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It is amazing how much more important this lens became once it was discontinued and especially when Nikon came out with thier version. I remember when I bought my first one (used) that the price was over $1500 less than the B&H price and the lens was in very good shape. When I was looking for a used 300mm f/2.8L IS USM around the same time they were selling very close to the new price in similar condition to the 200mm f/1.8 that I had bought.

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Without the crop factor, the 200 has not a sufficiant reach.
On a Nikon DSLR, the 200 is a 300 F2 equivalent.

Perhaps people where not so interested by a 200 F2, but are very interested by a 300 mm F2 equivalent ?
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I love the crop factor at the long end, I hate it in the wide range
 
Actually, I think they'll focus on EF-S, making a nice sharp EF-S on the long end to complement the wide 10-22, and the versatile 17-55IS.

I think the lens will be an EF-S 55-150mm f/2.8IS, which would be more or less the crop equivalent to the 70-200.
 
EF200 f/1.8 DO IS USM? Ok thats another to be bagging..!
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Canon needs to upgrade it 50mm and below lens quality. We need a 50/1.2L as good as the 85/1.2l and the line cries out for a 21mm of Zeiss/Leica image quality.

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PeaceFrog said:
I agree a 500mm f/5.6L IS wouldn't be all that interesting since
the 500 f/4 is already pretty hand-holdable. I would be a lot more
excited about a 600mm f/5.6L IS.
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Hey, if Canon can make a 600mm f/5.6L IS that is cheap enough and light enough, I am all for it.

600mm forces such a design to have a front element that is larger than 100mm in diameter, which typically implies a pretty high price point. A 500mm f/5.6L could use a front element as small as 90mm.

Some of us are still (hoping~praying~begging) for a sub-$2K super tele prime with IS...
 
Najib said:
Actually, I think they'll focus on EF-S, making a nice sharp EF-S
on the long end to complement the wide 10-22, and the versatile
17-55IS.

I think the lens will be an EF-S 55-150mm f/2.8IS, which would be
more or less the crop equivalent to the 70-200.
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This should be quite a popular lens, filling in the role of the 70-200 f/2.8L lenses on full-frame bodies. I do thing 50-135mm is the more likely focal range, though.

It would be rather ironic if Canon starts shipping such a mid-range f/2.8 zoom ahead of Tokina...
 
The 50/1.4 is one of Canons worst built lenses. Its build quality and focusing is an abomination. It's sharpness wide open is poor (the reason you buy a fast lens).

I have one and it is never on my 5D now that I have the 35L. Please Canon give us a 50/1.2L as good as the 85/1.2L!

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macshark said:
Hey, if Canon can make a 600mm f/5.6L IS that is cheap enough and
light enough, I am all for it.

600mm forces such a design to have a front element that is larger
than 100mm in diameter, which typically implies a pretty high price
point. A 500mm f/5.6L could use a front element as small as 90mm.

Some of us are still (hoping~praying~begging) for a sub-$2K super
tele prime with IS...
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I am one of them! :)

I have often wished for the 400mm f/5.6 to get IS, but I'd take a 500mm f/5.6 as well! :)

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The BulbMogul said:
EF200 f/1.8 DO IS USM? Ok thats another to be bagging..!
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It would be dumb to make it as a DO, for two reasons.

1) Nikon's 200mm f/2 VR is arguably the sharpest lens in their lineup, and Canon's discontinued 200/1.8 has a similar reputation. Canon's first replacement for the discontinued 200mm f/1.8 shouldn't be a DO with compromised optical quality.

2) The 200mm f/2 format is a fairly compact package as it is, at least in length if not diameter. It fits nicely in the hand (I once owned Nikon's manual 200/2). The main limiting parameter is the front element size, which is huge, and that's not going to get any smaller with a DO version.
 
I am all for a 50 1.2L as I dont have no 50mm lens at all yet. Isnt the EF24 1.4L a decent lens? Why would a 22mm be that much of a difference?
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No the 24L is not a quality lens compared to the 21mm Zeiss and Leica lenses.

In fact only the 35L in Canon's under 135mm line compares favorable with the very fine Zeiss and Leica lenses.

If this weren't the case you wouldn't find people putting 4-5K Leica lenses on the 1Ds bodies.

But why would we expect you to understand anything about quality optics, since you lack any understanding of photography.

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You can put 6 and 7k lenses on the body also. That I do understand.. :)
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That's nice and all, but I can never see myself ever buying a EF-S lens as someday I'll be moving up to full frame and don't want to also have to upgrade all my glass too.

Though if they DO come out with EF-S lenses it may kind of show they're support for the format and help quash anyone's fears of being "left behind" or something.
 
I concur.
Stovall said:
The 50/1.4 is one of Canons worst built lenses. Its build quality
and focusing is an abomination. It's sharpness wide open is poor
(the reason you buy a fast lens).

I have one and it is never on my 5D now that I have the 35L.
Please Canon give us a 50/1.2L as good as the 85/1.2L!

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'I have been a witness, and these pictures are
my testimony. The events I have recorded should
not be forgotten and must not be repeated.'
-James Nachtwey-
http://www.jamesnachtwey.com/
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Powerdoc said:
F1,8 is not a big difference compared to F2.
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f/1.8 is a half stop between f/1.4 and f/2. When you need speed, every bit helps!

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Najib said:
Actually, I think they'll focus on EF-S, making a nice sharp EF-S
on the long end to complement the wide 10-22, and the versatile
17-55IS.

I think the lens will be an EF-S 55-150mm f/2.8IS, which would be
more or less the crop equivalent to the 70-200.
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While I agree Canon is likely to focus on EF-S, and may indeed come out with something in this focus range in EF-S, I doubt they would bother for an f2.8 lens.

The weight/size advantage of EF-S is not worth much at focal lengths from something around 50mm and on. There is still a small advantage, but not much at all. This advantage is going to be an even smaller percentage on a big heavy lens like an f2.8. Also, such a lens is going to be relatively expensive. Since it will be big, heavy, and expensive, and the weight/size savings of EF-S will be very small, why limit yourself to a mount that does not support ALL Canon cameras? I bet it would be an EF mount lens, not an EF-S. If they do make it EF-S it is almost pure marketting, or an attempt to show real support for the future of the EF-S mount.

Now, that focal range with a slower lens, say something at f4.5 or 5.6 on the long end, will show a greater percentage of weight/size savings in the EF-S mount, so I would think something like a 50-150 f4-5.6 IS EF-S more likely.

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