1D Mark IV Ship Date
I've heard December 9, 2009 is when the first batch of 1D Mark IV's will be in the wild. No word on what country(ies) that would be.
G11 vs S90
Canon has been pleasantly surprised by the initial orders for the S90. Originally the camera was pegged to be outsold by the G11 6 to 1, their internal numbers have changed to 3 or 4 to 1.
Micro 4/3
Canon is watching how things go with the new system. Currently there are no plans within Canon to start R&D on a Micro 4/3 body or anything similar. There is also no plans for a third lens system at this time. EF-S is still a confusing thing for consumers. This is no lie, Canon still gets flack for the FD to EF change which happened 22 years ago!
24-70 f/2.8L IS
A great source has said this lens is coming in 2010.
Initial 1D Mark IV Orders
Orders for the 1D Mark IV have been beyond expectations for Canon. They do expect to meet the demand of initial orders.
24 f/1.4L II
This is still a hard lens to come by in a lot of places. I'm told Canon is working on having the supply issue sorted by the start of 2010.
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any news about an updated 35 mm/1.4?
For me M43 is pointless, Canon already has an alien EF-S line which needs a lot of lenses to fill, wonder if Canon has that much money to invest.
To this day, comparing with another company’s line, EF-S is still a very strange thing to me. Count me old school, sorry.
If they make a new 24-70, I really hope they’ll do something about the weight :(
Yes, they will. They always do. They’ll add one lens more — this movable one, gyro and necessary electronics. They have to increase overall length if they don’t want to deteriorate optical properties. They’ll improve coatings according to new standards and they’ll increase price abt. 25-30% for standard “L”. They can use more plastic glass to diminish weight however. Nowadays there are very good plastic materials.
My 10D and 40D are about the same weight as my 5D and I’ve used a 24-70 on all of them. The 24-70 doesn’t feel nearly as heavy as my 70-200 Sigma. Yes, the lens is heavy but your comment makes me wonder if you’re supporting the camera body or the lens with your left hand.