Canon pretends not to replace the EF DSLR yet has better versions of all the most popular lenses in less than a year.Even shaming Nikon at the same time(atleast in terms of lenses).
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Canon pretends not to replace the EF DSLR yet has better versions of all the most popular lenses in less than a year.Even shaming Nikon at the same time(atleast in terms of lenses).
Expensive couple of years coming up!
Absolutely, I didn’t believe that either, and at least, thought it would be enough bonkers lenses to simply switch sooner rather than later. I’m quite happy with my decision ...Canon pretends not to replace the EF DSLR yet has better versions of all the most popular lenses in less than a year.
Wow Canon is really pumping them out. Makes Panasonic's initial offerings look extremely lame in comparison.
They might be wanting to standardize on the control ring being close, and the zoom further out.I haven't tried to scale it or anything, but the RF 24-70 IS also looks smallish. Front filter maybe 77 mm instead of 82 mm? It will be very interesting to find out. On the 70-200, I prefer the zoom ring closer to the body. This is similar to the 70-300L. We will see how small it is and maybe the ergonomics work well. But right now I very much prefer adjusting zoom on my 70-200 f/2.8 II vs my 70-300 L.
Yeah, a little hard to believe these will all come in 2019. They would of had to be developing some of them over the past two years. Was Canon looking that far ahead?Absolutely, I didn’t believe that either, and at least, thought it would be enough bonkers lenses to simply switch sooner rather than later. I’m quite happy with my decision ...
Oh, I believe they will come pretty soon, what I didn’t believe is the parallel production and update on both RF and EF systemYeah, a little hard to believe these will all come in 2019. They would of had to be developing some of them over the past two years. Was Canon looking that far ahead?
That 70-200 looks tiny for a 2.8 - Please tell me it is not a telescoping design!
Or rather if it is, then I'll rush out and get the EF mk3 version...
I notice that this lens does not appear to feature the zoom lock/friction adjustment ring found on the 100-400 Mk2
Reasons why non-telescoping designs are preferable:
1) easier to weather seal / better better weather sealing
2) Less mass to move when zooming, which makes zooming easier
3) No chance of zoom creep when the lens is pointed down
4) No need to worry about a zoom lock switch being in the wrong setting
5) More consistant ballance in the hand
and finally (apologies if this not appropriate for all telescoping lenses, just the one I have but...)
6) When the lens is extended, then moves the focusing off so lenses will need to be refocused after zooming. This effect seems to be much more accute than for non-telescoping lenses.
I currently use a 7D mark II, and my second most-used lens is the Sigma 150-600C. If I were going to change to a full-frame R camera, I'd have to replace that 240mm-960mm equivalent range. I'd probably tolerate something like a 200-800/5-8. My third most-used lens is the 8-15/4L, which could only be replaced by something like a 13-25ish zoom fisheye.
One of the big reasons I changed from full-frame to crop is that the 24-70/2.8ii didn't have IS. Looks like Canon finally got that message, but it's several years too late for me. I was all set to give them over $5k of my money for a 5DIV + 24-70/2.8 IS, but they didn't come out with one. I'm glad they didn't - the 7D Mark ii system saved me a lot of money and I have over 70,000 images on it since I got it.
Wide focus ring? It looks very narrow to me...Just from a usability point of view, that zoom ring on the 70-200 is disappointing. I am sure the shorter length of the lens will be nice, but it appears that the zoom ring has been trimmed. Why keep such a wide focus ring?
Also, am hoping for either a removable foot or one with arca swiss shape.
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Wide focus ring? It looks very narrow to me...