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EF 300 f/2.8L IS II [CR2]

January 12, 2009
Canon Lenses
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From an email
“The already classic 300 f/2.8 IS is going to be replaced in the first quarter of 2009. Canon has upped the already great optical quality and improved the IS.”

I heard this a few months ago from a pro North American sports photographer, but he wouldn’t go too indepth about it. NDA’s and whatnot. I do expect all of Canon’s big white lenses to get updated over the next 24 months.

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I’ll be in Barcelona, Spain for the week. Leaving tomorrow. There might be a little lag in posting, we’ll see what the internet access is like.

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