Canon 14-21mm 1.4L

lawny13 wrote:

gimp_dad wrote:

Peak freak wrote:

I see Canon Rumors are talking up the chance of a Super wide, super fast zoom, again.

I expect this lens would be awesome for things like astro-photography and some other things I can't think of, but I really don't see the point of this lens from a practical or business point of view (at least in the short term), so a brief, informal Poll.

My point being, would Canon sell enough such exotic lens to make it worthwhile compared to a lens with 'mass market' appeal.

Would you rather Canon make a:

I love the 16-35/4LIS for travel. And I find I don't use it at the long end that often (or if I do, I really wanted a lot more reach). I would love the idea of a Canon version of the newly announced Nikon 14-30/4 S. If it had the IQ of the EF16-35/4LIS and the size of the Nikon it would be a home run.

Doesn't the upcoming RF 15-35 f2.8 mock up not appear to be approximately the same size as the EF 16-35 f4? Not to mention it also has IS. So would that not be better, since you also gain some speed? Assuming it doesn't cost an arm and a leg it should be great.

Yea. I’m very interestd to see how the 15-35/2.8LIS compares. If it is close to the size of the current F4 IS version it will be compelling. On the other hand if they make an F4 version that’s even smaller while retaining great IQ like the current 16-35/4LIS it will be a tough choice for me personally. I use the F4 version about 3 to 1 vs the F2.8 (LIII) today because of the advantages of size and IS combined. It’s one of my favorite travel lenses.

Im optimistic about the future. I hope they do ultimately give us two different choices. If the price ratio came out 2x like today I’d probably go with the smaller, cheaper one (assuming they build it not too far into the future).