Canon has officially discontinued more EF lenses. Some of them are already discontinued, others will be discontinued sometime in 2021.
Below are the additions to the Recently Discontinued EF lens list that I am constantly updating.
Discontinued EF & EF-S Lenses:
- Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
- Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L USM
- Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
- Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM Macro
- Canon EF-S 35mm f/2.8 IS STM Macro
- Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
- Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM
- Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM
- Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L USM Macro
Lenses to be discontinued sometime in 2021:
- Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM
- Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM II
- Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS USM II
- Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM II
There seems to be some concern about the repairability of discontinued lenses. The information that I have received so far seems to show that the earliest these discontinued will be beyond their repairable life with Canon themselves is December 31, 2027. I imagine a lot of them will be repairable beyond that date. If you're worried about a specific lens, you can reach out to Canon themselves to see if they have a different date for repairs.
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Good point!
Not sure what I'd want to buy, though, even at a (hypothetical) fifty percent discount. I just haven't found myself in situations where a prime is what I want, even though I own a few. (With the prominent exception of my coin photography, for which my 100mm f2/8 (non L) is the Power Tool. From my cold, dead hands...)
I did pay full boat for the 15-35, but I got the 24-105 L cheap as a refurb (or alternatively, I got the RP it came with cheap). Those are the only two RF lenses I own. And given that I also have to fit EF-M cameras, I probably won't be buying any more for quite some time.
EF, on the other hand, would be an option the next time I have lens-type GAS.
I do still plan to get an R5 but the lenses I'd want to use on it are my TS-E's and the macro anyway, so I don't plan on getting any dedicated RF lenses.
Now we a facing an end of an era for the EF mount.
I do feel a bit sad, that there no place for the EF mount in the future except for a used market.
Wonder when they kill off EF / EF-S mount camera production? Probably within the next few years. Not many will buy into a dying system, even than that it will be in use many years from now. Glad I have my very first EOS 400D and my 5D still, good memory with those - and my still in use 6D, and quite new 5DmkIV.
I do also have my first SLR a AE-1P and a few FD lenses.
Now I am facing a shift in technology once more....
I will probably jump to RF not sooner, but later...
Same here.
An RP successor, as compact with IBIS and better Sensor could make me change my mind.
I’ll be interested to see what Nikon do now. I’m too heavily invested in Canon to change and with all the EF bargains that will be coming there are too many goodies to look forward too, but even so it will be interesting to watch the market.
EF is DOOMED.
I do wonder if moving forward with this was always the intention or if the pandemic accelerated things. Also curious that it's just EF and EF-S but no EF-M glass as of yet. Given how dark some see the fate of that line, I would have expected to see it on the chopping block too. Perhaps not dead yet?
EF-m is an interesting one given rumours of its demise because clearly EF-s is on its way out and I believe that camera manufacturers will struggle to sell the 'FF is best' message to many keen photographers who don't habitually shoot in very low light handheld or want razor thin dof. I was interesting to see that here in the UK in our prestigious 'Landscape Photographer of the Year' competition which attracts about 40,000 entries ( !! how DO you judge that ??), and has a £10,000 first prize, was won by a rather pleasing picture taken on a crop sensor.