Warning: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM – $1799 (B&H Photo)

Exceptionally good deal for the amazing Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM lens: B&H has it on sale for just $1799 after a $200 mail-in rebate. Please note: the price first goes down to $1999 when the lens is added to the cart, and then you claim the $200 MIR. Free shipping and 2% rewards.

This lens is usually priced $2299, that means you get a $500 discount on one of Canon’s best regarded full-frame lenses! If you are on the fence for the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II then this may be your chance.

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New Tokina AT-X PRO 24–70mm f/2.8 SD (IF) FX Lens Was On Show at CP+

Tokina AT-X PRO 24–70mm
Image courtesy: Optyczne

Another competitor is entering the 24-70mm game for full-frame DSLRs. The Tokina AT-X PRO 24–70 mm f/2.8 SD (IF) FX was seen on display at CP+. The lens is rumored to be announced at Photokina later this year.

It’s getting crowded in the 24-70mm offerings. Besides Canon’s own EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM (price & specs) and EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM (price & specs), there are also the Tamron AF 24-70mm f/2.8 VC (price & specs) and the also rumored Sigma 24-70mm f/2 OS HSM (expected to be announced during 2014) not to mention the highly popular Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM (price & specs) and the new, outstanding Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM (price & specs), which is defined as the new reference standard for professionals by DxOMark.

[Optyczne via Photo Rumors]

Canon Patent for 24-85mm and 24-70mm Lenses (with Macro)

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Lots of Canon patents surfaced in the last weeks. Here is another one spotted by Egami (translated). If I got the (machine-) translated text right, both lenses should also feature macro capabilities.

  • Patent Publication No. 2014-16464,2014-16465
    • Publication date 2014.1.30
    • Filing date 2012.7.9
  • Example 3
    • Macro when in parentheses
    • Zoom ratio 2.84 (2.87)
    • Focal length f = 24.30-35.10-69.00mm (67.23-60.62)
    • Fno. 4.10 (5.28-5.56)
    • Half angle ω = 41.68-31.65-17.41 ° (17.84-19.64)
    • Image height Y = 21.64mm
    • 134.65-141.04-164.94mm overall length of the lens (162.09-152.75)
    • BF 39.15-46.02-59.68mm (64.95-67.73)
    • β = -0.17 (-0.7)
  • Example 4
    • Macro when in parentheses
    • Zoom ratio 3.42 (2.84)
    • Focal length f = 24.30-35.10-82.99mm (68.22-64.03)
    • Fno. 3.58-4.42-5.89 (5.92-5.87)
    • Half angle ω = 41.68-31.65-14.61 ° (17.60-18.67)
    • Image height Y = 21.64mm
    • 126.64-128.32-155.92mm overall length of the lens (149.57-148.58)
    • BF 39.39-49.31-64.14mm (65.59-65.96)
    • β = -0.17 (-0.6)
  • Canon patents
    • (4, etc. as in Example 3) seven-group zoom of positive and negative positive and negative positive positive and negative
    • (4, etc. the second group, as in Example 3) inner focus
    • implement the macro function by the first group fed out to the object side