Is This For Real?

macroimage · 28th of June 2008 (Sat)

http://www.fotokonijnenberg.nl/produ...roduct=1351143

http://www.fotokonijnenberg.nl/news.php?news_id=1283

Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

Try the Google Dutch-English translation if you don't read Dutch.

elysium · 28th of June 2008 (Sat)

Could be possible but wont know until Photokina or Canon announce it themselves.

brecklundin · 28th of June 2008 (Sat)

interesting in the first link under the specifications tab it seems to indicate no IS while the title does. Perhaps that is an omission on the site or an xlate error.

But this sure sounds like a nice lens. Though I am likely to be very happy with my 55-250mm for a while yet. It's not much slower at f/4-5.6 and might not be sherman tank build quality but it snaps purdy pictures.

Still for a nice wide walk around lens like the rumored 18-200mm would be a very attractive package. Maybe that is why Canon has decided to dump a lot of the 28-135mm inventory as kit lenses with the 40d? Because basically this 18-200mm would seem to almost obsolete the 28-135mm lens.

KimLeece · 28th of June 2008 (Sat)

Not that I can find on any other website - or for sale in any Japanese shop.

There's a Nikon AF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 though.

i just read the other link as well - there it's f/3.5-6.6 which I presume is a typo. It says the lens will be available from the middle of September.

It also says under the specifications that it isn't optically stabilised...

Someone seems to have typed it into their website while they were half asleep.

Mark · 28th of June 2008 (Sat)

translation
http://translate.google.com/translat...&sl=auto&tl=en
could just be google translate, but it does seem like someone typed it in while they were half asleep

KimLeece · 28th of June 2008 (Sat)

Quote:

Originally Posted by pendulum15

translation
http://translate.google.com/translat...&sl=auto&tl=en
could just be google translate, but it does seem like someone typed it in while they were half asleep

No - I read it in the Dutch. It clearly says there's no IS in the specs.

Quote:

Optisch gestabiliseerd................Nee

Mark · 28th of June 2008 (Sat)

Quote:

Originally Posted by KimLeece

No - I read it in the Dutch. It clearly says there's no IS in the specs.

I saw that too, quite hmmmmm....

macroimage · 28th of June 2008 (Sat)

I pointed out the ad because I believe that fotokonijnenberg is a big camera store. Maybe there is something to it.

royv · 28th of June 2008 (Sat)

Fotokonijnenberg is the largest and most reliable store for Photogear in The Netherlands.
If they weren't certain with this, they'd probably not put it up as a PRIMEUR even before Canon itself officially announces it.

sneakerpimp · 28th of June 2008 (Sat)

lots of discussion at dpreview:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...hread=28431083

wimg · 28th of June 2008 (Sat)

There are a few more typos in the listing, like 3.5 - 6.6 etc. I reckon it does have IS, as indicated in the title.

Also, Foto Konijnenberg never ever listed a lens prior to it becoming available which didn't materialize in the end.

As I need to contact them next week anyway

, I'll ask

.

Kind regards, WIm

macroimage · 29th of June 2008 (Sun)

Hi Wim,
Please post back to let us know what they say about it. I'm sure everyone is curious.

wimg · 29th of June 2008 (Sun)

Quote:

Originally Posted by macroimage

Hi Wim,
Please post back to let us know what they say about it. I'm sure everyone is curious.

I will, I will. I am curious, too

.

I'll speak to them on Thursday or Friday upcoming.

Kind regards, Wim

fxk · 30th of June 2008 (Mon)

Shouldn't this be in the rumors section?

wimg · 30th of June 2008 (Mon)

Quote:

Originally Posted by fxk

Shouldn't this be in the rumors section?

It is not a rumour if it is on the site of fotokonijnenberg the way they announced it.

Kind regards, Wim

28th of June 2008 (Sat)	#1
macroimage Goldmember Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,104	Is This For Real? http://www.fotokonijnenberg.nl/produ...roduct=1351143 http://www.fotokonijnenberg.nl/news.php?news_id=1283 Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Try the Google Dutch-English translation if you don't read Dutch.

28th of June 2008 (Sat)	#2
elysium "full of stupid banter" Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Harrow/London/UK/GB/That Part Of The World/Next To France Posts: 11,580 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Is This For Real? Could be possible but wont know until Photokina or Canon announce it themselves. __________________ Everyday, a programmer finds a way of creating an idiotproof program. Everyday, the universe spits out another idiot.....So far, the universe if winning

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brecklundin Goldmember Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,179 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Is This For Real? interesting in the first link under the specifications tab it seems to indicate no IS while the title does. Perhaps that is an omission on the site or an xlate error. But this sure sounds like a nice lens. Though I am likely to be very happy with my 55-250mm for a while yet. It's not much slower at f/4-5.6 and might not be sherman tank build quality but it snaps purdy pictures. Still for a nice wide walk around lens like the rumored 18-200mm would be a very attractive package. Maybe that is why Canon has decided to dump a lot of the 28-135mm inventory as kit lenses with the 40d? Because basically this 18-200mm would seem to almost obsolete the 28-135mm lens. __________________ Real men shoot Pentax because we're born with our own Canon's!! {Ok...ok, some of use just have a PnS but it it always makes me happy! } Pentax K5, K20D, Three Amigos (Pentax FA 31/1.8 Limited Silver, Pentax FA 43/1.9 Limited Silver, Pentax FA 77/1.8 Limited Silver), Pentax DA 35mm F2.8 Macro Limited, Sigma 24-60/2.8

28th of June 2008 (Sat)	#4
KimLeece Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kyushu, Japan Posts: 217 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Is This For Real? Not that I can find on any other website - or for sale in any Japanese shop. There's a Nikon AF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 though. i just read the other link as well - there it's f/3.5-6.6 which I presume is a typo. It says the lens will be available from the middle of September. It also says under the specifications that it isn't optically stabilised... Someone seems to have typed it into their website while they were half asleep. __________________ Kim. Land: Canon Eos Kiss Digital X. EF-S 18-55mm. Sigma 17-70mm DC Macro, EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM, 430EX II Underwater: Olympus C5050. PT-015, Inon D-180, Inon UCL-165M67 Last edited by KimLeece : 28th of June 2008 (Sat) at 04:37.

28th of June 2008 (Sat)	#5
Mark Dammit I need sleep Join Date: May 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 3,386 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Is This For Real? translation http://translate.google.com/translat...&sl=auto&tl=en could just be google translate, but it does seem like someone typed it in while they were half asleep

28th of June 2008 (Sat)	#8
macroimage Goldmember Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,104	Re: Is This For Real? I pointed out the ad because I believe that fotokonijnenberg is a big camera store. Maybe there is something to it.

28th of June 2008 (Sat)	#9
royv Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 835	Re: Is This For Real? Fotokonijnenberg is the largest and most reliable store for Photogear in The Netherlands. If they weren't certain with this, they'd probably not put it up as a PRIMEUR even before Canon itself officially announces it. __________________ Canon 1D mark III \| Canon S95 \| Sigma 50 1.4 \| 17-40L \| 135L \| 70-200 2.8L Flickr

28th of June 2008 (Sat)	#10
sneakerpimp Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The O.C. Posts: 592	Re: Is This For Real? lots of discussion at dpreview: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...hread=28431083 __________________ Canon EOS M

28th of June 2008 (Sat)	#11
wimg Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Netherlands, EU Posts: 6,578	Re: Is This For Real? There are a few more typos in the listing, like 3.5 - 6.6 etc. I reckon it does have IS, as indicated in the title. Also, Foto Konijnenberg never ever listed a lens prior to it becoming available which didn't materialize in the end. As I need to contact them next week anyway , I'll ask . Kind regards, WIm __________________ 5D Mk II, 1D Mk III, with a solitary zoom and a gaggle of primes, GF-2 with 3 primes and 3 zooms, G10, an accessory plague, and some analog stuff

29th of June 2008 (Sun)	#12
macroimage Goldmember Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,104	Re: Is This For Real? Hi Wim, Please post back to let us know what they say about it. I'm sure everyone is curious.

30th of June 2008 (Mon)	#14
fxk Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The vast wilderness of the Mid-Atlantic states Posts: 578	Re: Is This For Real? Shouldn't this be in the rumors section?

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