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

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Has anyone seen any press, reviews, etc. on the newly announced Image Stabilization version of the 70-200mm f/2.8L? Canon only officially announced it last week (08-01-2001), and despite all kinds of net rumors, all of the pro shop marketing reps I talked to seemed taken totally by suprise (several said that Canon had no plans to update such a hot selling & awsome lens)!

Canon's ship date is supposedly next month, but B&H Photo, CameraWorld.com, & several local pro shops had absolutely no information to give on projected availablity or cost!

This is the link to the official Canon press release: http://www.usa.canon.com/press/080101.html

-- Hung James Wasson (HJWasson@aol.com), August 06, 2001

Answers

I told you this was coming back in June, nice to see Canon has officially announced it. For some other information you can check out this link EOS News

-- Bill (meyerwj@louisville.stortek.com), August 06, 2001.

I purchased this lens some time ago after debating about spending the extra $700 to get the IS feature over the standard lens. Not only is the lens well made with very high resolution, but the IS is really amazing. I take hand-held shots that would be impossible without IS. They say it's the equivalent of 3 F stops and I believe it.

-- William H. Wiley (wmwiley@inebraska.com), June 05, 2002.

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