We were hoping that Canon was past issues with initial supply of new lenses and cameras, but that doesn’t appear to be the case. Canon has now added the RF 10-20mm f/4L IS STM to the list. A lot of lenses have dropped off the list over the last few months, but it’s not like Canon has been announcing a lot of new glass and may have finally caught up.
From Canon Japan
Currently, we have received more orders than expected for each of the following products, and due to the impact of global supply of parts, delivery delays are occurring. Expected that the new product RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM will take a lot of time. We apologize again for making our customers wait so long. We will continue to take measures for stable product supply so that we can deliver products as soon as possible. Thank you kindly look forward for your understanding.
Product Name – About Supply
- RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM
We are planning to ship sequentially, but it is expected that it will take a considerable amount of time to deliver. Even if you have already placed an order, it may be difficult to deliver it within 2023.
- RF10-20mm F4 L IS STM
- RF400mm F2.8L IS USM
We plan to ship the items in sequence, but delivery may take longer than usual.
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It should/ could be so simple: Design, produce, sell... if you don't have enough lenses to supply the preorders from day 1 and 2, please just wait with the announcement. To me, it really just shows that at least one department is not doing their job well enough...
- Either their market research is really, really bad...you should really know who many lenses you are going to sell. If your company is surprised EVERYTIME, something isn't right...
- or the production is just way to low and the companies are not able to secure enough resources. Other tech companies have mostly overcome their supply issues. For example: In 2021, the wait for a BMW was 18 months, now we are back to three for basically any model. I´ve ordered quite a lot new tech this past months and only the camera industry seems to have issues... go figure...
- or SoCaNi have realized that telling everyone ALL THE TIME that there are supply issues, has triggered a lot people to preorder and buy asap. In the end, that might have helped to raise their sales and they made a strategy/ policy out of it... that would be the worst option because that would mean they are basically telling a lie.
OTOH, the RF 135/1.8 is hard to find in the US, and it's not on the list.
If it is really successful, another line will get converted to build the 10-20.
My hope is that Canon is prioritizing the 200L macro so we can all buy it cheaply and timely next year ;)
I preordered the 135 (the only time I've done so) and waited 5 months. I notice it's finally generally available 10-11 months after announcement.
I'm not a wide angle guy but I did read/watch promos on the 10-20. Looks like it should be a hit.
So it has to be sourcing materials for elements maybe? I'm not sure they've ever said where their source of UD and Super-UD glass comes from. Fluorite they grow themselves.
I know during covid there was an extreme shortage of DAC's and ADC's but i doubt that effected Canon much unless it was bound under IP and that shortage should have ended a long time ago.
I wonder if it isn't related to the sanctions with Russia.
Could it be simply more demand than they expected related to the 1.6:1 lens to body ratio. Is it possible with more people using smart phones and less using dedicated cameras that this ratio is changing and a larger number of people buying MILCs now are buying more than one or two lenses?
RFレンズ RF400mm F2.8 L IS USM ■納期約1ヶ月:交換レンズ 通販｜キヤノンオンラインショップ
The RF 100-300 f/2.8 has a TBD delivery date
That does not give an indication of which lenses are selling.
Since then, they won tons of photographers back and are still the No 1 in the world, even if some YouTubers don't like it/ admit it. With the 10-20mm and the 28mm nobody was even remotely close to demand such a lens. Since Canon basically shut down the rumor mill, people don't know what to expect and what to cry about... the only thing people on the internet are currently begging for is the unicorn 35mm L F1.2 (or F1.4).