So, we know the 70-200L 2.8 IS Mark II is on the way. Will Canon lower the price of the Mark I? I'm standing by with credit card in hand if they do...
FreddieAlessio Member 83 posts Joined Jun 2007 More info | Mar 24, 2010 23:27 | #1 So, we know the 70-200L 2.8 IS Mark II is on the way. Will Canon lower the price of the Mark I? I'm standing by with credit card in hand if they do... Rig: 50D Tamron 28-75 2.8 Canon 50 1.4 Canon S 10-22 550EX Elinchrom D-Lite 4 Oh yeah, and one a'them 70-200L 2.8, too!
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gonzogolf dumb remark memorialized More info | Mar 24, 2010 23:32 | #2 No, cant imagine that they will. I'm sure the remaining stock will sell off as people realize they arent quite ready for the mark II.
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Jethro790 Goldmember  2,193 posts Likes: 3 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Southern New Hampshire More info | With the price difference between the two, I can't imagine the Mk1 will go down. Knowing Canon, if anything, it will go up. And I'm only slightly kidding.
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ChrisMc73 Goldmember  3,212 posts Likes: 7 Joined Mar 2009 Location: Edmond, OK More info | Mar 24, 2010 23:38 | #4 Freddie Alessio wrote in post #9866035  So, we know the 70-200L 2.8 IS Mark II is on the way. Will Canon lower the price of the Mark I? I'm standing by with credit card in hand if they do... On the way? The Mark II has been available for at least a few weeks now. I haven't seen any prices drop on the Mark I yet...I'm not sure it drops much.
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vitacura Goldmember  1,514 posts Joined Nov 2009 Location: Tampa Bay, Fl More info | Mar 25, 2010 09:27 | #5 Well the used market seems to have dropped the prices around 100-150.
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Lowner "I'm the original idiot"  12,924 posts Likes: 14 Joined Jul 2007 Location: Salisbury, UK. More info | The only review I've seen of the mark 2 was less than convincing about it. This was the one on Canon Rumours. Either the poor web resolution hid the improvements or there really is no major improvement. Does anyone know of any other reviews where proper tests have been conducted? Richard
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TaDa ...as cool as Perry  6,742 posts Likes: 3 Joined Feb 2008 Location: New York More info | Mar 25, 2010 09:55 | #7 I think the only thing that will change the prices of either lens is the fluctuation of the Dollar vs. Yen Name is Peter and here is my gear:
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TaDa ...as cool as Perry 6,742 posts Likes: 3 Joined Feb 2008 Location: New York More info | Mar 25, 2010 09:56 | #8 Lowner wrote in post #9868059 The only review I've seen of the mark 2 was less than convincing about it. This was the one on Canon Rumours. Either the poor web resolution hid the improvements or there really is no major improvement. Does anyone know of any other reviews where proper tests have been conducted?
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FJLOVE Cream of the Crop  20,883 posts Likes: 82 Joined Nov 2006 Location: barrie ont. ca More info | Mar 25, 2010 12:40 | #9 since getting a mk 2 i noticed an obvious difference in sharpness and no CA's @ 200 DILLIGAF about your bicycle or your gear
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Vertigo1 Senior Member 310 posts Likes: 49 Joined Sep 2006 More info | Mar 25, 2010 15:19 | #10 They won't reduce the price of it since they'll just stop making it. Canon 5D3/6D | EF 16-35 f/4L IS | EF 24-70 f/2.8L II | EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS II | EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II | EF 35 f/1.4L II | EF 50 f/1.4
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ChrisMc73 Goldmember 3,212 posts Likes: 7 Joined Mar 2009 Location: Edmond, OK More info | Mar 25, 2010 15:24 | #11 Vertigo1 wrote in post #9869964 They won't reduce the price of it since they'll just stop making it. As for used mk1 values, I've not seen any significant shift myself but, as the mk2 is twice the price, it's currently in a totally different price bracket and doesn't really compete. $2499 is not twice the amount of $1899 or is my math is bad?
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yogibear Member 36 posts Joined Jan 2009 More info | Mar 25, 2010 15:51 | #12 Last week the lens sold for $1799 B&H and Adorama. When I checked yesterday they had it listed for $1899. The price actually went up.
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golf88 Senior Member  321 posts Likes: 1 Joined Sep 2009 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada More info | Mar 25, 2010 16:01 | #13 definitely don't think it's going to come down much in the near future especially with the price of the mark ii which will stay up there for a little while at least
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RobMeredith Member 142 posts Joined Oct 2009 Location: Sydney, AUS More info | Mar 25, 2010 16:11 | #14 I was about to get one off ebay last week for £1,270. Checked a few days later and it had gone up to £1,370. Robert Meredith | Sydney, Australia | Wedding & Portrait Photographer
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JamesThomas1975 Senior Member  More info | To be honest I think they seem to have gone up here in the UK. Learning. Slowly,but surely...
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I wouldn't call it proper, but I compared another member's V1 to the V2 a couple days ago and posted it