Pre-PMA
2003, 14:00 GMT: Canon has today announced a new 'L series' EF lens.
The 17 - 40 mm F4.0 L is designed to be a high quality, lightweight lens
for both film and D-SLR cameras. On the new EOS-10D this lens would produce
a field of view range equivelant to a 27 - 64 mm zoom lens. For film SLR
or EOS-1Ds users this lens provides ultra wide-angle zoom. Other features
include a constant F4.0 aperture and minimum focus distance of 28 cm across
the entire zoom range.
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Pre-PMA
2003, 14:00 GMT: Canon has today announced a new 'L series' EF lens.
The 17 - 40 mm F4.0 L is designed to be a high quality, lightweight lens
for both film and D-SLR cameras. On the new EOS-10D this lens would produce
a field of view range equivelant to a 27 - 64 mm zoom lens. For film SLR
or EOS-1Ds users this lens provides ultra wide-angle zoom. Other features
include a constant F4.0 aperture and minimum focus distance of 28 cm across
the entire zoom range.