bobatkins Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Has anyone heard of sightings of the new EF 70-300/4-5.6 IS USM yet? I know stores say October (Amazon says November, Canon says September!), but they say similar things about the EF 24-105/4L IS, and those have already started to show up in small numbers at a few stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernando lopez Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 The EF 70-300/4-5.6 IS USM is supposed to be released prior to the EF 24-105/4L IS. As far as I understand it will be released in September here in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatkins Posted September 3, 2005 Author Share Posted September 3, 2005 That's what I thought, but the 24-105/4L is already starting to show up here in the US (in small numbers), but no word on the 70-300IS so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron c sunshine coast,qld,a Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 It sounds a very promissing lens.The older model wasn't good enough for the price they were asking in my opinion.<BR>I see the new one is dearer still(?).This may be a good thing though-if they have improved the weak points enough over the old model ,it should be a very worthwhile lens. <p>I look forward to your review Bob -if or when you can do one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark u Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 I think Canon messed up their availability announcement. Apparently Canon UK is saying delivery won't be till October at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoli Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 Camera Canada listed this item about three weeks ago. Last week I asked them about the availability of the lens and they recommended me to get back this week. Two days ago I noticed that they have changed the status from "New" to "Hot item" -- tonight I fired them a message asking again about availability. I will keep you informed with their answer as soon as I get the relevant data. In the mean time, I would be interested in any experience with this lens if anybody had the chance to get it or to find a review. For the moment the only information I have comes from: http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-70-300mm-f-4-5.6-IS-USM-Lens-Review.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoli Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Camera Canada announced the arrival date: "...First shipment arriving September 28th pre order yours today..." I'm going to place an order -- this lens cannot be worse than EF 75-300 IS USM, so I'll take the chance. Once I'll get my hands on it, I will post my impressions and maybe some sample photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_larson1 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Good luck with the lens. Let us know how you like it. Do you have any other long lenses to compare it to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoli Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 I've been using EF 55-200mm with my old Digital Rebel. I know, it's a cheap telezoom but I had fun using it for about a year. Last month I sold everything and I bought a 20D with EF-S 17-85mm IS USM. The EF 70-300mm IS USM looked as a very attractive compromise between my limited budget, lens quality and featurs. Comparing the lenses will be unfair (different quality class) and a bit difficult now, but I can use some of my old photos taken with the Rebel. Today I received the confirmation of the shipment -- I suppose I will have my lens on Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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