any whisperings about a 24-105 II?

hey all
i am pretty happy with my kit...
and my biggest workhorse is my 24-105 which has some obvious and known problems (esp at the wider end)
I was wondering if anyone heard some whisperings of a version II sometime in the next 1-5-10 years ?

I would love to benefit from an optical and IS upgrade to "modern" technology!

I wish, but when they added IS to the 24-70 and made it an F4, it made it seem less likely. I haven't heard any rumor about it.

If I recall I thought the 24-70 f4 is was the replacement.

Given the just released 24-70 F4L IS, which will surely eventually be Canon's FF "kit" lens replacing the 24-105, I would say that is a resounding no.

Other than the lost MM on the long end, that lens is exactly what you describe, however it is a lot more money.

well, that just sucks. I like the range. I like the IS and I don't need f2.8 for the most part.
I may be just speaking nonsense, but i was under the impression that except for the updated IS, the optics of the 24-70 f4 were not significantly (if at all) better than the 24-105....
i will have to look that up

ceriltheblade wrote in post #15706402
well, that just sucks. I like the range. I like the IS and I don't need f2.8 for the most part.
I may be just speaking nonsense, but i was under the impression that except for the updated IS, the optics of the 24-70 f4 were not significantly (if at all) better than the 24-105....
i will have to look that up

The lens I am talking baout is not the 2.8, it is F4. The F2.8 does not have IS
http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …EF_24_70mm_f_4_​0L_IS.html

Everything I have read puts the 24-70 F4 IS far ahead of the 24-105 in image quality (granted I haven't looked long and hard at it since I don't need to spend $1,500 on a walkaround), has 4 stop IS, and a psuedo macro mode, as well as being slightly more compact.

I am sure many people would rather have had a 24-105 IS II, but I am just saying that looks totally unlikely at this point. And even if they were to do such a thing, it would have to be closer to the $2k mark given the pricing on the 24-70 F4L IS.

For my purposes, the 24-70 F4 IS is too short. My walk around lens right now is the 28-135mm IS lens and that fits the normal range that I use perfectly. I'd love to see a new 24-105mm F4 L lens.

ooops. my bad. sorry for the mix up of the f4 and 2.8
but I sure wish they wouldn't kill the 24-105. I really find it more useful for walk around and family events. there are so many times that 70mm just doesn't cut it....
anyway, i will start reading the reviews...

Is there anything wrong with your 24-105 now that makes you have to upgrade?

JAcosta wrote in post #15727075
Is there anything wrong with your 24-105 now that makes you have to upgrade?

I suppose every old model lens and camera must have "something wrong" based on your statement.

kasey wrote in post #15731016
I suppose every old model lens and camera must have "something wrong" based on your statement.

Just because something is an old model means it doesnt work?

JAcosta wrote in post #15731041
Just because something is an old model means it doesnt work?

You missed my point completely...

kasey wrote in post #15731073
You missed my point completely...

I guess, why dont you clarify it for me?

JAcosta wrote in post #15731077
I guess, why dont you clarify it for me?

I was commenting on your statement:

"Is there anything wrong with your 24-105 now that makes you have to upgrade?".

Why do people move to bigger house, buy a bigger TV, buy a Mercedes when they have a Taurus, does that mean there is something wrong with their old house, TV or car?

Upgrade, by definition, is moving onto something better.

kasey wrote in post #15731095
I was commenting on your statement:

"Is there anything wrong with your 24-105 now that makes you have to upgrade?".

Why do people move to bigger house, buy a bigger TV, buy a Mercedes when they have a Taurus, does that mean there is something wrong with their old house, TV or car?

Upgrade, by definition, is moving onto something better.

Thats true. The OP said he's pretty happy with his kit and he uses the 105 often, happily. I was just asking because I wanted to see if he wanted to upgrade because he actually had a need to upgrade, or if he was just for the sake of upgrading.