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F/2L 28-70 expensive, but you get what you pay for

Started Dec 6, 2019 | User reviews thread
Lawn Lends
Lawn Lends Senior Member • Posts: 2,432
Re: No image stabilization in 28-70f2 but all other RF f2.8 L lenses have including 2470 and 1535.

Miki Nemeth wrote:

Daft Punk wrote:

I am hoping future cameras will have IBIS for fast primes.

I've just checked the most recent L-grade RF lens lineup and all 2.8 L zooms have optical image stabilization including the 24-70 and 15-35. Even some RF prime lenses have image stabilization, too. The message is clear: I wouldn't expect in-camera image stabilization in RF cameras any soon. All other manufacturers have gone for IBIS, but Canon hasn't and possibly will not.

The RF2870f2 is meant for scenarios where image stabilization is not needed or can be avoided high shutter stills, external (gimbal) or electronic for video.

So if the R II has IBIS that works with unstabilized lenses, will you admit you are completely wrong?

And there could be reasons (other than that Canon was incapable of adding it and it wasn't needed because of the speed of the lens) why IS was left off the RF 28-70f2 and not the 24-70f2.8 such as weight and cost (presumably heavier elements of the F2 would require a more expensive and heavier ILIS). The lens could have been designed this way because Canon plans to come out with IBIS in future bodies like the R II and Rs.

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