Author: Canon Rumors

The Canon USA store seems to have some EOS R3 camera bodies to move, you can grab one now for $3499! I don’t think these will last long. As always, all refurbished gear from the Canon USA stores comes with a full 1-year Canon USA warranty. Canon EOS R3 Features Canon EOS R3 Body $3499 (Reg $4799 retail)

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The Canon USA store is having a sale on refurbished IS binoculars along with the usual cameras and lenses. Canon’s IS binoculars aren’t the best optically, though they do compete well at their price point. However, the image stabilization can really help out people that can’t comfortably use binoculars due to hand steadiness which can sometimes lead to eye strain or headaches. They’re also great if you want higher power binoculars and don’t want to use a tripod. I use Leica Ultravid 8×42 for a lot of things, this level of binocular is great when the light isn’t the best.…

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The last day or two we have seen a flurry of information for all things RF mount lenses, which also includes the addition of both SIGMA and Tamron to the fray. Simon from The Ordinary Filmmaker is the source for a lot of this information. According to TOF, all of these lenses will run at about $2000 USD each and have 77mm filter threads. These 3 L primes are reportedly part of a new “hybrid family” of L prime lenses. What makes them geared towards hybrid shooters is unknown at press time. We can guess, but that’s probably not a…

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The compact, lightweight, fast-aperture F2.8 ultra wide-angle zoom 11-20mm F/2.8 Di III-A RXD (Model B060) April 23, 2024, Tamron Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Shogo Sakuraba; Headquarters: Saitama City, Japan; “TAMRON”), a leading manufacturer of optics for diverse applications, announces the development of TAMRON’s first CANON RF mount lens, 11-20mm F/2.8 Di III-A RXD (Model B060), an ultra wide-angle zoom lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras. TAMRON’s lenses for mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras are highly regarded for their combination of superior optical performance and compact, lightweight designs. After receiving many requests from customers to offer lenses compatible with the CANON RF…

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SIGMA has announces which lenses will be coming to the RF mount in 2024 and the first one will hit the market in July of this year. The cavaet? Just like the initial launch of Z mount lenses for Nikon, they first round of lenses for the RF mount from SIGMA will be for APS-C. Launching in July, 2024 Launching in Q4 of 2024 Specifications and features The control algorithm of the lenses, including the AF drive, has been specially developed for the Canon RF mount, and the communication speed has also been adjusted. The lenses offer high-speed auto-focus and…

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*Update* We have been told that both the RF 24mm f/1.4L USM and the RF 50mm f/1.4L (Yes, an L and without IS) are part of a new “hybrid family” of RF prime lenses. The RF 35mm f/1.4L USM will come first around the same time as the EOS R5 Mark II and the RF 24mm f/1.4L USM and RF 50 f/1.4L USM coming in Q4 of 2024. The Canon RF prime lineup has been one of sadness and frustration for some shooters, but it looks like that is going to be rectified soon for a lot of shooters. Back…

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