Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L II Announced

[gferdinandsen]

The only dissappointment I have with the lens is the 82mm filter size. For ,my wide angle I specifically went with the 17-40 for the common 77mm threads. Now, If I upgrade lenses to this, I will need to get several new filters adding significantly to the cost. Oh well, when we get our annual bonus in September, this lens will be high on my wish list!

 

[DzPhotography]

Did I miss an availability date? Or has Canon just given up on promising them, since they've demonstrated they can't meet them (500/4 II and 600/4 II announced August, 2010 and still waiting...)?

My thoughts exactly, where is the date? ??? I guess we will have to continue rumors on this lens but now it will be regarding its availability date!

The EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM lens is expected to be available in April for an approximate retail price of $2,299.00. Source: http://usa.canon.com/cusa/about_canon/newsroom?pageKeyCode=pressreldetail&docId=0901e0248044cf6e#

OT: so it's internal zoom after all, ey

 

[Loswr]

OT: so it's internal zoom after all

Ummmm...no. What gives you that idea? Why would an internal zoom lens need a zoom lock?

 

[DzPhotography]

OT: so it's internal zoom after all

Ummmm...no. What gives you that idea? Why would an internal zoom lens need a zoom lock?

sorry, my mistake. I got confused because I quickly read the inner-focusing vs. front-focusing part. That has nothing to do with the zoom :-X *facepalm*

 

[zim]

A very black day for Canon, sad really

 

[phischeye]

It looks like the rumors about a Canon Product Announcement on Feb 7. were right, it just wasn't the 5DMkII successor.

The price of the 24-70 is ridiculous. With an IS, it might be justified, but with out one, no way

 

[DzPhotography]

It looks like the rumors about a Canon Product Announcement on Feb 7. were right, it just wasn't the 5DMkII successor.

The price of the 24-70 is ridiculous. With an IS, it might be justified, but with out one, no way

My thoughts exactly. With IS and internal zoom gladly. In this version, overpriced

 

[TexPhoto]

Without using this lens, or reading a comprehensive review, I've decided to...

Hopefully this lens has improved optical performance and will nicely compliment a 30+MP Camera. I'll wait to see it tested. I'll probably also wait a year or so for the price to drop $400 or so like the 70-200 f2.8 IS II.

In the meantime my 24-105 "kit" lens keeps delivering awesome results.

 

[editreject]

While a $1K price increase over the mark 1 version will prevent me from buying the lens, I have a feeling that once we start seeing the tests and image quality of this thing, people who make money from their images will have no problem laying out $2300 for it.

 

[Z]

Ouch... the European price is more than the 70-200 f/2.8 IS II. I rarely complain about Canon's pricing, after all they're market leaders and a for-profit company... but... really?

 

[Maui5150]

Looking at the chart, the optics seem much improved. Is it worth the price? Not sure to most, but it looks like they took a great lens and made it even better, IS or no IS

 

[vlim]

The price of the 24-70 is ridiculous. With an IS, it might be justified, but with out one, no way

Ouch... the European price is more than the 70-200 f/2.8 IS II

2300 € are you kidding ? It's really too much but it's the trend we have already seen with the big lenses and in my opinion that will be the same for actually relatively affordable lenses like the 300 f/4 L IS or the 400 f/5.6 L !

Too bad :-\

 

[gferdinandsen]

"A new Zoom Lock lever also enables photographers to lock the zoom position at the extreme wide end to prevent damage to the lens in transit"


Typo/Misprint??? Isn't the lens fully extended at 24mm, would you not want to keep it at 70mm when carrying it?

 

[vlim]

The version 2 is 145g lighter than the version 1, that's a huge drop off for this kind of lens No IS could be in relation with the weight ? And imagine the price with an IS version

 

[DzPhotography]

"A new Zoom Lock lever also enables photographers to lock the zoom position at the extreme wide end to prevent damage to the lens in transit"


Typo/Misprint??? Isn't the lens fully extended at 24mm, would you not want to keep it at 70mm when carrying it?

That was the old version : this one is the other way around

 

[gferdinandsen]

"A new Zoom Lock lever also enables photographers to lock the zoom position at the extreme wide end to prevent damage to the lens in transit"


Typo/Misprint??? Isn't the lens fully extended at 24mm, would you not want to keep it at 70mm when carrying it?

That was the old version : this one is the other way around

So this lens will zoom out, not zoom in? That has always been one of the most touted features on the 24/28-70.

 

[TokyoDekopon]

For those who are wondering about this new pricing, it is due to the very weak USD and Euro against the strong Japanese Yen in recent years.
The price of this new 24-70L II is actually almost the same as the current 24-70L in Yen on the website of Canon Japan (current 24-70L is 220,000 yen and new 24-70L II is 230,000 yen). The prices of many Canon products are based on Yen. Back in 2002 when Canon released the current 24-70L, 1 USD was 125 yen but today 1 USD is worth only 75 yen.

 

[Wrathwilde]

Looking at the chart, the optics seem much improved. Is it worth the price? Not sure to most, but it looks like they took a great lens and made it even better, IS or no IS

Agreed, I was looking at the charts, and the new lens is astounding compared to the current generation.

Current 24-70mm Overview - MTF

New 24-70mm Overview - MTF

How to read MTF Charts

 

[DzPhotography]

So this lens will zoom out, not zoom in? That has always been one of the most touted features on the 24/28-70.

yes it will

 

[sublime LightWorks]

It looks like the rumors about a Canon Product Announcement on Feb 7. were right, it just wasn't the 5DMkII successor.

The price of the 24-70 is ridiculous. With an IS, it might be justified, but with out one, no way

100% agree. That lens is $1000 more than the current one (Amazon price vs. the Canon release info). You have to buy new filters, no IS, etc. Is the image quality worth that extra $$ and what you didn't get in the new rev?

I'm seriously thinking to buy the current version, especially if the rebates are still available on it. I'm not sure the image quality difference is enough to sway me to spend an extra $1000 on the new one. It's the only L lens I've held off on buying until the new rev came out. I'm not planning to go above 20-24Mpix in a DSLR camera body as I have an old Hasselblad 500c with a PhaseOne back for medium format work (but looking at a new PhaseOne for 2013).

In my bag I've got the 16-35mm f/2.8 L II, the 24-105mm f/4 IS L, the 50mm f/1.2 L, the 70-200mm f/2.8 IS L II, the 100mm f/2.8 Macro IS L, the 135mm F/2 L, and the 1.4x Tele-converter III ( <--- this one is very nice, way better than the rev II ). My plans were to get the new 24-70mm (WITH IS!!!) and sell the 24-105mm to a buddy that has borrowed it often and loves it (hell I love it as well, but it's f/4 and limits my uses for portraits and low-light wedding work, one reason I got the 50mm f/1.2 L).

Now....I'm thinking to buy the current 24-70mm, save the the $1k and keep my 24-105mm f/4 IS L to have an IS lens as my walk around with decent range (like I do today).

Really disappointed with this. Steeling myself for further disappointment on what bodies Canon will announce. Makes me think about switching, something I would have never dreamed of doing until this last year.