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Matsu
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2012-03-30, 18:18

I think they still have three in the line-up, just that the current 17-35 is a somewhat older design.

The 14-24 is amazing, but its a very particular sort of beast. You have to want to work really wide. The 17-35 and 16-35 take filters and work better in a two lens set-up with 70-200 lenses. Some photographers like to shoot with a 17-35 and a 70-200, finding both 35 and 70 close enough to normal that they don't miss the gap.

There's even a patent for a 15-30 f/4.5-5.6 - which, while obviously intended to be cheaper and smaller, could be a great option for landscapers who spend a lot of time at f/8.

If anything, I could see the 14-24 discontinued in favour of an updated 16-35 f/2.8 design. The original 17-35 was a radical design. Even today, it's centre sharpness still tops all other wide zooms.

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