From NL
Over at NL they've been told to expect Canon to answer to demand with the upcoming lens announcements.
24-70 f/2.8L IS I predict is the most wanted lens to Canonites.
Or is it?
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155 Comments
Please: make a 24-105 2.8 is!
That would be my ultimate lens!
I had the same feelings about the 100-400 not ranking higher, but I also agree with drummstikk in that I do not really understand why everyone is so much after the 24-70 FL range, but I am no FF user. But I do have the 24-105 on crop and love it — in particular the ability to get pretty close to your subject for unexpected and non-posed across the room portraits.
I currently have most of my (amateur, APS-C) lens needs covered, all that I still need is a long telezoom (i.e., longer than the 70-200 f4 IS that I have). And since the existing third party alternatives don’t seem to cut it IQ-wise (120-400 OS, 150-500 OS), have okayish IQ but no IS and/or no USM(-equivalent) (Tamron 200-500, Bigma), or are just way to big/heavy and way too pricey for a third-party alternative (the “BigmOS” 50-500, of whose IQ not much is know at this point, BTW), all that is left is the Canon 100-400. But I simply refuse to buy a 10+ years old lens with an ancient IS and a reputation of considerable sample variation, in particular given my luck with lenses. So Canon: Bring an updated 100-400 with 4-stops IS, get you QC up to speed, don’t get to greedy with the pricing, and you will (again) get my money.
A new moderately-priced long tele prime would really make a lot of sense. The 400 f5.6 may be a good lens, but it is in serious need for a modern IS unit. But if I were to choose between an updated 100-400 and the 400 with IS, I would definitely pick the former.
Never gonna happen. EF-S lenses, by the very nature of the bodies they’re designed for, just aren’t playing to the same market as the L lenses.
Yes, that would be a cool lens, but it would also be the ultimate weapon for hand-to-hand combat, given that the 24-70 already weighs a ton (well, “only” 950 grams, but it’s close enough ;-)).
And I guess such a lens would cost 2000++€.