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From NL
Reports are circulating that someone at Canon UK let it be known a new 70-200 f/2.8L IS II should be expected for September.
Canon UK is having a show on October 27th and 28th to showoff all the new stuff.
cr
We are waiting for the lens :) Sharp as a 70-200/4 and one stop faster :)
I’m sure it will have the new Hybrid IS. Smart move considering Nikon is about to release a new AF-S Nikkor 70-200 mm f/2.8G ED VR II with faster AF and nano coating.
Agreed. Great move Canon. Now keep it under $2000
I am glad I did not get mine yet – was waiting with this lens for next year, as I have some more important purchases atm. :)
I have the non-IS version, now I might have to upgrade :)
as long as they keep it at the same price as the current IS version…
Fast, quiet, acurate and, super sharp.
nothing else will do.
Less weight will be a plus.
New coatings and IS should be expected,
it’s hard to say if the optical path
will get a redesign or not… I hope so.
Doubt the less weight part could happen
Awesome news! Any word on the 24-70 L IS ?
What is the CR rating on this? Already bought a 70-200 F/4L IS and a 100-400L in the last 6 months, so I’m definitely not looking for something new. But i’d love to drool and read about it!
With the new coating, designers can do more radical designs due to less internal reflections.
All it would take is one less element.
so who knows…
Doesn’t get a CR rating as it is from NorthLight.
Maybe so. The DO version of the 400 did make it smaller and lighter – I just doubt we’re going to see such a radical redesign of it. I’m more interested in improved AF, IS, weather sealing, sharpness and silent.
I am waiting for this lens, so I hope it’s true. Gives me enough time to save for it (hope they keep the price reasonable).
You know this would make a good pair to be introduced with the 1D Mark IV…
Doubt the same price part, as least for awhile. In the near term, it’s going to command a price premium (the MSRP *might* be the same, but the street price won’t be.)
Yup, get all the PJs to upgrade in a 1-2 punch :)
if it is smaller than the original is then I’m buying.
Doh! I took “NL” to be the Netherlands (Canon Europe is based in Amsterdam)!
Wonder about it’s weight – same as current non-IS?
I meant the Canon MSRP retail price not the dealer discounted ones, but you’re right, it will get full retail for some time.
What I’m hoping for is for the 70-200 f4 IS price to drop once this comes out so i can pull the trigger. Or maybe a used F4 IS. Good news for the buyers and non buyers. So why doesn’t get a CR rating? explain to me NL credibility.
Noooo!!
Just got mine last month.
Arggghhhh!!!
1. You should hyperlink the NL post. Give credit where credit is due after all.
2. The event in October is not to “show off new stuff”. It’s a Pro event aimed at helping Pros with their workflow, and gear will be on display.
I ordered mine this past weekend and I couldn’t care less that a new version is coming. It’s not like the current 70-200mm 2.8 is USM is flawed or really need and upgrade.
Don’t fix it if it’s not broken!
The price will be $100 les that the Nikon price. Expect $2795 or $2895.
The price will put the old version in great demand. I might even sell mine, since I also have the F4L version which I use 90% of the time. I doubt if it will be as sharp at F:/2.8 as the F4 is at F4, but if it were close, that would be great.
So, you don’t think that Canon plans these events as a way to showcase new gear?? Thats a interesting viewpoint.
I think Canon is smarter than that though, the events are planned and thought out well in advance. They may not know exactly what gear will be announced a year in advance, but they certainly know at which events they want to announce new gear.
Do you know much about how the Pro market works? They have these kinds of seminars quite often, and NO new gear is announced at them.
Unfortunetly the current 70-200 IS f2.8 is already a stellar lens and not a priority to replace in my bag.
I would prefer a new 24-70 f2.8 lens with IS which I think it is a bit more desired overall.
A killer lens would be a 24-105 f2.8 IS to complement the 24-105 f4 IS which is awesome.
M
how could the weather sealing be improved? sealed front element?
I just got a copy of the 70-200 2.8 IS last week!
But i got it used for $1350, hope I didn’t make the wrong move!
WOW! let’s hope the price is lesser expensive, and lighter in weight!
where CR found the story:
http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/Canon_new_lenses.html
where NL found the story
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=707907&page=4
more direct print buttons!
Yeah they don’t announce new products at seminars, lol
a rumon started from a comment on another site…lol…fun to talk about though
the story is plausible, reminds me of other gear showing up at sporting events before they were announced.
For those which just purchased the lens lately I wouldnt worry too much about this. If this is true, you can easily sell it. I purchased mine under 1 year ago and feel the same way.
Regards,
I wish my 70-200 2.8 IS had a direct print button. was yours an aftermarket mod? :oP
Now that the Nikon one has been announced, I bet the Canon one isn’t far away.
Canon really need to do something on their own, instead of just parroting Nikon.
More likely Nikon parroting Canon. Nikon’s new 70-200 is merely an immitation of Canon’s EF 70-200 f2.8 IS from 8 years ago.
No new gear is announced at these Pro service seminars, but they do time them so that they can show off recently announced new gear; they’re always in October or April, just after the most recent announcements
A 24-105mm f/2.8 IS would become the new “Brick”. Maybe call it the “Brick II”?
Bummer. I just got a 70-200 2.8 IS coming from B&H to Surrey. Given Canon’s track record on new kit though I would not be front in line and rather let thier regression testing be done on other unsuspecting customers, been there too many times. I’m excited about the 24-70 II mind..
A zoom 100-300 f/4 would be fine in combination with 24-105 f/4.
I have this rumor confirmed since over 2 weeks from the head eastern Canada rep. There will be a 70-200 2.8L IS MKII and a 100L macro lens.
First, Canon should come out with a full-frame version of 1D MarkIII.
What ever you say =)
a reviewer at a certain site told me the 70-200 2.8L IS has been discountinued and being replaced with 70-200 f2L IS USM. The lens is currently be tested and reviewed ready for launch early Sept.
Wow…. I really don’t think it’ll be F2…. though it’d be super awesome… (and maybe super heavy)…
The Very good news would be a 12-24L F=2.8 and then a 24-70 L IS. The 16-35L II is not so great at 16-18 mm nor near 35mm, but the optimum would be a new 18 or 20 L-serie fixed focus f=2,8
I hope the price of the 70-200mm f/2.8 IS USM L will drop by… 300-500 dollars
Or if not, at least decrease the price of the non-IS! It’s been active for…. a decade!
dammit that much? ouch! The sucker better be much better than my 2.8IS !
Are these purely fanboy rumors? i.e. a 10-400mm f1.4 is is on the way too!
Or is there some actual substance to this?
… any new information about that ???
… any new information about 70-200mm f/2.8 IS USM L – II ???
Interested me too !
… any new information about EF 70-200mm f/2.8 IS USM L II or any other tele: 80-400 f/5.6 or 70-300 f/4 ???
The current 70-200 IS has been going up in price lately. saw it 3 months ago for $1599 now $1950. Too late to jump in now, may as well wait.
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This will be released next month:
sources:
(1) http://photofocus.com/2010/01/05/canon-announces-2nd-gen-ef-70-200mm-f2-8l-is-ii-usm-lens/
(2) http://cnotevp.blogspot.com
Check this out, 70-200mm F/2.8 IS II image samples
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?CameraComp=0&FLIComp=0&APIComp=0&Lens=687&Camera=453&Sample=0&FLI=0&API=0&LensComp=103
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