Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Jan 22, 2006, at 11:11 AM, keith_w wrote:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EF_24-70mm_lens>
Oh.
Thanks for the elucidation, sir...
Now I won't be hankering after that lens. <g>
What the wikipedia listing doesn't provide is a picture of the
EF24-70/2.8L lens fitted with lens hood and mounted on a body... The
lens hood is *huge* and makes the assembled kit enormous, almost as
big as the 300/4L IS with the hood collapsed. It presents a serious
challenge to fit in any bag with the hood fitted in a "ready to use"
manner.
Godfrey
True, but the hood is unique and one of the major strong suits of the
lens. The 24-70 gets longer as it gets wider, and the hood is fixed to
the non-extending portion of the lens, and thus the portion of the hood
that's beyond the front element gets shorter as the lens zooms wider. So
it's fairly unique in that the hood actually provides good protection
throughout the zoom range, rather than just at the wide end (As other
zoom hoods tend to). That said, my old Tamron 28-75 f2.8 XR Di SP was
about the same size at max zoom extension (75mm) as the 24-70L is at
minimum zoom extension (70mm) and about 1/3 the weight. The f2.8 L
lenses are beasts, due to build and the internal AF motors.
-Adam
