70-200 2.8 IS II is here

...and nobody gives a crap

irishman wrote in post #9327973
$2499

That would be already a lot of money. I guess with that amount you could get f4 IS and 135L, getting one stop more AND sharpness Although not in a single package...

smorter wrote in post #9327986
...and nobody gives a crap

smorter wrote in post #9327986
200mm f/2L IS

No wonder

smorter wrote in post #9327986
...and nobody gives a crap

I'm glad you responded to yourself with that so no one else had to.

hehe It's funny how it went onto the 2nd page. Hope mods don't misinterpret my comment

Nice! I can't wait to see what the IQ of this thing is like... might make me consider the f/2.8 version of this lens again.

Seems like this would have been a great time for Canon to release an updated 24-70 too... knock the dust off of these old zooms.

features an enlarged manual focus ring for when AF invariably fails

If the IQ is anything like the f4 IS, this will be a fantastic lens! I guess > $2000 for sure.

Looks like a nice new lens.....sure wish it was listed around $1600 which is what i paid for my 70-200 IS 2.8. But I would guess that Canon is going to raise the price on everything, at least until the US dollar vs. the yen goes back up. I was told that this is the reason for new higher pricing from Canon.

Get this - according to Canon's web page, the new EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens is NOT SUPPLIED with a lens hood. It also uses a new ET-87 hood (the old lens uses an ET-86). So, add the price of the hood to the price of the lens.

SkipD wrote in post #9328068
Get this - according to Canon's web page, the new EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens is NOT SUPPLIED with a lens hood. It also uses a new ET-87 hood (the old lens uses an ET-86). So, add the price of the hood to the price of the lens.

Canon is pretty good at screwing up info like that on their site. I wouldn't worry about it yet.

I'll plump for £1999 UK.

Time to buy older used 70-200 IS now

nicksan wrote in post #9328044
If the IQ is anything like the f4 IS, this will be a fantastic lens! I guess > $2000 for sure.

Looks like the CA will be less for starters. It will still make a good club if a shoot goes south.:p
No doubt Canon got tired of the "it's not sharp" whiners.

Surely this can't be right:

http://twitter.com/how​ardlucas/status/740538​5074

EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM is available from the end of February 2010 priced at £2,799.99 / €3,199.99 RRP inc. VAT

£2799!!!!!!!!