chmteacher said:
I'm sure I'll get blasted for saying this but where is the image stabilization? This is nearly a $2,000 lens in such a technologically advanced society and we can't even incorporate IS?
You won't get blasted at all. This has been discussed. It would appear that the old adage of "fast glass doesn't need IS", "wide FLs don't need IS", etc. has won out in the end.
It would appear that videographers and concert photographers got hosed with this call. As a guy who gets stuck in lot of poorly lit places that are flash/tripod averse, I also am a bit miffed at this not being included. It also would have been a clear differentiator to the Sigma 35 Art, possibly helping protect its price in the longer term.
The bigger deal is what this means for the entire lineup of wide/standard L primes that we will see refreshed in the coming years. Based upon the 35L II -- the first new non-big-white L prime in 7 years -- one might assume that the 24L III, 50L II, and 85L III will all be
without IS.
- A