Which L lens will be the first mark III?

[hammar]

Just something that hit me while reading the last post about 24-70 IS.

Correct me if I am wrong, but the most updated current L lenses are mark II, right? I am just counting lenses that has a "II" in its name, not stabilized/non-stabilized lenses.

Which of the current L mark II lenses do you think will be the first to be updated and receiving the mark III designation. There is one shitty EF-S kitlens currently in mark III?

My bet would be 85/1.2L III.

 

[Loswr]

There is one shitty EF-S kitlens currently in mark III?

Yes, there's the EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III, but there is also the EF35-80mm f/4-5.6 III, and the EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 made it to MkIII in both USM and non-USM versions. Want to go further? The EF28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 III USM was followed by MkIV and MkV versions of the same lens.

I think we'll see either an 85L III or a 24L III as the first MkIII L-series, but I think it will be quite a while before that happens.

 

[briansquibb]

There is one shitty EF-S kitlens currently in mark III?

Yes, there's the EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III, but there is also the EF35-80mm f/4-5.6 III, and the EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 made it to MkIII in both USM and non-USM versions. Want to go further? The EF28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 III USM was followed by MkIV and MkV versions of the same lens.

I think we'll see either an 85L III or a 24L III as the first MkIII L-series, but I think it will be quite a while before that happens.

Or even the TSE-24 might make it

 

[Random Orbits]

There is one shitty EF-S kitlens currently in mark III?

Yes, there's the EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III, but there is also the EF35-80mm f/4-5.6 III, and the EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 made it to MkIII in both USM and non-USM versions. Want to go further? The EF28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 III USM was followed by MkIV and MkV versions of the same lens.

I think we'll see either an 85L III or a 24L III as the first MkIII L-series, but I think it will be quite a while before that happens.

How about the 16-35?

 

[AdamJ]

How about the 16-35?

+1

 

[Bosman]

There is one shitty EF-S kitlens currently in mark III?

Yes, there's the EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III, but there is also the EF35-80mm f/4-5.6 III, and the EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 made it to MkIII in both USM and non-USM versions. Want to go further? The EF28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 III USM was followed by MkIV and MkV versions of the same lens.

I think we'll see either an 85L III or a 24L III as the first MkIII L-series, but I think it will be quite a while before that happens.

I'd guess the 85L but not the 24L as it is pretty new, i realize the 85L is not too old as well. As far as outside your parameters of which ones are first i'd say the 35L since it is so old and popular and lacks gasketing like other L's.

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

The TC's are considered "L" lenses and are at Mark III now.

 

[hammar]

The TC's are considered "L" lenses and are at Mark III now.

Alright, except from the TC's

 

[chito]

Who knows if Canon is going to start putting IS on their L primes.. I'd say 85LIII, unless they add IS.. of course, the one that I know for sure is going to have a MkIII is the 70-200 f2.8 IS

 

[Random Orbits]

The TC's are considered "L" lenses and are at Mark III now.

Can I send mine back? They're missing the red ring! :

 

[Random Orbits]

Who knows if Canon is going to start putting IS on their L primes.. I'd say 85LIII, unless they add IS.. of course, the one that I know for sure is going to have a MkIII is the 70-200 f2.8 IS

I wonder how feasible it is to have IS on fast primes. Seems like f/2.8 is the max aperture for IS. Does any company have IS on 35mm SLR lenses that are faster than f/2.8?

 

[Loswr]

I wonder how feasible it is to have IS on fast primes. Seems like f/2.8 is the max aperture for IS. Does any company have IS on 35mm SLR lenses that are faster than f/2.8?

Forgotten about the Canon EF 200mm f/2L IS, have we? ???

 

[briansquibb]

I wonder how feasible it is to have IS on fast primes. Seems like f/2.8 is the max aperture for IS. Does any company have IS on 35mm SLR lenses that are faster than f/2.8?

Forgotten about the Canon EF 200mm f/2L IS, have we? ???

.... and it is probably Canon's best lens too ....

I just love it on ff

 

[Random Orbits]

I wonder how feasible it is to have IS on fast primes. Seems like f/2.8 is the max aperture for IS. Does any company have IS on 35mm SLR lenses that are faster than f/2.8?

Forgotten about the Canon EF 200mm f/2L IS, have we? ???

Yes, I did! Are there any for f/1.4 or f/1.2?

 

[briansquibb]

There is one shitty EF-S kitlens currently in mark III?

Yes, there's the EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III, but there is also the EF35-80mm f/4-5.6 III, and the EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 made it to MkIII in both USM and non-USM versions. Want to go further? The EF28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 III USM was followed by MkIV and MkV versions of the same lens.

... and then they saw the light and delivered the shorty forty ....

... such was the quest to produce cheap consumer lenses even cheaper.

 

[dhofmann]

I'm going to go with the 200mm f/2.8L II USM prime lens, unless it acquires image stabilization, in which case it would become the 200mm f/2.8L IS USM.

The reason is because it's soft and has very low contrast wide open. Being an L-series prime, it should have better image quality than the 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM, but it doesn't.

 

[Daniel Flather]

I wonder how feasible it is to have IS on fast primes. Seems like f/2.8 is the max aperture for IS. Does any company have IS on 35mm SLR lenses that are faster than f/2.8?

Forgotten about the Canon EF 200mm f/2L IS, have we? ???

.... and it is probably Canon's best lens too ....

I just love it on ff

+100

 

[kpk1]

My bet would be 85/1.2L III.

Agree with you.

 

[pwp]

My money is on the 16-35 f/2.8 for the III treatment.

PW

 

[bdunbar79]

Not answering the question here, but I'd say we'll definitely see the 35 f/1.2L II lens before another Mark III. I could very well be wrong, but this is just my guess based upon all the current lenses there are. My perfect lens though would be a 65 or 70mm f/1.4L lens.