100mm f2.8 L IS Macro!!

Press release:


EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens
The EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro
IS USM lens could very well be the essential multipurpose lens for
every camera bag due to its ability to capture sharp close-up images of
small objects as well as beautiful portrait-length telephoto shots. The
incorporation of Canon's new Hybrid IS in this L-series macro lens
allows it to compensate more effectively for camera shake during
close-up shooting and marks a significant improvement for professionals
and advanced amateurs utilizing macro photography for portrait, nature
or wedding shoots.






http://www.usa.canon.com/templatedat...00mm_macro.jpg





Too bad no 35L II/50 1.4II/24-70L IS was announced


But an L macro is also a great news!


Wondering how much this baby would cost...


I expect it to be around $1500 at least... of course I would be more than happy to hear if it is cheaper than the 180L (but highly unlikely due to the new hybrid-IS mechanism)


What are your thoughts?

Looks like a great lens! I would love to get this one.


The Press Release says the estimated retail price is $1,049.00.

Damn. And I was just ready to pull the trigger on the older 100mm macro. At half this price, I might still do that. But it won't seem as sweet now...

Great! Hopefully a great predecessor to the old 100mm f/2.8 USM macro. What a geat focal lenght for an L, imagen how sharp it will be..

gotta buy a 100mm non-L macro before the are all gone. I really think I wouldn't need the IS for macro, but thats just me.

Crap!


I just placed my order for the old non-IS Macro lens. Amazon.com is taking preorders for it - price: 1049.99 dollars!


I'm considering cancelling my old order and upgrading for the IS. But let's wait and see what Bryan has to say about the new IS Macro lens before I shell out 500 extra bucks.


Or what do you guys think?

wow, i've had the non IS one for a while now and i have loved it! The only thing I have missed from it is a red ring round the front ;)


I have plenty of other lenes i wantto buy before I replace that with this new one tbh.

Hmmmmm. I wonder how much better the IQ will be over the older non-L non-IS 100mm macro? Personally, I don't think the IS would be of much use to me. I always use a tripod for my macro work and use such small aperatures that the shutter speed would probably be too slow even for IS. Then again, it is an 'L' with all the advantages that entails and will be weather sealed(?). Once again Canon leaves their customers with another hard choice[:D]

I think they said this is a new lens to supplement the non-L 100mm macro. It's not replacing it. So you shouldn't have to rush out to get the last in stock. Then again, the old lens is out of stock at a lot of places already. But that might have been because the sellers knew this new lens was coming.

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Originally Posted by Maleko

wow, i've had the non IS one for a while now and i have loved it! The only thing I have missed from it is a red ring round the front ;)

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Same here. :-)