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Why no 24-70 / 2.8L IS with the same IQ...

Oct 14, 2011

...as the 70-200 / 2.8L IS II? Why no 24-70 / 4L IS with the same IQ as the 70-200 / 4L IS? Does the wider focal range make such a design that much more difficult? Or does Canon simply not care about IQ in that focal range?

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Why no 24-70 / 2.8L IS with the same IQ...	Great Bustard	Oct 14, 2011
Re: Why no 24-70 / 2.8L IS with the same IQ...	tonyjr	Oct 14, 2011
Re: Why no 24-70 / 2.8L IS with the same IQ...	goshigoo	Oct 14, 2011
And yet...	Great Bustard	Oct 14, 2011
It's about cost...........	Hank3152	Oct 15, 2011
Is the IS the main cost though?	MoreorLess	Oct 15, 2011
Re: Why no 24-70 / 2.8L IS with the same IQ...	carlk	Oct 14, 2011
Re: Why no 24-70 / 2.8L IS with the same IQ...	Great Bustard	Oct 14, 2011
Re: Why no 24-70 / 2.8L IS with the same IQ...	carlk	Oct 15, 2011
Re: Why no 24-70 / 2.8L IS with the same IQ...	Great Bustard	Oct 15, 2011
Re: Why no 24-70 / 2.8L IS with the same IQ...	Peter 13	Oct 22, 2011
Canon / Japanese thinking	BAK	Oct 15, 2011
Re: Canon / Japanese thinking	tonyjr	Oct 15, 2011
Re: Canon / Japanese thinking	birdbrain	Oct 22, 2011
Re: Canon / Japanese thinking	MoreorLess	Oct 16, 2011
Time	MitchAlsup	Oct 16, 2011
How many L lenses below 105mm	Eugene Powers	Oct 16, 2011
Re: How many L lenses below 105mm	Great Bustard	Oct 16, 2011
Re: How many L lenses below 105mm	AOKH	Oct 16, 2011
Re: How many L lenses below 105mm	Eugene Powers	Oct 16, 2011
Re: How many L lenses below 105mm	tonyjr	Oct 16, 2011
Re: How many L lenses below 105mm	Eugene Powers	Oct 16, 2011
Re: How many L lenses below 105mm	neilgc	Oct 17, 2011
Re: How many L lenses below 105mm	Eugene Powers	Oct 17, 2011
Tell me about...	Great Bustard	Oct 17, 2011
Re: Tell me about...	Eugene Powers	Oct 17, 2011
Re: Tell me about...	Great Bustard	Oct 18, 2011
Re: How many L lenses below 105mm	carlk	Oct 16, 2011
Re: How many L lenses below 105mm	HCB ONE	Oct 17, 2011
Re: Why no 24-70 / 2.8L IS with the same IQ...	Scott Larson	Oct 17, 2011
There are many reasons.....	rkodama1	Oct 18, 2011
Re: There are many reasons.....	neilgc	Oct 18, 2011
And now there is one less reason.....	Eugene Powers	Oct 19, 2011
Re: And now there is one less reason.....	ok55	Oct 20, 2011
Re: And now there is one less reason.....	Eugene Powers	Oct 20, 2011
Re: And now there is one less reason.....	ok55	Oct 21, 2011
I am going to clarify with this....	Eugene Powers	Oct 21, 2011
Re: I am going to clarify with this....	ok55	Oct 21, 2011
Re: I am going to clarify with this....	Eugene Powers	Oct 21, 2011
Re: I am going to clarify with this....	peanuthead	Oct 21, 2011
Re: And now there is one less reason.....	Eugene Powers	Oct 21, 2011
Re: And now there is one less reason.....	ok55	Oct 21, 2011
Re: And now there is one less reason.....	AOKH	Oct 21, 2011
Re: And now there is one less reason.....	carlk	Oct 20, 2011

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