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Why does Canon not make such light zoom lenses anymore ?

Started Jan 29, 2014 | Discussions thread
victorian squid
victorian squid Veteran Member • Posts: 3,391
Re: Because of sites like DPReview

Peter Kwok wrote:

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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My ancient Rebel and Nikkor AI 50mm f1.4 (circa 1980) beg to differ. Even with my 6D and 24-70 f2.8L II, I don't really pull a whole heck of a lot more out in terms of sharpness or bokeh. Pixel peep away.

Probably why manual Zeiss lenses that are small and light are commanding such high prices, and why this particular Nikkor lens, as well as my 28/28 are still manufactured.

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