Quote Originally Posted by canoli
and of course the 2.8 IS is officially discontinued

Is it? It's still listed on the Canon USA website, although it's not on some other country-specific websites (likewise, the 100mm non-L Macro is gone form the USA site, but still listed on other Canon sites).


Quote Originally Posted by canoli


you think it's silly to buy the f/4 (either one, but prob the non-IS since it's "only" $600) if I already own the 2.8 IS?


It's not so much that the 2.8 IS is so heavy, it's that the f/4 is soooo much lighter!


I don't think it's silly, no. In fact, convenience is the main reason I recently bought theEF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6<span style="color: #00ff7f;"]DOIS USM even though I already have the 70-200mm f/2.8 IS MkII and the 100-400mm. As I just mentioned in another thread, I find myself bringing that lens along when I wouldn't/couldn't have brought one of the big white zooms. I also considered the 70-200mm f/4L IS, but my main concern was size, not weight, and even though 70-200mm f/4 is smaller than it's f/2.8 brother, the DO lens is nearly 3" shorter than the 70-200mm f/4.


Quote Originally Posted by canoli
What holds me back is investing $ in the same focal range seems wasteful...esp when I'm trying to save for a T/S...

Yeah - it's all about priorities...at least my wishlist isn't as long as peety3's. []