Canon Lens line up changes underway?

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  • ivarivar Registered Users Posts: 8,395 Major grins
    edited January 5, 2010
    Andy wrote:
    Aaaaaaand I just ordered mine, first on the list with my good friends at Tallyn's, I hope to have it in April! :D
    Big surprise....

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  • craig_dcraig_d Registered Users Posts: 911 Major grins
    edited January 5, 2010
    New thread on the 70-200 f/2.8 IS II announcement over here:

    http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=155122
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    Got bored with digital and went back to film.
  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited January 5, 2010
    Andy wrote:
    I do not know for sure, but I expect it to be same (or a tiny bit less) as the current Mk I retail price.

    Since I just got mine for Christmas I called B&H to see if I could preorder the new one and I'd just send mine back since it's still under the 30 day return. B&H told me they knew nothing about the new lens headscratch.gif
  • borrowlenses.comborrowlenses.com Registered Users Posts: 441 Major grins
    edited January 5, 2010
    Just send it back unopened -- they should give you a refund.
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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited January 5, 2010
    Just send it back unopened -- they should give you a refund.

    Yes they will give me a refund..no problem :D

    I saw you said that the price would probably: be right at $2,500 to be in line with Nikon's newest" on another thread.If it is going to be that price I think I'll hold onto mine :D
  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,132 moderator
    edited January 5, 2010
    Dogdots wrote:
    Yes they will give me a refund..no problem :D

    I saw you said that the price would probably: be right at $2,500 to be in line with Nikon's newest" on another thread.If it is going to be that price I think I'll hold onto mine :D

    There has been no formal price announcement.
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  • borrowlenses.comborrowlenses.com Registered Users Posts: 441 Major grins
    edited January 5, 2010
    Dogdots wrote:
    Yes they will give me a refund..no problem :D

    I saw you said that the price would probably: be right at $2,500 to be in line with Nikon's newest" on another thread.If it is going to be that price I think I'll hold onto mine :D

    That is just an educated guess but I could be wrong :)
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  • codruscodrus Registered Users Posts: 71 Big grins
    edited January 5, 2010
    That is just an educated guess but I could be wrong :)

    Well, it's unlikely to be LESS expensive than the previous lens (that only happens with electronics, not optics). I'd expect at least a few hundred dollar bump in MSRP from the $1999 of the current one (vs $2399 for Nikon's).

    --Ian
  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    Dogdots wrote:
    Great --- and I just got the 70-200 2.8IS for Christmas.

    That, Mary, reflects on Canon's marketing strategy, and in no way on the outstanding merits of your lens. Love the one you're with, you haven't got second best.

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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    NeilL wrote:
    That, Mary, reflects on Canon's marketing strategy, and in no way on the outstanding merits of your lens. Love the one you're with, you haven't got second best.

    Neil

    Hi Neil --

    rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif I love the song -- "Love The One Your With" -- And I'm going to do just that thumb.gif

    Thanks Neil :D
  • PhotoskipperPhotoskipper Registered Users Posts: 453 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2010
    Just checked the stores in Tokyo, seems no change of price. All common lenses including Ls are still on the shelf. Friends here do not have any update.
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  • Manfr3dManfr3d Registered Users Posts: 2,008 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2010
    The good dealers in Europe list the lens at 2200 EUR. This is of course the introductiory price which is going to fall in a couple of weeks/months.
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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,132 moderator
    edited January 7, 2010
    Other than the addition of the EF 70-200mm, f2.8L IS USM II, is anyone seeing any other lenses added or deleted?

    The teleconverters are both missing from the "Super-Telephoto" page, but they still show up in a search of the site and they haven't changed that I can see.

    I see the addition of the MSRP to the lens thumbnail descriptions, so maybe all of the recent disappearances and re-appearances are just to add the MSRP information?
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  • craig_dcraig_d Registered Users Posts: 911 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2010
    ziggy53 wrote:
    Other than the addition of the EF 70-200mm, f2.8L IS USM II, is anyone seeing any other lenses added or deleted?

    The EF 100mm f/2.8 USM macro (the old non-IS, non-L version) is gone.

    The EF 300mm f/4L IS USM is gone.
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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,132 moderator
    edited January 7, 2010
    craig_d wrote:
    ... The EF 300mm f/4L IS USM is gone.

    I had thought so too but for some odd reason it is positioned with the "Telephoto" and not the "Super-Telephoto" lenses.

    http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ProductCatIndexAct&fcategoryid=153

    I checked at the Wayback machine and it's been there a while too. Why Canon, why? :D
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  • craig_dcraig_d Registered Users Posts: 911 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2010
    ziggy53 wrote:
    I had thought so too but for some odd reason it is positioned with the "Telephoto" and not the "Super-Telephoto" lenses.

    And it's positioned in between two 200mm lenses, just to make it hard to find. Really smart, Canon web guys!

    I thought for a moment that that 28mm f/1.8 USM was gone, but it too is simply out of sequence. At least it's on the right page!

    The old 100mm f/2.8 USM macro really is gone, though, unless it's hidden even better than the 300mm f/4...
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    Got bored with digital and went back to film.
  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,132 moderator
    edited January 7, 2010
    craig_d wrote:
    The EF 100mm f/2.8 USM macro (the old non-IS, non-L version) is gone.

    ...

    Good catch. thumb.gif I had forgotten about that lens.
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  • Manfr3dManfr3d Registered Users Posts: 2,008 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2010
    Interesting. Lets hope it comes back like the 70-200mm f/2.8 L non-IS,
    which had dissapeared for a couple of days after the announcement of the
    IS II.
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