On Mon, 20 Nov 2000, Daniel Rocha wrote:
> De : Hugo G�vert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > maybe 70-200L is already so complicated that adding another lens
> > group (IS) it would be hard to keep up the optical quality. Who knows? If
>
> Nobody knows ! But we hope that it possible to make a great 70-200 2,8 IS.
> After all the 300 2,8L IS is better (not a lot) optically than the old
> version. The lens is surely not easy to made, and it's perhaps that we have
> not yet the lens in stores ! :)
But if you look at the design on the 70-200L... it's a bit more
complicated than prime (even if it's 300 f/2.8). Of course it's hard to
make the 300mm f/2.8 lens, but I think that's more to do with the
manufacturing process. The 70-200L has many more lenses and lens groups in
it.
> > you want the lens, just buy it. The rumours about the 70-200IS haven't
> > changed at all in all these years.
>
> Perhaps in february at the PMA 2001, we will have news at this subject !
Year go it was: "Perhaps in the PMA 2000..."
Before that: "Perhaps in the PMA 1999..."
you see :-)
Best regards,
Hugo.
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