*UPDATE*
I updated some confusing English on my part. :)
Patents, Patents, Patents!
We have 3 confirmed lens patents from Canon. I am not a pro at reading and understanding patents 100%. If a focal length or other information shows the below isn't true, please let me know.
14-24 f/2.8L
Read the Patent: http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=lbTIAAAAEBAJ
60mm f/2.8 IS Macro
Read The Patent: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0251589.html
70-200 f/2.8L IS II
Read The Patent: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0296231.html
CR's Take
That's all that seems to be out there right now. I've reported on facebook before that there would be a new lens coming that isn't a replacement to anything currently in the lineup. I'm going to assume that will be the 14-24.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and please don't take it as fact. There's an obvious lens that would complete the trifecta of new zooms.
EF 24-70 f/2.8L IS II
Still searching for a patent. It would be nice to see all 3 launched at once. Canon's recent history seems to show they max out at launching 2 L's at a time. Correct me if I'm wrong.
2010 may be a good year for Canon zoom fans.
cr
63 Comments
With the border performance of the 17-40 one could argue it was made exactly with the 1D in mind! ;)
It can’t be a 60mm Macro. The diagram shows a retrofocus design, so it will be a wide angle lens with floating element. Could be a 35mm Macro instead…
Forget about what I said, it’s a 57mm lens.
This may sound slightly crazy, but give the Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 a try on your 1D. I’ve got a friend with a 1DIIn and he borrowed it for a while & was very happy with it.
It may be an APS-C image circle at 11mm, but it’s still a normal EF mount and works just fine without significant vignetting at 16mm on my film EOS 1n. On your APS-H camera you should be able to go down to at least 14mm without more than a stop or so of light loss in the corners.
It could serve you as a sub-$600 14mm f/2.8. Stop it down to f/4 and it shines.
what kind of filter do you recommend?
I just bought 16-35 II too.