A New EF 800 f/5.6L IS II? [CR2]

[Canon Rumors]

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In development?
I received a suggestion that Canon is currently developing a new EF 800 f/5.6L IS to take advantage of the new weight saving technologies in the newest supertelephoto lenses.

No mention of timeline, or if the EF 200 f/2L IS is also on the replacement cycle. If you remember, the 200 launched with the 800 back in January 2008.

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[Viggo]

Oh my!! I guess I'll have time to save up for it, before it hits the shelves in 2020 

[Etienne]

How about these upgrades:  a 135 f/2.0L IS, or a 200 f/2.8L IS ?

[untitled10]

How about these upgrades:  a 135 f/2.0L IS, or a 200 f/2.8L IS ?

Would love to see the latter,  still black with better iq the the 70-200 is ii maybe c;

[KyleSTL]

$15K?  $20?  The weight savings is probably one reason, but the change in the white paint is probably a driving force, too.  C'mon, who wants big, expensive lenses that don't match in color, right?

[neuroanatomist]

Gonna be an expensive beast!  Let me guess...development announcement in 2013, announced launch in 2014, actual launch in late 2015. 

Start saving now...

[Viggo]

The current 800 is $20300 here already, the new one will be seriously expensive...

[Daniel Flather]

Too soon.  The 400/5.6 and 300/4 are in a need of a refresh for marketing.

[drjlo]

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<strong>In development?<br />


</strong> the EF 200 f/2L IS is also on the replacement cycle. If you remember, the 200 launched with the 800 back in January 2008.</p>
<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">c</span>r</strong></p>

I sure hope 200 f/2L gets a replacement soon, so that I can finally pick it up at a decent price!

[neuroanatomist]

I sure hope 200 f/2L gets a replacement soon, so that I can finally pick it up at a decent price!

Recent history suggests you should buy it now.  For the 70-200 II, 24-70 II, and the 300-600 II lenses, prices of the MkI went UP when the new lens came out...

[PackLight]

I hope they do a better job with this lens than they did with the 500mm f/4 II and 600mm f/4 II.

[KitsVancouver]

I'm surprised they would replace the 200mm f/2 so quickly.  I thought it was only a few years old. 

[tron]

Oh my!! I guess I'll have time to save up for it, before it hits the shelves in 2020 

[Ellen Schmidtee]

Why would Canon invest in updating a supertele such a short time after it's release?

It sells enough copies (times enough profit) to justify an investment? The new Nikon 800mm f/5.6 is set to steal that many sales?

[Drizzt321]

I'm surprised they would replace the 200mm f/2 so quickly.  I thought it was only a few years old.

As Neuro pointed out, it'll probably be 2014/2015 before we actually get any of these lenses up for sale, although it could be even later. That doesn't even talk about serious volume, just a trickle of the lenses into the hands of retailers.