I really don\'t understand all of the bitching and moaning.
When I started coming to FM a few years back, all I ever heard was \"When oh when is Canon going to address its wide-angle shortcomings? Why don\'t they listen to our pleas? They\'ve got great fast primes, great zooms, and great telephotos, but where are the great wide-angle lenses?\"
Since that time, Canon has introduced:
14mm II
16-35 II
17mm TS-E
24mm II
24mm TS-E II
I know these lenses are not for everyone, but my point is that it\'s pretty hard to argue that Canon didn\'t listen to all of the complaining. (On the other hand, I guess the complaining we\'ll hear in the near term might bring about the various IS mid/long lenses people are clamoring for!)
By the way, the announcement of a 17mm TS-E is nothing short of astonishing -- a very smart response to Nikon\'s imitational 24, 45, and 85 T/S lenses introduced recently -- and if it tests well, I suspect it will be a LOT more popular than many here might think. I was so sure that lens would never happen!
I really don\'t understand all of the bitching and moaning.
When I started coming to FM a few years back, all I ever heard was \"When oh when is Canon going to address its wide-angle shortcomings? Why don\'t they listen to our pleas? They\'ve got great fast primes, great zooms, and great telephotos, but where are the great wide-angle lenses?\"
Since that time, Canon has introduced:
14mm II
16-35 II
17mm TS-E
24mm II
24mm TS-E II
I know these lenses are not for everyone, but my point is that it\'s pretty hard to argue that Canon didn\'t listen to all of the complaining. (On the other hand, I guess the complaining we\'ll hear in the near term might bring about the various IS mid/long lenses people are clamoring for!)
By the way, the announcement of a 17mm TS-E is nothing short of astonishing -- a very smart response to Nikon\'s imitational 24, 45, and 85 T/S lenses introduced recently -- and if it tests well, I suspect it will be a LOT more popular than many here might think.
Feb 18, 2009 at 12:05 AM
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