--- Steve Parrott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Might be fast, but without IS it's still hard to handle... wait, > > child. Your day will come :-) My > > money is on the 70-200 2.8 IS. Yes, it's a tad slower, but it was > > worth every dollar spent. You > > sound like me... only I'm waitin for the 1Ds Mark III and then I'll > > have to fork over money for > > all new lenses, since the rumor seems to be firming up around the > > issue of a new lens mount... > > meaning everything in the gear bag cannot be sold as it has to be > > carried around with the original > > 1Ds that I planned on using as a backup.... (sigh). Anybody got a > > spare $30K lying around > > somewhere?? :-) > > > > Remember the mantra from Wayne - "It doesn't have IS, it doesn't have > > IS, it doesn't have...." > > (well, you know the rest) > > Jane > > > > Whooa there a minute... I have not heard that the new 1Ds might need > all new lenses??? Surely Canon would not do something that STUPID. No > way in Hell would I spend the bucks on the camera PLUS a complete new > set of lenses. That is asinine. If I had that kind of money I would buy > a Hassellblad H3. It would be suicide for Canon to require new lenses > with the new camera. At least provide an adaptor to allow all previous > lenses to fit and work properly. > All I know is what I hear from two friends who are well-connected with the folks at Canon... the "rumor" (unsubstantiated as it may be) is that the 1Ds Mark 3 will have a new lens mount, and all new lenses.... that the technology will be so good that the current L glass won't be good enough anymore... read here: http://theonlinephotographer.blogspot.com/2007/01/latest-from-rumor-mill.html But, please remember, what I hear is unsubstantiated. One of my friends has been selling cameras for over 20 years and he has heard the same thing. Breaks MY heart.... I will NOT go there if it happens. And yes, I agree, it would be STUPID. Jane
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