the NEW EF 70-200 2.8 IS coming out..true?

[bigcountry]

well my guess is the price of the mythical 70-200 2.8 IS II will be quite higher than the current version, so version I may still have a market.

[rooeey]

Originally Posted by LethalFrog

It must be true as I have just bought one! This always happens when I buy expensive items.

Me too i bought a 100mm F2.8 macro and then they released the IS L version...

[Route246]

I just bought the Mk I because I can't wait. When the Mk II comes out I will probably make a decision at that time. The rebate angle made sense to me. They were not going to cannibalize their own rebate program. What I've found, and it agree with many people here is that the Mk I is a fine lens. Being the person I am I will probably get the Mk II but I absolutely needed the Mk I in early January for a Japan trip so I pulled the trigger now and bought one locally. I cannot tell any sharpness difference from my f/4 IS copy.

[Stealthy Ninja]

I agree with the rebate point. Makes sense. In fact some people were saying before that it doesn't make sense to bring it out while the rebates are still going (as I remember).

So it makes perfect sense to someone out there.

[LethalFrog]

Originally Posted by krepta

I have a solution for this: buy items when they are brand new (newly launched)!

I would have to invent a time machine and go back to before I bought the 40D (only had that 18 months), seems quite expensive to try that.

The lens was only made in October so still new!

[bigcountry]

stealthy ninja are you ok??

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...LP3iwD9C1GNJG1

[ckfishel2001]

Originally Posted by bigcountry

stealthy ninja are you ok??

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...LP3iwD9C1GNJG1

It's good to see the kind-heartedness.....and the desire to look out for one another is so common in POTN

[Stealthy Ninja]

LOL yeah. I'm fine. It wasn't me, I don't "drink" alcohol.

Any news on this lens or are we all walking in the dark?!

[ckfishel2001]

Originally Posted by Stealthy Ninja

LOL yeah. I'm fine. It wasn't me, I don't "drink" alcohol.

Any news on this lens or are we all walking in the dark?!

Canon rumors had it at next week for the announcement, but yesterday said it's been pushed back till January.

[SnapsbyPoteat]

so will the price go down on the older version? That would be good for someone like me who can't put a lot of cash away yet.

[Fidelity]

I noticed in the 1D Mark IV instruction manual that, when you use a 70-200 f/2.8 IS lens with the 1.4x TC, you should select only the center AF point, since selecting any other point could cause errors with that lens/TC combination. This is interesting, because this lens/TC combination is on the list of lenses that can cross-type f/4 focus to all 39 cross-type AF points on the 1D Mark IV. I suspect Canon is anxious to get a new 70-200 f/2.8 IS II on the market to eliminate that problem.

[zoom_zoom]

Originally Posted by ckfishel2001

Canon rumors had it at next week for the announcement, but yesterday said it's been pushed back till January.

I am now under the impression we won't even see a new MKII version in 2010. Nov 24th would have been a great release date just in time for Christmas sales and now it's "delayed" until Jan 2010. Oh well, maybe it'll show up one of these years.

[Route246]

This is hardly a xmas present for anyone but the wealthiest consumer and that consumer already has one. Personally, I don't think the season has any influence. I think the current rebates have more to do with it.

Originally Posted by zoom_zoom

I am now under the impression we won't even see a new MKII version in 2010. Nov 24th would have been a great release date just in time for Christmas sales and now it's "delayed" until Jan 2010. Oh well, maybe it'll show up one of these years.