Quote Originally Posted by Shea Design
An IS version of this lens (24-70 f/2.8) has been rumored for many years

That's right.


Anyway, I had the same dilemma a year and a half ago. Long story short, I bought the 24-70 2.8L lens anyway. 18 months later, the IS version has still not arrived, but how many happy photos did I take with the lens? Priceless. []


I have to be honest, though, I use the 24-702.8 for portrait and indoor photography,which is roughly 25% of what I do. I also have the 24-105 4.0L IS, which I use primarily for landscapes and as allaround lens, because it is lighter and shorter, weather-sealed and has more reachas well asthe IS.