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Why does Canon not make such light zoom lenses anymore ?

Started Jan 29, 2014 | Discussions thread
Peter Kwok
Peter Kwok Senior Member • Posts: 2,635
Because of sites like DPReview

Canon made some very lightweight zoom lens in the past, such as the 3 versions of 28-90mm for their Rebel film cameras. Their cheap constructions kept their weight below 200g.  Unlike lightweight kit lens for crop bodies, they fit your FF camera.

In this digital era where we can pixel-peep every lens before we buy, lens like these would not survive the criticism on-line. The 24-105L is considered the minimum quality for FF DSLR.

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