Three new Lenses Announced: 24-70 f/2.8, 24 f/2.8 and 28 f/2.8

[Kayaker72]

So, three new lenses were announced. The long awaited 24-70 f/2.8 II, and two new non-L primes: 24 f/2.8 IS and 28 f/2.8 IS.

http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consum...ef_lens_lineup

and http://www.the-digital-picture.com/P...-USM-Lens.aspx

Judging from the MTF charts, these are all optically improvements over the existing lenses, perhaps significant improvements.

I am glad to see IS in wide angled primes and to see Canon updating any of it's non-L primes (not the two I would have picked). But to me, this is all very odd. The 24-70 f/2.8 doesn't have IS, but the primes do? The primes are at f/2.8? And all of this for a good amount of cash: the EF 24-70 f/2.8 II at $2,299, and the primes at $849 and $799.

Can't say that I feel like rushing out and buying any of these. I am not the target market for the 24-70 f/2.8, so hopefully the pro/FF photographers enjoy the reduced weight (also in your wallet!) and better IQ. If the primes drop to ~$500-$600 and are reviewed exceptionally well, I'd think about one.