Here’s the skinny
As most of you may know, I am behind Lens Rentals Canada along with the “Bank of Peter”. Things have been going so well, that we’re ordering new stock almost daily.
This is a list of lenses that are nearly impossible to get from Canon and have followed the same stock issue path as the EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS before it was replaced. Heavy backorders, then most get filled. Then eternally backordered until an announcement.
24-70 f/2.8L
We need about 3 of these lenses a day, no joke. There was a few weeks in April that this lens was tough to get. Then a small flurry of stock came about and most backorders were filled in May. Now in June, folks all over Canada and other places around the globe have not been able to get the lens. Some backorders are going on 3 weeks.
I currently have a few on order from Canon Canada and will keep an eye on whether or not we get allocation of stock.
50 f/1.4
This lens has also been backordered in a lot of places. We cannot get our hands on any. I’m not overly upset about that, but I’d love a new one.
TS-E 24 f/3.5L II :)
This lens takes about 2 months to get everytime I order it. It’s not being replaced, but it must be super popular.
All of this may mean nothing, or it could be the signs a lot of people are hoping for.
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I just sold my EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM. It’s a great lens, but you have to really like carrying a brick in front of your camera. I find most of the time I’d rather carry a 50mm f/1.4 or 35mm f/2.
I still have my EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM, though (original version). I use it for shooting martial arts events, and the combined need for a range of focal lengths, a reasonably fast aperture, and IS makes it the lens of choice in that situation. I’m not planning to upgrade to the new version, though. It may be a little sharper, a little faster to focus, and a little better at IS, but I’ve never had any complaints about the original model’s performance.
Aw-RIGHT!,, I’ll keep my 24-70, but 50 1.4 I’d like to pick up?? YES!!!
That is strange that you were back ordered on the
50mm f/1.4 I just purchased one from B&H last wednesday.
Canon should try to get these lenses out: 14-24 f/2.8L, 24-70 f/2.8L IS, 35 f/2 USM, 50 f/1.4 ring USM.
I tried to buy the EF 24-70 f2.8 this weekend in Melbourne, Australia and could not find one anywhere. The major camera stores have had them on backorder for up to a month. I would like one before mid August, I might have to go trawling on eBay.
yes i want a modern 50 f1.4 but the 1.4 we have now is one great lens with tech thats 20 years old. Still holds up todays dslr standards. Think i will go get another before its all gone :-)
When I went to order a TS-E 21mm in December it was backordered at least a month, probably more. I don’t doubt it’s super popular. The 17mm variant is great on APS-C cameras, and the 21mm probably is also.
Duh – 24mm, not 21mm, I don’t know why I keep writing “21mm” instead of 24.
I enjoy your ability to now generate your own rumors. Good stuff!
Please tell me that the 100-400 is on backorder as well!
Just had a quick look around UK online retailers… the 24-70L seems to be indicated available in about 50% of places, and the 50mm f/1.4 is available everywhere. I wouldn’t say no to an update of both…
I would take a guess that the TS-E is so special that production is only initiated when a number of orders have been collected.
recently, 200mm L 2.8 II is hard to get in europe
I agree with Welinder – it a niche lens with rather large elements (one of two lenses to have 82mm filter), so it’s production rate is probably low.
Not that it necessarily means anything in terms of a replacement, but the 5D mkII is backordered in the UK right now too
seems like 24-70 is everywhere in the state. can’t you guys just drive over the border?
Canon manufacturers lenses in batches, and makes a quantity based on the forecast for sales. They also seem to have kept their inventory very tightly controlled.
This seems to result in the effect you see, a batch comes in, their warehouse empties quickly, and then its backorder until a new batch is made. They have been in this mode for 2 years now, and do not seem to be able to anticipate the strong sales.
This also makes it difficult to know if a lens is being phased out, or production is held up while waiting for lens components to be replentished.