How much for the Canon 24-70 2.8 IS ???

jgoetz4jgoetz4 Registered Users Posts: 1,267 Major grins
edited December 21, 2012 in Accessories
Good Evening Folks,
If the 24-70 2.8 II sells for $2299, how much can this lens sell for ? http://www.canonrumors.com/
I've seen the Tamron 24-70 VC sell for $1100 (used), and from the images I've seen taken with it, it's on par with the Canon 24-70 II. Any thoughts ? Just curious. Thanks for looking :thumb
Have a good night :D
Jim...

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  • Matthew SavilleMatthew Saville Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,352 Major grins
    edited December 20, 2012
    I think Canon has put themselves up a creek on this one. They've already put the mk2 w/o stabilization at $2300, and the Tamron with stabilization has comparable sharpness. Canon can't charge much more for the IS version without completely departing from their potential market. By all accounts, a stabilized f/2.8 24-70 should cost roughly what the current un-stabilized mk2 24-70 costs. I wrote an article on this subject a while back- http://www.slrlounge.com/rumor-canon-24-70-f2-8-l-is-coming-soon

    Bottom line- An IS version can't cost much more than $2500 or so, and that would have to push the un-stabilized version down just below $2K. (Anybody remember the MSRP price difference between the IS and non-IS 70-200 2.8 mk1's? The 70-200 f/4's?)

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  • jgoetz4jgoetz4 Registered Users Posts: 1,267 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2012
    How much for the Canon 24-70 2.8 IS ???
    Matthew Saville wrote: »
    I think Canon has put themselves up a creek on this one. They've already put the mk2 w/o stabilization at $2300, and the Tamron with stabilization has comparable sharpness. Canon can't charge much more for the IS version without completely departing from their potential market. By all accounts, a stabilized f/2.8 24-70 should cost roughly what the current un-stabilized mk2 24-70 costs. I wrote an article on this subject a while back- http://www.slrlounge.com/rumor-canon-24-70-f2-8-l-is-coming-soon

    Bottom line- An IS version can't cost much more than $2500 or so, and that would have to push the un-stabilized version down just below $2K. (Anybody remember the MSRP price difference between the IS and non-IS 70-200 2.8 mk1's? The 70-200 f/4's?)

    =Matt=
    Good Morning Matt,
    The MSRP price difference on the 70-200's (both the 2.8 and 4.0, non IS & IS) was around $400 to $500 I believe. I don't think Canon would come in at $2700 or $2800 for the IS version, in keeping with that tradition. The same can be said for Canon's 70-200 IS II lens. Coming in at $1400, the new Tamron 70-200 IS is said to be on par with Canon's $2299 lens, from what I've read on the net. It's amazing at how close the quality of both of those lenses can be, but vary in price by as much as $800 or more, each. We'll have to see how Canon proceeds...
    Have a good day :D
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