EF 70-200mm f2.8L USM with IS for August 01 !?

[eran]

Does any one knows something about the EF 70-200mm f2.8L USM with IS. According to EOS-Magazine, it is scheduled to be on shelf for August.

Go here for more info: http://www.eos-magazine.com/News_28_EF70-200ISUSM.html

Eran

[r_n]

See a few questions down on this forum:

 

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Press Release - EF70-200 2.8L IS (Woolly Bugger)

[hung_james_wasson]

Canon just officially announced the awsome new lens on Wednesday,

August 1 '01 -- According to the press release the lens is due to hit

shelves sometime in September. I contacted several pro shops & mail

order outfits, and none of them even had a clue the lens exhisted!

Frustrating, but give it a couple of weeks. The non IS lens will not

be taken off the line-up, and the new one will of course be several

hundred dollars more expensive.

 

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What differs from the non IS lens? IS...duh ;-) This is the latest

generation IS, which includes auto-tripod detection, 2-stage

(panning), now 3-stops handholding instead of 2-stops in previous

generations, & the stabilizers go online in .5 secs from shutter

press instead of 1 sec! Add to that weather seals to match the new

EOS-1V & new series Canon TC's, shorter focusing distance, improved

AF algorithms & focusing speed, AND it will come with the lens hood &

soft pouch rather than making you buy seperately! How's that for a

dream upgrade to an awsome lens? All that remains to be seen...some

real production lenses tested to see if the optics are just as good

or better than the non-IS version!

 

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I want this lens! Imagine owning an 70-200mm f/2.8 IS USM that

converts to a 98-280mm f/4 IS USM that converts to a 140-400mm f/5.6

IS USM! Being able to AF in all configurations! Talk about

versatility! (Yes, I'm well aware that true focal lengths differ, but

close enough!)

 

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Here is the link to the official Canon posting (The EOS Magazine

blurb was less than informative):

http://www.usa.canon.com/press/080101.html

 

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If anyone catches wind of an actually hands on review, please post it

here! I'm sure we're all dying to know if this lens will truly live

up to our dreams!