I wonder what that white dot is on the zoom ring...none of my zooms have that - that I can recall. I'm really glad it's not a f/2.8 lens, since I got a 24-70 earlier this year!
Hmmm... this one is tough. I have the tamron 2.8 which I enjoy, but the focusing speed kills me sometimes. I guess the IS would be good on the long end, but at like 50mm, that would be 1/10 or so on a crop camera. That's great, but whatever you are shooting better not be moving.
Assuming that the quality is L worthy, this will be Canon's biggest seller in years. It is about 50g lighter and only 8 mm longer than the 70-300 DO which means that with a 20D you will be able to fit the body, this lens and 10-22 in a waistpack making it just about the perfect vacation kit. One would have an equivalent range of 16mm to 168 mm which will cover about 99% of the non wildlife or sports need of the traveler without killing them with weight. (The new lens is 280g lighter than the 24-70L.)
If the 5D proves to be real and the edges hold up on a FF (the second part seems to be a very big if!) then the lens becomes a very nice one lens solution for a lot of travelers.
Either way, Canon, and us, have a winner on our hands.
Personally I am very excited about this lens. The price looks to be reasonable (especially with a Dell deal) and it will be the perfect walk around compliment to my 10-22. I have been waiting for an L with IS to replace my 28-105.. I never thought it might actually be affordable. I just hope the quality and sharpness will be there..
I just received a 28-135 IS that was softer than my 28-105mm (it's a great copy) so I sent it back. Really glad I did now..
On the same Aussie site, 17-40 L lists for Au$1,500, with $800 US listing for the 17-40L, you should figure out the list and street price. Although I think it initially will sell almost the list price.
Jeff
Aug 19, 2005 at 10:56 AM
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Beside being lighter, it's also about .8 inches shorter the 24-70L, so that will help the balance too. I hope it does a better job on the wide end than the 24-70L, but with a 5x zoom range, that's probably asking too much.
... I only read the first post... sorry to duplicate 
, you think?