February Announcements
The following lenses have been slated for announcement from a few sources.
EF 35 f/1.4L II USM
– availability in the summer
EF 80-400 f/4-5.6L IS USM
– avalability in the summer
We know the 35L replacement is coming, I was initially told it would be in the fall of 2009. Expect a long delay on purchasing the lens after announcement.
As for the 80-400, this is the first time I've heard about this focal range for the replacement of the 100-400. Take this with a bigger grain of salt than the 35L II.
No info about a 24-70 replacement with IS.
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80-400 will hurt 70-200 sales. A lot of people can only afford one telephoto, and given the option, I think even more would go for the 80-400 if it were around the same price as the 70-200 F4 IS or older 100-400 IS. Also, hopefully Canon proves me wrong, but I can’t see how making the wide end 80mm would IMPROVE image quality when compared to the 100-400mm.
It is exponentially more difficult to keep IQ at satisfactory levels when you expand the zoom range in a lens. It is much easier to keep IQ high in a 200-400mm compared to a 80-400mm.
I would much rather see a 200-400IS F4-5.6 or a 200-500IS F4-5.6 (or even F4.5-6.3) if they keep L build quality, stick in 4-5 stop IS, and weather seal it.
+1 Alan
35 L front element is better go for 77mm, the dark corner is too prominent on full frames
I hope they can make the 35L a bit more compact!
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