• The Canon Rumors Forum has officially been shut down as of July 10, 2026.

    All data will be deleted on September 16, 2026.

    the ad free experience will return by July 17, 2026.

Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L II

Status
Not open for further replies.
Sort by date Sort by votes
Canon Rumors

Canon Rumors

Who Dey
Canon Rumors Premium
Jul 20, 2010
12,874
5,707
279,596
Canada
www.canonrumors.com
#1
HTML: 
<div name="googleone_share_1" style="position:relative;z-index:5;float: right; /*margin: 70px 0 0 0;*/ top:70px; right:120px; width:0;"><g:plusone size="tall" count="1" href="http://www.canonrumors.com/2012/02/canon-ef-24-70-f2-8l-ii/"></g:plusone></div><div id="fb_share_1" style="float: right; margin: 0 0px 0 10px;"><a name="fb_share" type="box_count" share_url="http://www.canonrumors.com/2012/02/canon-ef-24-70-f2-8l-ii/" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php">Share</a></div><div><script src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/connect.php/js/FB.Share" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 70px;"><a class="tm_button" rel="&style=normal&b=2" href="http://www.canonrumors.com/2012/02/canon-ef-24-70-f2-8l-ii/"></a></div>
<p><strong>Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L II</strong>

The long awaited replacement of the Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L has finally shown up in pictures.</p>
<p><strong>Specs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>82mm Filter Thread</li>
<li>Lighter than version 1</li>
<li>I’ve heard a cost of $1799 – $1899 USD</li>
</ul>
<div id="attachment_8760" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 585px"><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1010931_1328522655.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-8760" title="24-70 II" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1010931_1328522655-575x431.jpg" alt="" width="575" height="431" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L II</p></div>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> [<a href="http://digicame-info.com/2012/02/ef28mm-f28-is-usmef24mm-f28-is.html">DC</a>] & Submissions (thanks)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r</strong></p>
<div class="prli-social-buttons-bar"><a href="http://del.icio.us/post?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canonrumors.com%2F&title=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/plugins/pretty-link/images/delicious_32.png" alt="Delicious" title="Delicious" border="0" style="padding: 0 10px 0 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canonrumors.com%2F&title=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/plugins/pretty-link/images/stumbleupon_32.png" alt="StumbleUpon" title="StumbleUpon" border="0" style="padding: 0 10px 0 0;" /></a><a href="http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canonrumors.com%2F&title=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/plugins/pretty-link/images/digg_32.png" alt="Digg" title="Digg" border="0" style="padding: 0 10px 0 0;" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=RT+%40prettylink%3A++http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canonrumors.com%2F+%28via+%40prettylink%29" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/plugins/pretty-link/images/twitter_32.png" alt="Twitter" title="Twitter" border="0" style="padding: 0 10px 0 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canonrumors.com%2F&title=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/plugins/pretty-link/images/mixx_32.png" alt="Mixx" title="Mixx" border="0" style="padding: 0 10px 0 0;" /></a><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?add=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canonrumors.com%2F" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/plugins/pretty-link/images/technorati_32.png" alt="Technorati" title="Technorati" border="0" style="padding: 0 10px 0 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canonrumors.com%2F&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/plugins/pretty-link/images/facebook_32.png" alt="Facebook" title="Facebook" border="0" style="padding: 0 10px 0 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.newsvine.com/_tools/seed&save?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canonrumors.com%2F&h=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/plugins/pretty-link/images/newsvine_32.png" alt="News Vine" title="News Vine" border="0" style="padding: 0 10px 0 0;" /></a><a href="http://reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canonrumors.com%2F&title=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/plugins/pretty-link/images/reddit_32.png" alt="Reddit" title="Reddit" border="0" style="padding: 0 10px 0 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canonrumors.com%2F&title=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/plugins/pretty-link/images/linkedin_32.png" alt="LinkedIn" title="LinkedIn" border="0" style="padding: 0 10px 0 0;" /></a><a href="http://myweb2.search.yahoo.com/myresults/bookmarklet?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canonrumors.com%2F&=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/plugins/pretty-link/images/yahoobuzz_32.png" alt="Yahoo! Bookmarks" title="Yahoo! Bookmarks" border="0" style="padding: 0 10px 0 0;" /></a></div>
 
#4
Surely a coincidence that Tamron have announced theirs today (with their image stabilisation)

"Tamron develops full-size, high-speed standard zoom with built-in image stabilization – SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD (Model A007)" Tamron press release (source: NR)
 
Upvote 0
#8
Haha. Right. I came here immediately because I heard about the Tamron. And what do I see?... Canon picture. Only thing... no IS. Lame! I will seriously look to the Tamron. Probably save 800 bucks. I loved my 17-50 on my 40D.

KitH said:
Surely a coincidence that Tamron have announced theirs today (with their image stabilisation)

"Tamron develops full-size, high-speed standard zoom with built-in image stabilization – SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD (Model A007)" Tamron press release (source: NR)
Click to expand...
 
Upvote 0
#14
Canon thinks that IS is important on a new 24mm prime but won't even consider making IS available as an option on the 24-70mm? Please Canon, give us a choice! Wouldn't it be better to take our money rather than seeing it go to Tamron???

The new IS on the 70-200 II rocks. It is very sad that we will not have that option on the new 24-70. I am very dissappointed. VERY!!!!! >:(
 
Upvote 0
#18
mrmarks said:
Tamron certainly did a good job in introducing IS (VC) in their new 24-70. The weight is 825g versus Canon 24-70L's 950g. Hope the IQ is good
Click to expand...
Maybe Tamron thinks they are unable to deliver the IQ as good as Canon, so they have to add more features to keep them in the competition
 
Upvote 0
#19
kennykodak said:
as is, i don't believe that this dog is going to hunt.
Click to expand...

Exactly.

I'm shooting with the Sigma IF EX DG 2.8 24-70 and unless Canon rocks IS on their new 24-70 I can't imagine switching. The Sigma only seems to fall short in that if I point it right at the Sun there are some flares captured. Not really an issue at all, since I know how to avoid the problem.

Kev
 
Upvote 0
#20
DzPhotography said:
If that's it, and it doesn't come with IS at that price, I'm very happy that I just bought the current version :P
Click to expand...

in my opinion, the current version leaves a lot to desire. In particular weak 2.8 sharpness and mediocre mid contrast killed it for me (had one, sold it). If they fix it and we see a similar improvement as the 70-200 did, I'm happy :)

Glad they didn't incorporate IS, for me at least. I like it on longer lenses, but I don't think I would use it a lot on this lens, and I'd still pay for it - in hard currency upon purchasing, and after a long day of shooting, in neck and shoulders since it all just adds up to the weight ;)
 
Upvote 0
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

Canon Rumors
Canon U.S.A. Inc., to Provide 120 EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM Lenses for Expansion of the Dragonfly Telephoto Array Project
Replies
22
Views
14K
Kit.
K
Canon Rumors
Patent: Canon shows off some information about the eye-controlled AF point selection
Replies
27
Views
20K
Chig
Chig
Canon Rumors
Lensrentals.com: Canon RF 600mm f/11 IS STM Teardown
Replies
77
Views
34K
Dragon
Dragon
Canon Rumors
Correction: Canon is bringing us an RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM Macro
Replies
344
Views
70K
stevelee
stevelee
Canon Rumors
Patent: Optical Formula for New EF 24-70mm f/2.8L
Replies
21
Views
9K
Ozarker
Ozarker
Top Bottom
Home
Forums
Media
Menu