EF 8-15mm f/4

Madweasel wrote in post #13166622
Good price (for UK) Bawbee - where did you find it? I'm still looking.

Hi Mark,

The One & Only erso

Bob

Bawbee1 wrote in post #13172313
Hi Mark,

The One & Only erso

Bob

I wondered if it was. I've already asked him to let me know when he gets them. I guess I'm further down the waiting list!

timnosenzo wrote in post #13170605
Meh, these are the same criticisms people had when Canon introduced the new 17 + 24 TS-E's. People whined about them appealing to such a small crowd, who really needs them, etc, etc. My opinion is that it's these high quality specialty lenses that sets Canon apart. I don't understand complaining about it.

Not the same at all. The 17 produces planar images with minimal distortion for the FOV and offers perspective correction. Way, way more useful for landscape and architecture. I can't see the 8-15 being useful for architecture.

VERY interested in this lens!

JonK wrote in post #13173116
Not the same at all. The 17 produces planar images with minimal distortion for the FOV and offers perspective correction. Way, way more useful for landscape and architecture. I can't see the 8-15 being useful for architecture.

Who said it needed to be useful for architecture?

For anyone interested, Jeff Ascough has a review and some sample images posted on the CPN website:

http://cpn.canon-europe.com …ical/shooting_w​eddings.do

timnosenzo wrote in post #13173205
Who said it needed to be useful for architecture?

No one - but what is it truly useful for?

JonK wrote in post #13173728
No one - but what is it truly useful for?

UWA photography with a fisheye effect.

Jon, it's pretty clear this is not a lens you're interested in. That's OK, but to act like no one should have any interest or use in it is ridiculous. There's plenty of lenses that Canon makes that I have no use for, but I understand that other people may find them useful for their work. Is it really so unbelievable?

umphotography wrote in post #13170546
Agreed

Its a fricken fish eye. There not too much to do with one that everyone has not seen in the past. And you guys want to spend $1400.00 for a lens that does a few things. Explain why. How useful will it really be. No Thanks

Give me a canon true ultra wide angle like the sigma 12-24 for full frame. better yet make it a 10-20 for full frame thats worth its salt at F/4, Not a fish eye........Cmon canon. Do something useful for 90% of the photogs instead of 10%-------sorry,,dont get this infactuation with a lens that many have tried and sold after a few weeks when it was 15MM. What makes you think 8MM will be all that and more.....its still a fish eye.

I will pass on this one

this

i have the 2.8, and i'll give a hearty chuckle at the notion of ever spending $1400 for the same thing that's a stop slower and marginally sharper and zooms a few MM

Madweasel wrote in post #13172933
I wondered if it was. I've already asked him to let me know when he gets them. I guess I'm further down the waiting list!

I only sent him an email last Saturday, he responded with his price, I paid, he said he would have stock in the UK this weekend. Maybe a wee reminder would help.

I've put in my order and paid up. Mikekelly can have a hearty chuckle for the two of us saps.

Madweasel wrote in post #13176574
I've put in my order and paid up. Mikekelly can have a hearty chuckle for the two of us saps.

Would he be one the LA Kelley's

If so, that's OK