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Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L II Delayed? [CR2]
JR:
--- Quote from: picture-this on April 02, 2012, 08:45:10 PM ---After reading the link this news comes from, I'm not betting on the info due to it coming from a Canon sales Rep.
Here's the quote...
"Initial reports had it shipping on April 17th but upon inquiring to my local camera store about CPS pricing, the local Canon rep informed the store that this lens will not ship until July!"
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Usually the CR guy has a good flair for these things...if he posted it, he must beleive there is some merit to it.
TrumpetPower!:
In the mean time, it seems entirely possible that the Tamron stabilized 24-70 may well start shipping in a couple weeks. if so, and if the optics and focussing don't suck, that lens may well steal a lot of Canon's thunder.
b&
canonian:
This news bites :(
I was really looking forward to getting this lens before some jobs I have coming up and I already sold my version 1 because it was such a poor performer. Why can Canon release the 5DIII so quickly after being announced but not this lens or the 1DX ?
almograve:
--- Quote from: alchera75 on April 02, 2012, 07:06:35 PM ---
--- Quote from: almograve on April 02, 2012, 05:50:37 PM ---So we get the 5D mkIII, we sit tight for the lense and it doesn't come!! Now what!? We get the 24-105 for more than the kit!? We get the 24-70 and in 2 months we have a ten years old lense that is "replace" by a II version!?
What should I do!?
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Ummm ... go take photo's?
Surely you have other lenses you can use until then?
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Nothing else than a 50mm 1.4!
Moving from APC-S you just forget about your lenses and get new ones....
Now, it's a big mess, I don't know what to do....
If I get the L 24-105 IS I am afraid that I will have difficulties to sell it or no use of it when I'll get the 24-70 later on...
And I feel it would be even worse with the actual 24-70....
Even renting is just too long....
I rebuild everything from scratch thinking the timing is right and they are not increasing....
To add 1000$ on the new 24-70, that they got the time and they have announced it....
clicstudio:
--- Quote from: almograve on April 03, 2012, 06:46:46 AM ---
--- Quote from: alchera75 on April 02, 2012, 07:06:35 PM ---
--- Quote from: almograve on April 02, 2012, 05:50:37 PM ---So we get the 5D mkIII, we sit tight for the lense and it doesn't come!! Now what!? We get the 24-105 for more than the kit!? We get the 24-70 and in 2 months we have a ten years old lense that is "replace" by a II version!?
What should I do!?
--- End quote ---
Ummm ... go take photo's?
Surely you have other lenses you can use until then?
--- End quote ---
Nothing else than a 50mm 1.4!
Moving from APC-S you just forget about your lenses and get new ones....
Now, it's a big mess, I don't know what to do....
If I get the L 24-105 IS I am afraid that I will have difficulties to sell it or no use of it when I'll get the 24-70 later on...
And I feel it would be even worse with the actual 24-70....
Even renting is just too long....
I rebuild everything from scratch thinking the timing is right and they are not increasing....
To add 1000$ on the new 24-70, that they got the time and they have announced it....
--- End quote ---
almograve, the 24-105 is terrible compared to my 24-70 on a 1D4. I rented it out for a week to test it out and 50% of the photos were out of focus or not sharp enough. The range is great, though but at only 4.0 and slow focusing, it isn't worth it.
I wish Canon would have built a 24-105 2.8L. It would have been a dream lens. Heavy, surely, but perfect range.
Wait for the 24-70II it should be worth every penny.
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