To all those pontificators who said it's a hoax...

A European Canon website briefly had an announcement up about the 5D,

1D Mark II N, 430 EX and a 24-105mm f:4L IS lens.

 

Somebody made a screen shot before it was pulled down.

 

http://www.p5freak.de/images/cps.gif

And now the whole canon site is down!

Sign me up for the 5D and 24-105L. I can just hear the credit card heating up as we speak.

Provided that the shot is legit, and I'll admit it looks like it is, I'm actually more interested in the lens. That looks like it would be the more-or-less perfect affordable walk-around lens for film/full-frame bodies. Actually, that damn well better be real or I'm gonna be pissed.

so what about the 1D Mark II N?

Does that mean that 2nd hand EOS 3 prices will drop even more? :-)

The lens will likely be $1000 USD. Not a very good sign if that is what we are calling affordable these days.

Lots of folks pay more than that for the 24-70 f:2.8 *without* IS.

I believe this whole thing is a fake and not even worth mentioning...

If anything of this is true, 1000$ would be my guess also for the new lens, it would surely be positioned between the 17-40 and the 24-70 2.8 pricewise.

How good do you think that lens will be wide open?

Ok, Canon's site got hacked into. Do we need to discuss more myths? 1D MkII N with 26 megapixels? By the way, the new 24-105 is a killer lens - apparently it's not just IS it's also waterproof! :)

why must my hopes always be raised, only to be dashed once again? Damn you Internet!

<p>I got the 24-105mm f:4L IS, but it backfocusses and the 430EX underexposes.<p>

 

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Mine shows "error 99" on the 5D, but not the 20D. So my question is should I get the Tamron or the Sigma?

<i> Mine shows "error 99" on the 5D, but not the 20D. So my question is should I get the Tamron or the Sigma? </i> <br><br>

The Tonika. But you need to hack the rear element off first to make it fit. Then remove the insect from under the LCD display, making sure you have hacked the firmware first to reveal the hidden feature - "a camera"

The only question I have is whether the 5D has a b/w mode, otherwise it's not a real camera.

You could use it as a better viewfinder and take the real B/W shots with a 350D ;)

is there any chance that 24-105mm would be innter focusing/front element wouldn't extend? as I find that to be more sexy :)

inner too

<I>The lens will likely be $1000 USD. Not a very good sign if that is what we are calling affordable these days.</I><P>

 

No one in the industry has ever made a zoom lens with that high a zoom ratio (4.375 : 1) that wasn't a piece of crap. Also f/4 is nothing to write home about, ESPECIALLY with that high a zoom ratio because it probably means you'd have to stop down to AT LEAST f/5.6, if not f/8, to get decent performance.<P>

 

The IS might help with the stabilization problems at the long exposures such f-stops would require, but it can't help with DOF. Also, a max aperture of f/4 guarantees a dark VF.<P>

 

Granted, $1000 would be a very attractive price for a GOOD lens, but I can't imagine this lens would be worth anywhere near it.

Maybe they could use fluorite! What about fluorite? It's the same as two SUD elements! Won't someone PLEASE think of the fluorite?!

Personally I would love to get the 24-105mm F4L IS lens if it is for real and is real L quality too. Let's hope it's real and they don't price it sky high. The "IS" would be nice in a lens of that range that is L quality as I was not happy with the 17-85mm f4-5.6 IS lens that I had for a short time. Keep your fingers crossed. :o)

 

DK.

An L quality 24-105 - Wow! A pink creature with a snout and wings just flew over my house. I could be mistaken of course.

Canon do claim L quality for a 28-300, complete with IS and USM.