Recent 24-70ii buyers, did you get white box or black/gray box?

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Got a 24-70ii 3 weeks ago. The box was black and gray instead of white with red stripe. Initially I thought maybe Canon was switching to new design. Today I got my new toy--100L. It's the familiar white with red.

I got my 24-70ii thru buydig.com. it came with usa warranty card. The lens works great with no clicking noise. It's a pretty bad idea to return just because of the box, right? But still, it's weird. ..
 
sunnyVan said:
But still, it's weird. ..

I wouldn't call it weird. If Canon is changing the box style, it will take a while for the new boxes to make their way into the supply chain, and it's not going to happen for all lenses simultaneously. They seem to be switching over to center-pinch caps, too, but there are still plenty of lenses sitting on retailers' shelves with the side-pinch caps in the box.
 
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mine was literally dropped off 30 minutes ago by UPS. I have the same classic white box.

Mind telling us what date code you have? Also if you have the zooming clicking issue?

Also is anyone hearing and feeling the ball bearings on the focus ring?
 
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wako said:
mine was literally dropped off 30 minutes ago by UPS. I have the same classic white box.

Mind telling us what date code you have? Also if you have the zooming clicking issue?

Also is anyone hearing and feeling the ball bearings on the focus ring?

It starts with 082. No clicking noise. Just smooth swishing sound when zooming.
 
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sunnyVan said:
It starts with 082. No clicking noise. Just smooth swishing sound when zooming.

In that case, you definitely should send it back and get a copy in the old/normal white box. Then you can return the next 6-10 of those copies you buy that click when they zoom, have bubbles in the elements, have poor IQ due to a decentered element, etc.

You seem to have gotten a good copy of a lens that is apparenly having production issues recently. Even if it came wrapped in a partially burned burlap sack with a Nikon-yellow stripe on it looking like it had been rolled through bird crap, count your blessings and KEEP THE DARN LENS!

;)
 
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neuroanatomist said:
sunnyVan said:
It starts with 082. No clicking noise. Just smooth swishing sound when zooming.

In that case, you definitely should send it back and get a copy in the old/normal white box. Then you can return the next 6-10 of those copies you buy that click when they zoom, have bubbles in the elements, have poor IQ due to a decentered element, etc.

You seem to have gotten a good copy of a lens that is apparenly having production issues recently. Even if it came wrapped in a partially burned burlap sack with a Nikon-yellow stripe on it looking like it had been rolled through bird crap, count your blessings and KEEP THE DARN LENS!

;)

I'm definitely not returning it. I'm happy with it and I don't wanna take unnecessary risk getting a bad copy.

I asked the original question only to confirm whether a new box design exists. I'm glad someone has seen it in store.

I also needed to find out if I could continue to trust BuyDig. So far every lens I have is either from buydig.com or canon direct. I'm very happy with them. Ordered 100L yesterday and got it at 10am today.
 
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Lens inventory is pretty high right now, so there are likely a lot of the old boxes still on shelves. I am jealous, I'm going to sell all my old lenses and order ones with the new box ;)

BTW, I occasionally come across a lens still in the even older design of box.
This one is from the previous Century
 

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