Is The Next Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L Around The Corner (with image stabilization)?
Canon Rumors reports a rumor saying that Canon is testing prototypes of an EF 24-70mm lens, supposedly named EF 24-70 f/2.8L IS. Quoting CR:
[...] received two separate communications in regards to an EF 24-70 f/2.8L IS being in the wild in prototype form. We knew this prototype has existed for quite some time, however we figured the concept was dead with the release of the EF 24-70 f/2.8L II. Canon would bring this lens to market alongside the non-IS version. Canon already does this with the 70-200 f/2.8s & 70-200 f/4s, so it’s possible they bring it to the standard zooms as well.
None of my sources confirmed this rumor to me. However, according to CR an image stabilized version of this lens definitely exists.
[via CR]
Dan
7 months ago |I don’t get excited about Canon glass announcements anymore. Even if the lens was announced tomorrow, it would probably be Summer before you would see it. Canon is way to slow now with release dates and almost everything has been delayed multiple times (lenses and cameras). Unless you shoot brick walls for a living, the extra sharpness of the V2 24-70 is meaningless over the Tamron. I’d much rather have IS. I was so disappointed that canon did not offer this lens and rather put IS in an overpriced 24mm & 28mm 2.8…I mean really??? I’m waiting on the Tamron 24-70 VC price to drop a little (or go on sale) before pitching my 24-105mm IS for it.