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    EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM



    An update of one the most favorite lenses for most of us...


    The new EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens features a revised optical design, incorporating a
    fluorite element and no fewer than 5 UD elements for the correction of
    chromatic aberrations. The minimum focus distance has been reduced to
    1.2m, with a corresponding increase in maximum magnification to 0.21x.
    The mechanical design has also been modified, with the most obvious
    external change being a wider focusing ring.

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    Re: EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM



    I wonder how much damage it'll do to the wallet (especially considering its predecessor is $1600 refurbished)...

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    Re: EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM



    Quote Originally Posted by Sean Setters


    I wonder how much damage it'll do to the wallet (especially considering its predecessor is $1600 refurbished)...
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    When Nikon released theirnewer versionof the 70-200 f/2.8 I believe the price tag was about $2,400 up from something like $1,900. I would expect Canon's offering to be somewhere in the neighborhood of $2,000 or even higher :-(


    Oh well, our Mark I is still pretty sweet!!!


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    Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G AF-S VR$1,949.95


    Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G AF-S VR II $2,399.95

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    Re: EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM



    LOL...I'm curious now as to what the 'used' market will do once generation II comes out!?


    Maybe, I can sell my copy close to the retail price that I orginally paid for to upgrade to this one...just in time for my birthday!
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    Re: EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM



    I have a question, when Canon introduces a version II of a lens, do they still service the original version?

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    Re: EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM



    Quote Originally Posted by Sinh Nhut Nguyen


    I have a question, when Canon introduces a version II of a lens, do they still service the original version?
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    I believe so, at least for a period of time...

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    I suspect the original offering price will be $2500-$3000. Give it a year and it will settle down to around $2000-2500 range.


    As suggested here already what will this do to the used market? How many will upgrade? Will the used market see a price close to $1000 as people upgrade?


    If I was to just bought the EOS-1D Mark IV or EOS 7D Digital SLR (DSLR) cameras that can take advantage of the increased high-speed Auto Focus (AF) system of this new lens it would make sense. I doubt I would pay extra to be a little less soft at 200mm. The improvement are welcome and it should preform better on older cameras but should really shine on newer camera. So when I replace my Camera I am going to have budget for this lens.


















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    thanks Sean for the answer.


    the version two of this lens will be a sweet piece of glass, Canon will sell a lot of these, I hope they price it reasonably though.

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    Re: EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM



    Quote Originally Posted by Sinh Nhut Nguyen


    I have a question, when Canon introduces a version II of a lens, do they still service the original version?
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    Yes. Five years after it has been discontinued. (If you're lucky, maybe longer.)

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    I doubt that the version I will be around $1000 used, I think it will be around $1400 to $1500 if the version II is $2000. The reason I say this is because the f/2.8 non-IS and the f/4 IS are sold around $1000-1150. If I were looking for a 70-200 and only had $1000, I would definitely look at a70-200 f/2.8L IS I used, because it is $1000, f/2.8 and has IS. This will kill the sale of the f/2.8 non-IS and f/4 IS, considered how many people own the f/2.8 IS I and will try to upgrade. Not sure if I make sense...what do you think?

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