Just a brief history lesson
Just showing the age of the current big white lenses, and how quickly they had been updated in the past.
As some have suggested, the new coating will probably be on any update. Possibly lighter weight? We'll have to see.
Canon Telephoto & Super Telephoto Release Dates
300mm
1987 – 300 f/2.8L
1999 – 300 f/2.8L IS
400mm
1991 – 400 f/2.8L
1996 – 400 f/2.8L II
1999 – 400 f/2.8L IS
500mm
1992 – 500 f/4.5L
1999 – 500 f/4L IS
600mm
1988 – 600 f/4L
1999 – 600 f/4L IS
What's coming
According a new source, this is what should be expected over the next 18 months from Canon as far as the pro segment goes.
Fall 2009
Camera Bodies
1D Mark IV
Lenses
300 f/2.8L IS II
400 f/2.8L IS II
Winter 2010
500 f/4L IS II
600 f/4L IS II
Fall 2010 (Photokina)
On a side note about Photokina. I'll commit to it now. Canon Rumors will be there!
1Ds Mark IV
35L II
24-70 II
New Flash
This is a CR1 rumor, but goes along with a few things I've heard and previously written about.
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lol.
yes make it an ultra-wide to normal, and see it has decent performance or low cost.
I don’t think a redone 17-40 is due for some time, but it might come out with/a little after the 35/1.4 II
I doubt it. it’s still less than 3 years old, and they’re’s not a lot to do to it.
power
200mm zoom
unless canon wants to start jacking some of the nikon flash niceties, included color gels and diffusion dome, etc…
I’ll cast a vote for a super fast prime in the 35-85mm range. Give the 50mm f1.2 or the 85mm f1.2 the AF and IS of the 200mm f2 and I can die happy.
Basically I want “white” to make an appearance below 100mm. Anyone else think that will ever happen.
no.
they limit the white to lenses longer than 135mm, but a lot of the primes are great, fast aperture and focus, just no IS, maybe the 135mm f/2L USM update will have IS.