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Most requested lenses for replacement?
Radiating:
I just thought I'd see what everyone wanted to see replaced most in Canon's lineup. Feel free to post your top requests for lenses that need replacement. I'll start:
Rank - Lens Name - What Needs Fixing
#1 - 50mm 1.2L - sharpness, CA (even at the the cost of aperture speed in my oppinion)
#2 - 50mm 1.4 - sharpness, Modern USM (Badly needs updating, Nikon's is far ahead)
#3 - 35mm 1.4 L - sharpness, CA (very badly needs updating, 14 year old design, Nikon's is much much better)
#4 - 135mm f/2.0 L - aperture, image stabilization (16 year old design, there are plenty of 135mm f/1.8 lenses around, would love to see f/1.8 + IS, like a mini 200mm f/2.0 IS)
#5 - 16-35mm f/2.8 II L - sharpness, CA - (it's a good lens but Nikon's 14-24mm gives it a run for it's money)
Feel free to list your own top 5
neuroanatomist:
100-400mm - updated coatings, weather sealing, updated IS
35L - updated coatings, weather sealing
--- Quote from: Radiating on May 27, 2012, 06:42:25 AM ---#1 - 50mm 1.2L - sharpness, CA (even at the the cost of aperture speed in my oppinion)
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FWIW, the cost wouldn't be aperture, the cost would be the incredible bokeh for which the 50L is known. Also, it's a recent design - this one is really far down in Canon's list.
monzak:
--- Quote from: neuroanatomist on May 27, 2012, 10:00:20 AM ---100-400mm - updated coatings, weather sealing, updated IS
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+1
i'm waiting for this lens to be updated before i go ahead and purchase it
EOBeav:
--- Quote from: Radiating on May 27, 2012, 06:42:25 AM ---#4 - 135mm f/2.0 - aperture, image stabilization (16 year old design, there are plenty of 135mm f/1.8 lenses around, would love to see f/1.8 + IS, like a mini 200mm f/2.0 IS)
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It's interesting that you mention this. I was just looking at both 135mm's today online, this one and the f/2 L that is a far more recent design. If they did redesign this one, added IS, maybe a little wider aperture, I wonder if they would need to price it at the level of the current 135mm f/2 L. I'm not sure that they would have two similarly priced primes of the same focal length on the market at the same time. My take is that they'll keep producing the non-L 135mm as long as there is a market for it, then discontinue it altogether. I could be wrong, though.
paul13walnut5:
The 135mm f2.8 SF.
Replace with USM version. Perhaps even drop the SF bit.
I loved this lens on APS-C, but the AFD motor was horrifically slow for the focal length.
Was compact, fairly cheap, and pretty good optically.
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