In 2009?
There’s a chance Canon could be replacing the 70-200 f/2.8L IS in 2009. The lens will be 8 years old since it was launched. It will have a new 4-5 stop IS & improved optics across the entire range.
If it is launched in 2009, logic would say it’d be launched with the 1Dx. Same source says Canon will also do away with the non-IS version of the lens once stocks deplete. That could be anywhere between 2009 – 2011.
Personally, I don’t think we’ll see it in 2009… but stranger things have happened.
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This lens and a 24-70 f/2.8 IS is real sweet for everyone photographers of the world!
‘improved optics through out the range’
Are you nuts? The optics are spot on as they are! So it would just be an IS upgrade. Would be nice if it was an f2 mind…
The RTF-graphics from canon shows that the lense can be improved at 70mm/f=2.8 compared with other lenses. You will find RTF data at http://www.usa.canon.com
oh, ok. Fair enough. Whatever the graphs say – it’s still a great lens. I loved my non-IS version & could swear it was sharper than my newer IS versions.
let’s have a 17-50 L IS 2.8 and a new 50-200 2.8 L IS please!
Or a 17-200 2.8L IS DO so I can kill about 5 birds with one stone :) Thank you!
24-70 f/2.8 IS ??? is it coming out? I just received my 24-70 f/2.8 USM ;(
I don’t see any need to update this product and I don’t see the value of an update. I own this lens for 3 years now and I didn’t find a single thing to cmplaign about so why updating it ?
plus there are few other lenses that should be updated.
1- 24-70mm f2.8 should have an IS.
2- 100-400mm should be updated.
3- 200-400mm F4 should be introduced.
so why leave all of this and go to update a perfect product ??
Canon really needs to speed up their lens updates. I understand it is not an easy task, but as sensor resolutions increase we need lenses which can keep up.
I don’t know why they’d update the 24L and not something like the 24-70mm which I see quite often even on street photographers, let alone all the wedding photographers with them glued to their cameras. I’m not saying the 24L is a worthless lens or anything, but I think they should start getting the really important lenses out there, mainly:
24-70mm f/2.8 L (IS and updated optics.)
400mm f/5.6 L (Add IS, optics are good. Very important consumer lens as very few 400mm or higher lenses are this affordable and have such high image quality.)
70-200mm f/2.8 L + 100-400mm (Newer IS, update optics)
There are a couple others I’d like to see get an update – such as the 50mm f/1.4 USM (they really need to pop a real USM on it, not the dodgy micro). Overall I have been quite impressed with the updates so far. I hear the new 14mm and 16-35mm are really sweet.
I think most zooms could be improved upon, especially with the higher Megapixel cameras coming.
I also agree that a 50-200mm f2.8L IS would be a great addition and the 200-400 f4 would be very useful too. I find the 70mm end a bit tight on a crop body.
Just in case Canon is listening:
I’d love to see a 100-400IS refresh, or a 200-400F4 IS. I’d like to add a longer lens to my stable but am not that happy with the several that I have tried. I also wonder if the 24-105mmIS is no longer the perfect “walkabout” lens with the world moving more towards full frame, something like a 35-150IS might be more useful. I have to say that I do not use the wide end very often, and would rather not have to switch lenses to get between 50mm and 150mm focal lengths.
EF-S 50-150 f/2.8 IS would be nice (in combination with EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS)
I am with everyone on the 24-70mm f/2.8 IS update. I would sell my 24-105mm f/4 for that lens. Although… a 24-105mm f/2.8 IS would be sexiest…….
YES Jerry a 24-105 f/2.8 IS is a gold over the blue!!!
What would be the point in a ef-s 50-150? there is already a 55-200 is for consumers, and a 70-200 for pros.
An EF 18-70 f/4/2.8 IS would be nice, wider angle than 24mm on aps-c sensor but could still use it on a full frame (when i can finaly afford it!).
Adam, the 70-200 is too tight at the 70mm end on a crop body for many situations.
Since there is “EF-S 17-55 F/2.8 IS”, why not “EF-S 50-150 F/2.8 IS” ?
Sigma shows that this can be a small alternative with less weight to “EF 70-200 F/2.8 L”.
Yes they should either update it with an f/2 instead of f/2.8 and or wider focal range- 55-200mm or 70-250mm preferable all with 5 stop IS. Better yet f/2.8 70-300mm 5 stop IS! canon needs to update all their old lenses.
Why not 14-24mm L IS USM to challenge Nikon’s ultrawide? Canon’s 14mm is very costly. An ultra-ultrawide zoom will be great.
Darn it, I want the 14-24mm f2.8, careless about overpriced prime ones.
Heck, I would like to see an improved 70-200 f/2.8 IS, yeah there are still room for improvement for the almost perfect zoom lens. Better optics and perhaps f/2??
I definitely agree the 24-70 f/2.8 should have IS!!!! the only downside is that it has no IS!!!
They should update the IS of their 28-135mm consumer zoom.
Then a 24-70mm F2.8L IS would be nice.
Im holding of buying a 70-200 till canon updates it. Ill get by with a prime. A 70-200 f2.8 IS with 5 stops stabilization but with the sharpness of the f4 IS would be heaven.
yea, me 2, lets hope Canon updates the 70-200 f/2.8 IS with better optics (as good as the f/4 IS or better hopefully), 4 stop IS and perhaps slightly lighter weight?