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Why the 24-70 / 2.8L II does not have IS.

Started Mar 29, 2015 | Polls thread
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Re: Why the 24-70 / 2.8L II does not have IS.

hotdog321 wrote:

I've no idea. They put IS on the 16-36 f/4L IS and the 70-200 lenses and even the f/4 version, but didn't on this flagship mid-range zoom. I suspect it must have something to do with keeping the optics insanely sharp at a relatively fast f/2.8 speed.

That wouldn't explain the 70-200 / 2.8L IS II, however.

Or maybe I don't know what I'm talking about . . .

Well, if there's something about the optics of a 24-70 / 2.8 zoom that make IS degrade the image, whereas this is a non-issue for a 70-200 / 2.8 zoom, I'm all ears!

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