Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS II

Canon has a new version of it's Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS lens coming (the Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS II). Ronald Martinsen already has a short post up about his experiences with a pre-release version at the Olympics, describing it as possibly Canon's greatest lens.

Interestingly, Ira Fried at CNET got to play with one briefly at the Olympics too. Unfortunately, there's not much information to be found, other than Canon and Nikon is making available a lot of equipment.

A great looking lens, the only downside is that it's going to cost about $2,200.

• Ronald A. Martinsen's Photography Blog: First Look: Canon 70-200mm f2.8L IS II - Perhaps Canon's greatest lens!
• CNET: Olympic notebook: Canon, Nikon get in the picture
• Canon: 70-200 f/2.8L IS II