At the Exposure Show
I headed to Mississauga, Ontario yesterday for the Exposure Show. It's basically a small trade show where Henry's Photo sells stuff. It's quite brilliant really.
I only go to see people I know that all end up there at the same time, there wasn't much going gear wise. Though I was surprised to see the new EF 24 f/2.8 IS and EF 24-70 f/2.8L II available to play with. Canon didn't have the 28 f/2.8 IS with them.
Unfortunately, Canon was probably placed in the worst lit area on the show floor, no art or great photos could be made with the new lenses, though I tried.
Thoughts
The new lens feels quite solid in your hand. Though I didn't find it felt that much lighter, even though it technically is. If I had a version 1 beside it, along with its massive hood, I think I'd probably notice the weight difference then.
The zoom ring is quite smooth, and the lens now extends in telephoto and not at 24mm like the current version.
I tried it out on the 5D Mark III and found the autofocus to be silent and nearly instant to acquire initial focus. Optically? I honestly can't tell you, I had to shoot at such high ISO and there wasn't really anything to take shots of. I've added a couple of 100% images and you can see for yourself.
The good news? At least we're sure they've made at least one.
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