Comments on: Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS II [CR1]

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By: Kris

Kris — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:21:08 +0000

You are the first person I have ever heard say that. I hope you are kidding, cause I just ordered mine and it is to be delivered on Friday…

The industry as a whole pretty much says this is one of the finest lenses ever created by any manufacturers…

By: RKL

RKL — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:32:51 +0000

I was really hoping for something on the 24-70 regarding IS as well. Please make this happen Canon!

I bet they are skipping IV because 4 is an unlucky number in some asian cultures. This would not be the first time Canon had done that (Canon S3 IS went straight to Canon S5 IS). Probably there are other examples too.

Having just bought the previous version of this lens about 4 months ago, and having waited on a wide-angle lens hoping to buy the 24-70 with IS, I am a little ticked off right now! :)

By: HB

HB — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:14:52 +0000

Looks like this tool will be released in 2010…oh well.

By: ???

??? — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:25:33 +0000

is there or isn’t there an announcement of a new 70-200 2.8 IS II?

By: Isurus

Isurus — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:17:21 +0000

Ha…I doubt it. Expect a price increase on this one.

By: roy

roy — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:15:07 +0000

yup i know. its just that if i waited for another 2 months i could have the newer one at maybe around the same price

By: John.B

John.B — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:06:19 +0000

Cynic, “the point” would be to take handheld shots in low light with a moderate dose of ISO. The 24-105mm f/4L IS is great but sometimes you need f/2.8.

Although the 24-70 is not what I would call a _true_ macro lens (like my 100mm f/2.8 macro), it does nice closeups with about a 16″ minimum focal distance (and even says “Macro” on the side and in the distance window). This lens would be a natural for the new hybrid-IS and if they added that I would buy one tomorrow.

By: Cynic

Cynic — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:19:50 +0000

I do not understand the demands for IS on a 24-70 (or equivalent) – IS is needed on a telephoto lens, because a tiny handshake is magnified by a long lens, but what’s the point on a short lens? I can understand putting a cheap IS system into lower-end lenses like the 17-85 (now replaced by the 15-85), but I don’t see the point of it in something like the 24-70. A cheap IS system would wreck the lens, and an expensive IS would be wasted.

Maybe the fanbois don’t understand that? Or maybe their hands shake when they touch expensive glass? If they could afford everything they rave about, maybe they’d spend more time shooting and less time talking (and we’d all be better off!).

On the current 70-200 f/2.8 IS the IS is a fairly early design, worth 2 (ish) stops. Updating it to a more current design makes sense. Using the Hybrid IS that was announced just before the new 100mm Macro would be interesting, but might make it rather expensive (not that that lens has ever been cheap :) ). I seriously doubt, however, that they’d use the IS from the 200mm f/2L – that’s an extreme high-end design (5 stops!), for a lens that costs a lot more than the price of the existing 70-200. Since I got the f/2L I haven’t used the 70-200 :)

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By: jweu

jweu — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:37:43 +0000

H-IS is a good thing for macro, may be for wide angle either, but useless for tele. A camara shift is not visible if the object is far away what you would expect with a tele.

By: Will

Will — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:24:10 +0000

No, this isn’t Nikon.

By: Ross

Ross — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:38:40 +0000

Sure to release? 24-85 f2.8L IS??