Two Coming? (New Source)
Another source has come forward and said Canon will be bringing two macro lenses to us this fall.
The popular 100mm f/2.8 Macro will receive an IS upgrade. The 180 Macro focal length will be changed to 200mm.
The general consensus among most sources is the 70-200 f/2.8L IS will also receive an upgrade.
The other rumored lenses up for replacement are the 35L and 135L. I haven’t received any information about either at this time. I can’t see Canon launching 5 lenses at one time. The original rumor about the 35L is that it will appear with a 1Ds update. I still think that’s a strong possibility.
The new Canon Hybrid IS system will definitely be on display this month, so the primes may just have to wait.
Forum Link: http://www.canonrumorsforum.com/index.php/topic,95.0.html
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GOOD !!!
Hope to see the 2 new macro lenses and of course 70-200/2.8 at the begining of September :)
Excellent – I may have missed out on the IS Macro as I already own the current version, but I’ll certainly* be picking up the new 70-200 2.8L IS when it comes out.
*Provided the upcoming 60D/7D is the D300 killer we have all been waiting for, of course.
what sense does an is-feature make for a macro-lens, thats used with a tripod most of the time? i don’t get it…
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You seem never done shooting at f/11-f/22.
who would do it without a tripod?
I would say I only use a tripod with my 100mm about 5-10% of the time. You can’t shoot living creatures with a tripod – they will run away by the time you are all set. Instead blast them with light to freeze them in place while hand holding.
thats why I said, I don’t get it… thanks for explaining!
There are times where tripod is useless…
as more and more amateur photographers move into the DSLR realm, a lot of the new Rebel or even XXD users are surprised when they can’t take the photos of flowers or things at the zoo like they could with their P&S’s. you hear a lot of “I want to take sharp photos of small things, what do I do?”
the 60mm EF-S lens certainly appeals to this range but the working distance for 1:1 is absurd. so you’ll probably see more prosumers who aren’t interested in purchasing (or lugging) a tripod and head around who are interested in a stabilized 100mm macro
Sure. But at low shutter speeds those living creatures will be show motion blur anyways.
Don’t you need 1/100 of a second shutter speed to really freeze the action?
True, but there are times when you don’t want the background completely black while keeping the DOF big enough for the macro subject. The way to do this is decrease the shutter speed while keeping the required aperture, as the flash will vary its power to ensure a well exposed foreground (technical stuff for geeks :) ), while the shutter will be open for longer getting more of the natural light in for the background. So instead of using F16 1/250, I’ll be shooting F16 but 1/125.
But now that I’ve written this out for myself, it sound like even though it will be wonderfull for my uses, I see that it won’t really make a difference for non-living macro photography. (But there also those that use the 100mm macro for outdoor portraits…)
Yes, finally a 200 mm HIS Macro lens! Have been waiting for years for such a lens. This lens will firmly entrench me in the Canon camp forever… LOL
I’m keen on the idea of an improve 70-200 2.8 IS L that’s a bread and butter lens. I’ve got the current 100 macro and it’s sweet, IS wold be sweeter but how much $$$?
Looks like I’ll be spending some money shortly. Just when you think you’re done, they pull you back in.
grrrr HULK ANGRYYYYYY
what the hell, no 24-70 upgrade?
A lot of macro work is done without a tripod. Studio stuff obviously benefits from a tripod, but I don’t take a tripod outdoors when I’m trying to take macro pictures of insects in the wild. Are you serious? With natural light, a flash, and a steady hand I hand hold at f/11 all the time. Who wants to use a smaller aperture anyways? Diffusion for the loss…
Seriously, IS would change the macro world!
Who cares? ;)
me for one, and im sure there are many others out there who enjoy there L series zooms, that’s who.
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Is there any word on the new Hybrid IS improving performance of the direct print button? (Sorry just couldn’t resist after reading comments in one of the other posts.) I would love to see updated versions of the 35L and 135L that way I can buy used copies of them when folks upgrade to the new and improved copies.
You’re thinking of the HDP (Hybrid Direct Print) technology… That’s not due out til next year. It’s going to revolutionize direct printing.
100-400mm could use an upgrade.
exactly. btw are you using a ring flash or top-mounted flash unit with diffuser?
why on earth the 70-200 IS before the 24-70??
Yeah….I would like to see it, but it’s not that important. I love my 24-70, and once you get used to it the lack of IS really isn’t an issue. Now the 70-200 2.8L IS could really benefit from a 5 stop IS. The focal length on the 24-70 is short enough that the IS shouldn’t matter as much…..Of course, if they come out with an IS you can buy my current 24-70 and I’ll pretend like I didn’t say this when I’m in line to buy the new one :)
Nice.
Because there’s better IS in a version of the lens that’s almost $700 less. Because it’s the most used pro zoom lens in Canon’s lineup. Because the 24-70 is actually really good at what it does. And lastly, because I bought the 24-70 in Feb. of this year :)
haha, as a sony user, we can harness carl zeiss 135 1.8 with in body IS.
what does canon have? a cheap f2.0 without IS?
ha ha ha as a sony user you use a sony!!! ha ha ha
I’d like to see the new 70-200 weight below 1kg…but is it possible….
It looks bulky. Has anyone tried it? Let me know if anyone has used it or not? Thanks for the information. I got one more option.
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