A few thousand, is a few compared to the 100 million EOS lenses Canon has sold over the years. Even the low tens of thousands would be regarded as few.
Tens of thousands is not a small number, so it would not be "few." It may still be a small number relative to the total number of EOS lenses in the millions, but that's not what few means. It is not relative like "minority." EF 1200mm lenses definitely quality as few.
few
[fyo͞o]
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- (few)
a small number of.
"may I ask a few questions?" ·
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"I will recount a few of the stories told me" · "many believe it but only a few are prepared to say"
synonyms:
not many · hardly any · scarcely any · a small number of ·
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a small amount of · a small quantity of · one or two · a handful of · a sprinkling of · little · a couple of · a small number · a handful · a sprinkling · one or two · a couple · two or three · not many · hardly any
antonyms:
many · a lot - used to emphasize how small a number of people or things is.
"he had few friends" ·
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"few thought to challenge these assumptions" · "very few of the titles have any literary merit" · "a population of fewer than two million" · "sewing was one of her few pleasures" · "ask which products have the fewest complaints" · "one of the few who survived"
synonyms:
not many · hardly any · scarcely any · a small number of ·
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a small amount of · a small quantity of · one or two · a handful of · a sprinkling of · little · a couple of · scarce · scant · scanty · meager · insufficient · negligible · in short supply · thin on the ground · scattered · seldom met with · few and far between · infrequent · uncommon · rare · sporadic
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