Canon EF 24-70 VERSION 2 WHEN?


Big and heavy??

The 24-70mm II is 20% lighter than the version one. Ver 1 is like 950g, and if I remembered correctly, the v2 is around 805g or so..........

70-200mm F2.8 - 1310g
70-200mm F2.8 IS II -1490g
70-200mm F4 - 705g
70-200mm F4 IS - 760g

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In fact.... I think for the F4, the IS and non-IS is only 55g, and for the F2.8, the weight differences is like 180g...........

It is not big difference for me............... marginal.............

dude, the version 2 doesn't have IS, I'm saying that a 24-70 with IS will be very heavy

Canon EF 24-70mm f2.8L II USM: Digital Photography Review
 

They have the patent for the 24-70mm IS... and it is not impossible... Why?? To milk the consumer... to make money.....

1. Launch lens without IS.
2. 2 years later, launch one with IS....

We have 70-200mm F2.8 & f4 with IS & Non-IS.... so why not????
Read my post again. I didn't say that. I said not in the foreseeable future. Version II isn't even in stores yet.
 

dude, the version 2 doesn't have IS, I'm saying that a 24-70 with IS will be very heavy

Canon EF 24-70mm f2.8L II USM: Digital Photography Review

I know the version 2 have no IS... But the Ver 2 is 20% lighter than the ver 1.

That is 950g vs 805g.

But have you realized I made a comparison of lens and the differences with and without IS????

If you see the weight of IS, it is 55g for the F4 and 180g for the F2.8 for the 70-200mm... and I do not think that is a lot of weight....

If the people can handle a 950g version 1, why not a IS version, assuming you add 150g as IS weight to the Version 2 of the lens.... and it is around the 955g.....

Of cos, we all have different weight bearing capacity, and that weight of 955g would be just fine for me.............
 

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I also don't think Canon will release the 24-70 IS. That will effectively retire a lot of lenses such as 24/2.8 IS, 28/2.8 IS and who will buy those primes between this focal length (excluding the f1.4). The only way I see it happen is they come up with a 24-70/2.0 IS that weigh 3kg and price it >$15k. Can be used on their C300. Then it will create a new market without affecting the mass market so much.
 

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Looks like there are many here, awaiting for this lens.
 

Wanna guess how heavy Tamron's 24-70 VC weighs?

you can't compare the canon version with tamron, the tamron is cheaper & is not well built as the canon version, and if you look at the rear element, you're in for a shock when you zoom, the circuit board in the lens is exposed, make me wonder how can they proclaimed this as weather seal...

[Review] Tamron 24-70mm 2.8 VC VS Canon 24-70mm | Fstoppers
 

you can't compare the canon version with tamron, the tamron is cheaper & is not well built as the canon version, and if you look at the rear element, you're in for a shock when you zoom, the circuit board in the lens is exposed, make me wonder how can they proclaimed this as weather seal...

[Review] Tamron 24-70mm 2.8 VC VS Canon 24-70mm | Fstoppers

Still, it reinforces the point that an IS model can be built light, if they wanted to. Just if you are willing to pay them for it. Moreover, you can use good quality, light materials to reduce the overall weight of the lens, just like how the 400mm f2.8 IS went from 5.37kg to 3.85kg and still gained a stop worth of IS, while maintaining the level of build quality your customers come to expect.
 

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you can't compare the canon version with tamron, the tamron is cheaper & is not well built as the canon version, and if you look at the rear element, you're in for a shock when you zoom, the circuit board in the lens is exposed, make me wonder how can they proclaimed this as weather seal...

[Review] Tamron 24-70mm 2.8 VC VS Canon 24-70mm | Fstoppers

They don't, they only say it features a moisture-resistant construction.
 

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If the price is $3K+ I don't think it is worth to get it. Unless it comes with IS than I may consider.

Or else just wait for the price to settle down first.
 

The lens sells for €2300 in Germany (preorder) whereas version I sells for €1200. Canon increased the price a lot, won't be different here.
 

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raydio said:
Wow!...$3375!... add a few more dollars and a brand new 5D3 is possible.

Lol, it's few hundred dollars, if really is a few dollar many people including myself will hound u on where to get that 5d3 :p
 

BigBaby said:
If the price is $3K+ I don't think it is worth to get it. Unless it comes with IS than I may consider.

Or else just wait for the price to settle down first.

Even so, I won't find it's worth. I'd rather pay less for no IS
 

I don't see what is the big hoo haa about the lens selling at S$3k :dunno:

The RRP price for the Nikon 24-70mm is S$3339 and yes, although the street price is quite abit lesser. Note that this is a very new lens, and so most shops (if there is only one at the moment) might be selling at RRP price. After a while it should drop to 2k+ like what we are seeing in the 1st version of the lens.
 

Wow.... wait for a year for the price to settle.
 

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