Ethan Trieu wrote: > > 17-35mm F2.8L is discontinued by Canon recently (Australia), but you can > still buy it new practically everywhere. A lot of people complained that the > lens was soft wide open (2.8-4). The new 16-35mm f2.8L glass is superior in > this department, as well as being more ruggedly built than the former glass. > I have yet to test this lens out though. >
B&H are currently advertising the 16-35 at USD 1499 for the US model, against the 17-35 at USD 1074.95 for the 'grey' version. Ref: Outdoor Photographer, March 2002 Cheers Keith * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
