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Any word on the Canon prime's with IS?
wickidwombat:
--- Quote from: JR on April 11, 2012, 10:08:44 PM ---
--- Quote from: wickidwombat on April 11, 2012, 08:36:12 PM ---more to the point any news on finding people that are actually going to buy them?
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I may be tempted to get on of them for video...not sure yet. WOuld have to try it and see some reviews, but I do a lot of family video with my 24mm. I like primes but if it was IS on top of it, I would look into it. Though I have other lenses on my hit list first, like the new 24-70 II.
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this is my point, its a LOT of money for a slow prime with IS which goes a large way to paying for a good chunk of the upcoming 24-70 which from the charts looks to be a screamer. I guess it depends on how important the IS is. Even if they had made these primes f2 they would have had a whole lot more appeal but 2.8? hardley gets the blood pumping
JR:
--- Quote from: wickidwombat on April 11, 2012, 10:22:22 PM ---
--- Quote from: JR on April 11, 2012, 10:08:44 PM ---
--- Quote from: wickidwombat on April 11, 2012, 08:36:12 PM ---more to the point any news on finding people that are actually going to buy them?
--- End quote ---
I may be tempted to get on of them for video...not sure yet. WOuld have to try it and see some reviews, but I do a lot of family video with my 24mm. I like primes but if it was IS on top of it, I would look into it. Though I have other lenses on my hit list first, like the new 24-70 II.
--- End quote ---
this is my point, its a LOT of money for a slow prime with IS which goes a large way to paying for a good chunk of the upcoming 24-70 which from the charts looks to be a screamer. I guess it depends on how important the IS is. Even if they had made these primes f2 they would have had a whole lot more appeal but 2.8? hardley gets the blood pumping
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Yeah...would have been nicer if the price range was in the 400-500 instead...
pharp:
Has to be aimed at the video crowd - can't imagine these being of any interest to still shooters, especially at that price point.
Looks like Nikon is going down the same road - slow wide angle prime with image stabilization;
http://nikonrumors.com/2012/01/15/nikon-files-patent-for-a-35mm-f2-8-vr-full-frame-lens.aspx/
JR:
--- Quote from: pharp on April 12, 2012, 09:04:43 AM ---Has to be aimed at the video crowd - can't imagine these being of any interest to still shooters, especially at that price point.
Looks like Nikon is going down the same road - slow wide angle prime with image stabilization;
http://nikonrumors.com/2012/01/15/nikon-files-patent-for-a-35mm-f2-8-vr-full-frame-lens.aspx/
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Thanks for that info. I had not realized Nikon was going there too. Feels like now that the camera company realize a segment of the buyers do like DSLR for video, they are trying to milk the cow every way they can!
(even sometime at the perceived expense of traditional still shooters!)
prestonpalmer:
waiting....patiently.
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