Canon lens questions

toybreaker71

I am in the market for a couple lenses(is that the plural ) and need a little guidance.

Canon 24-70 f/2.8L - Are there different versions? I have that there there may be an IS version but dont see it anywhere. Is this something that was a pipe dream or is it coming out sometime soon? The best price I can find is $1050 used. I did find one for 900 with some body blemishes, is that a big factor?

Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS - How big of a difference will the IS make? Is it worth the 500ish in price difference I am seeing? What would you folks say a good used price is I should look for?

Any other tips on either of these lenses? And lastly, anyone got ones they wanna sell

Thanks for the help and the tips in advance.

toybreaker71

oh dang, - mods can you move this to Canon land for me...my bad..sorry

craig_d

There is no IS version of the EF 24-70mm f/2.8L yet. There are rumors that one may be announced this year, but only rumors.

IS in the 70-200mm lenses is well worth the extra money if you expect to shoot hand-held a lot with subjects that are not moving much.

GadgetRick

The older version of the 24-70mm f2.8 L is a 28-70mm--I have that lens--you can find them for sale used quite often at decent prices. There is no IS version I know of.

In answer to your IS question regarding the 70-200mm, it all depends on what you plan to shoot. If you're shooting things like sports in bright lights, IS may not be as valuable to you--many people suggest turning IS off in these circumstances as it (slightly) slows the focus down with IS on. If you're going to shoot a lot of lower-light shots, then IS is well worth it. The IS on the 70-200 is pretty darn good.