MarcelRomviel Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Just for info: News from a big online photography shop in the Netherlands:a EF-S 18-200 F3.5-5.6 IS, available from mid September. http://www.fotokonijnenberg.nl/news.php?news_id=1283 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_dunn2 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 <p>Well, it's about time. I'm not a fan of hyperzooms, and Canon's only other consumer-grade hyperzoom (the 28-200) is not well regarded even by the modest standards of hyperzooms. But I'm surprised they left this market to the third parties for so long.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark u Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 ...further specifications, images and price information are not yet available. I expect this will be popular as a vacation lens and as an alternative kit lens for the 1000D in particular. Nikon's similar offering is the one Canon have to match or beat - doing so will sell a lot of cameras, even if the purchaser never buys this lens, because it is a lens that many will aspire to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatkins Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I can hardly wait for the "Should I get the ef-s 18-55 and ef-s 55-250 or the ef-s 18-200" questions.... More choices, more confusion (but possibly more lens sales too!). Good move by Canon from the point of view of marketing. If sold as a "kit" lens with the digital Rebels it could be quite popular if the price is right. It's the only lens a lot of users might need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason_hall5 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 If it does as well as the nikon lens has done (as good as you can expect from a hyper zoom) then I would buy it. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenPapai Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I "wish" Canon would rebrand their tyro offerings. Like wineries do with 2nd labels. All the plastic, toy, beginner stuff chould be called something like "Canon-Lite"; or "Can-Not". Dreaming away as I can't find much of anything positive to say about this announcement except perhaps it's a Marketing Ploy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas_hardy1 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I hope it's not too cheap looking. But why did Canon start at only 18? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w_t1 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 now Ken, we wouldn't want to have a Canon Lite line, "CLT" say that fast about 10 times and you'll see why. "hey George, is that a kit lens or a clt lens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulo_cortez Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 As written by Bob Atkins, "good move" but let me add another adjective: late! I've some relatives and friends that only chose Nikon due to its Nikkor AF-S 18-200mm VR zoom. Others chose Canon but opted for the Tamron 18-200mm or 18-250mm. They don't care a lot for IQ differences at the pixel level (I should do the same!) and, most of them, don't like to hang around with tones of gear or having to change lenses whenever they want a different point of view. I'm not a market connoisseur but if this tiny sample reflects in some way what's happening in global terms, then Canon are loosing quite a lot of money due to the absence of a hyper-zoom in its catalog. And the Sigma 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 DC OS (Optical Stabilizer) is already available... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zml Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 <i>I "wish" Canon would rebrand their tyro offerings</i><br>Even Hasselblad couldn't pull it off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjb Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Yup, sure is a good move, once again aimed at the P&S upgrader group? used to those zoom ranges, I wobder how many will get this lens and a 1000d and then ask `How to take wedding pix` Still now Ken they gotta start some where, maybe put a different coloured stripe on it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 "I "wish" Canon would rebrand their tyro offerings" Such issues only matter for the image conscious, in which case you should get a blad, wear an open shirt, hang a light meter round your neck, and call yourself Gustav. I use my camera to take photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcox2 Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 I don't see L in the name -- so who cares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthijs Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Dear Richard, that was a sad remark. (Demeaning to the less well to do and the enthousiast starters / shooters.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakim_peled1 Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 >> I don't see L in the name -- so who cares I traded two L lenses (17-40/4 and 24-105/4 IS) for two EF-S lenses (10-22/3.5-4.5 and 17-55/2.8 IS) and am very happy that I did. I can now get wider angles, shallower DoF, faster AF and slower shutter speeds. Also, while BQ is slightly less, IQ is slightly more. Also, my non-L 100/2.8 is slightly sharper wide open than my 70-200/2.8 IS L. Unless you refer to supertelephoto, L is not unmatched. Happy shooting, Yakim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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