On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 19:37:30 -0800, Marius Sundbakken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote/replied to:
>> >>Didn't Canon stop the production of that lens, along with the 85/1.2L a >>couple of years ago? From what I've heard, it was bulky and had a very slow >>AF. Shame tough, it was the only competitor to the Leica M Noctilux 50/1.0 >>Canon has a tradition for making some of the fastest lenses on the market. >>Why didn't they keep it on the catalogue? Those lenses aren't made for >>profit anyway, but for showing the know-how of a manufacturer. > >Indeed the 50/1.0L has been discontinued for a while. Not sure about the >85/1.2L but as you say, I think the AF is slow on that one as well, so it >may also have been discontinued. > >I can kind of understand that they stopped with the 50/1.0L, but the >85/1.2L seems more reasonable. Maybe with film, these fast lenses were necessary but with the advent of ISO800 almost noise free, they just aren't selling nor needed. -- Jim Davis, Nature Photography, http://easternbeaver.com/ Motorcycle Relay Kits * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
