, 500D, 60D and 1D4. Four new bodies a year, thatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s usual business.

CanonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s lens output in 2007: 14/2.8, 16-35/2.8 II, 18-55 IS, 55-250 IS – four lenses. Output in 2008: 200/2 IS, 18-200 IS, 24/1.4 II Ã¢â‚¬â€œ three lenses. NikonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s output in 2008: DX 16-85, 18-105, 60 macro, T&S 24, 45, 85 and 1.4/50 Ã¢â‚¬â€œ seven lenses. Three lenses a year, even this tiny company Leica can do more.

So, before we can dream of new lenses, CanonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s lazybones have to speed-up.

By: Arun

Arun — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:54:37 +0000

I don’t see why they would redo the 300 mm f/2.8 L IS. It is hard to see how it can be improved, unless somehow Canon can make it lighter or smaller.

The 35mm, the 50mm, the 85mm all are excellent but have some obvious flaws that can be fixed in a new version.

By: sirimiri

sirimiri — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:18:17 +0000

Regarding the 85L on the 40/50D: the battery does not go flat, in the “charge” sense. I believe it is a software or integration error of some kind. Turn the camera off, or remove the battery, it will reset. I’ve shot some indoor sports with this lens and it can be glorious if you get your focus spot on. Even after a “dead” battery, I’ve gone on to shoot 300 shots.

I find if you press the AF-ON button and the shutter at the same time, it is likely to cause the camera body to report a dead battery. So, sequence them a millisecond apart, or whatever you’re physically capable. I certainly don’t get the errors when I do it that way.

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:46:08 +0000

I want a 50mm 1.2 IS, 85mm 1.2 IS!!!!
Lets have some normal fast primes with an image stabilizer already.
I would even settle for f/1.4