I'm comparing against to the 98.000DKK* pricepoint here in DK, and I bought the 300/2.8 in HK, no tax. I no longer recall the actual price, but as I recall it was in the low 30.000DKK bracket, which is why I said "around". Even 35.000DKK would be "around" 1/3rd of 98.000DKK.
My 28-70 is my set-it-and-forget-it lens. Meaning I put that on for the entire shoot or the entire day without having to change lenses. Normally I shoot with primes which means I'm constantly switching lenses. But when I travel and am in environments where I don't want to be changing, I use the 28-70 only. It's flexible enough to get most shots I would want.
I understand, I often took mine and one other lens, but might have not even used the second lens. Of course, sometimes I really wished I had taken a third lens that I hadn't expected to want at all...
it's good idea, but probably to pricy for many and the ones who can afford it, might have already decided on the 100-300. I don't see Canon wanting to risk limiting sales, but I have definitely been wrong before.
If I remember, mk i is usually between $1,000 and 2,000. The weight increase for the zoom seems worth the extra money (if I had it laying under my mattress), but the extra weight isn't worth saving a such a small amount. YMMV
I believe that CanonRumors mentioned that we should expect a lens announcement shorty after the R5 Mk2 starts to ship. My gut says September, but pure speculation.
