70-200

[Rodger]

Haha oh yeah, all that cash must be horrible! =P

[Sinh Nhut Nguyen]

I'm wondering if the 2.8 IS will come down in price if they announce the 2.8 IS II ... decisions.. wait or not to wait.

If you have the money, never wait if you need a lens to shoot, the images are the most important thing, without the lens there won't be any image. []

[hotsecretary]

Well, when you're dropping over $2k, you want to make sure it's worth while

I'm just worried the 2.8 IS will drop in price if I can still get it... or the new one will come out for a few hundred more and be 10x better, etc.

[Mark Elberson]

Well, when you're dropping over $2k, you want to make sure it's worth while

I'm just worried the 2.8 IS will drop in price if I can still get it... or the new one will come out for a few hundred more and be 10x better, etc.
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The price seems to be doing nothing but climbing! When the rebates first came out it was $1,700 or $1,500 minus the $200 rebate. Soon after that (like a week!) it went up to $1,800 or $1,600 minus the $200 rebate. Now it's $1,900 or $1,700 minus the $200 (extended) rebate. On top of that, Adorama had a refurbished copy list for $1,700 on their website. It has since been sold. Anyway, at least for now, this lens shows no sign of becoming a bargain anytime soon!

[Sinh Nhut Nguyen]

I doubt that its price will drop in the future. I think it will stay at the same price and then go out of stock completely before the new version arrives with a higher price.


If you can wait, you definitely should, but if the wait causes you to miss any important photographic opportunity, you should get the lens. 70-200 f/2.8L IS is a great lens and having a replacement does not make it an inferior lens.[]

[hotsecretary]

I can wait for sure, just not sure how long I can wait..



But the 70-200 is on my list and the 24-70 is the next up.. if I wait, I might get both them at the same time .. if they release an IS version of the 24-70!?


I'll be going on a quick vacation next week, so I can at least wait a few weeks LOL!

[wickerprints]

Hmmm... how much do you think I could sell my 3-week old, very lightly used, impeccable condition 70-200/2.8L IS when the new one comes out? $1500? Any takers? []


If Canon makes a mark II, I am getting it as soon as I can. Don't get me wrong, I love the one I have right now. But I am a complete sucker for shiny new objects. I'd easily pay $2000 for the new one, provided I could sell my existing one--and it's not even a month old!

[hotsecretary]

Darn it... my money is burning a hole in my pocket!?



I'm so tempted to go grab this Lens tonight!? .... decisions on this amount of $$ stink! [:@]

[Jarhead5811]

Go ahead. You know the new lens, assuming there is one,will cost more and just because it's out there doesn't make the current one any less outstanding. You'll be able to get most of the money out of it, if need be.

[jusap]

I'm still raising funds for a 70-200 2.8 IS and I'm sure if a new one comes out before the end of the year, I might still not have enough funds to do so but if they do release one, that will be my new target unless the reviews says otherwise. I just hope that if the 70-200 2.8 IS II comes out, the old version would drop its price.


Do you guys think the owners of the original lens would start selling theirs for the Mk II of this lens? If sharpness at 2.8 improves then maybe they will. hehehe +$300 :P