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Canon will soon announce the RF 400mm f/2.8L IS USM and the RF 600mm f/4L IS USM. The first super-telephoto lenses for the RF mount. They aren't stopping there.
I have been told the that two following lenses are also in development and will arrive next year.
Canon RF 400mm f/4 DO IS USM
This new DO super-telephoto lens will be the smallest and lightest lens of its kind. It's a completely new optical formula for the RF mount.
Canon RF 200-500mm f/4L IS USM
A lot of people love the EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM 1.4x, and Canon will be bringing us a successor. The source wasn't sure if the new super-telephoto zoom would have a built-in teleconverter or not.
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Add a built in 1.4x and you'd get a 200-700 F/4-5.6L. That lens on its own would probably draw a lot of people towards the RF mount. It moves the 200-400 more towards wildlife photographers, especially small bird photographers, while making it even more useful for large field sports photographers.
Honestly a 120-300 F/2.8 and a 200-500 F/4 1.4x would probably be the only two big lenses I'd ever need
One big white a year is affordable for most I would think. But I think a 300 f/2.8, 200-500 f/4.0, and a 600mm f/4.0 covers most wildlife. I am still sticking with Nikon for now, but that 200-500 could live on its own body for life.
Uhhm, for some definition of "most" I guess :D Even a single big white is nowhere near affordable to the vast majority of photographers in the world, never mind one per year! That's definitely 1% territory (or more like 0.01% territory, globally speaking).
I can only speak for Scottish photographers. £10,000-£15,000 is a lot of money in anyones book but definitely not a once in a lifetime buy here.
Some bubble you’re living in. Wish I was there! Must be nicely sheltered.
Like RF 600 and RF 800
It usually bloody cold. Lots of rain, wind, snow, and ice that targets your ears.
Mitigated by the money falling from the sky? Fair trade. Just having fun.
Canon RF 200-500mm f/4L IS USM sounds very impressive - but also large and heavy. Already the 200-400mm L seems unwieldy to me. Would not be a taker myself.
I think it's a hide lens. When you aren't able to move and the animals are coming in at various ranges and you need to sit put. Shove it on a tripod with a gimbal and have a nice sit down with a flask of tea while happily photographing a bear as easily as a fox from the same distance.
Yup, most of the 1%ers could afford a big white lens once a year.
Otherwise, get off your bike.
I would think a 1%er could afford one a month or more. I am talking about photographers or hobbyists earning under £50,000 a year, you know, a normal income. Even minimum wage means you can afford a big white once every two to three years if it is something you need. 1% earners are on vastly different incomes than normal people.
Obviously, Canon doesn't do public roadmaps. But leaving it at that when in reality such designs are coming in the near future strikes me as odd