Well, last night just before bed the 7D Mark II specs and image leaked, and I went to bed shortly after finishing that post. Apparently Canon’s lens announcements also leaked online sometime after I hit the sack, so here are the pics and specs for the upcoming lens announcements.
Canon EF 24-105 f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
- One UD lens and two glass mold aspherical lens
- AF drivent by stepping motor
- Full-time manual focus
- 4 stops IS
- Maximum magnification is 0.3x
- New kit lens for the EOS 6D
Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II
- Total length 232.7 mm
- Weight is 2100 g
- Third generation DO lens
- One large-diameter UD lens
- One large-diameter aspherical lens grinding
- 4 stop IS
- Special coating SWC
- Dust and water resistant
Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM Pancake Lens
- First EF-S pancake lens
- 38.4 mm equivalent
- High-precision glass molded aspherical lens
- Full-time manual focus
- Minimum focusing distance 0.16m
- Maximum magnification is 0.27x
- 22.8 mm height
- 125g weight
So, overall – unless there is more that has not leaked – I think that this is a pretty underwhelming lens haul for Canon at Photokina. The 400mm will be awesome, but priced so high most will never get to use it. The 24-105mm looks like it will be a great kit lens, even if it looks plastic and not as good of build quality as the 24-105mm L version. The 24mm pancake looks sweet, but many will complain that it is EF-S only.
Personally, I am not impressed, with both these lenses and the 7D Mark II. The door is wide open in my mind for someone else to steal the show at Photokina.
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What are your thoughts about these lens leaks? Do any of the lenses tickle your fancy? Leave a comment below!
