Two New Professional Lenses Coming Ahead of Photokina? [CR1]

[Canon Rumors Guy]

<p>We’re expected the announcement of <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/two-new-lenses-coming-from-canon-next-week-cr3/">two new lenses from Canon next week</a>, but it looks like that won’t be it for 2018.</p>
<p>Other than the EF-M 32mm f/1.4, we’re told that two more “professional” lenses are scheduled to be announced ahead of Photokina in September.</p>
<p>We were not told what focal lengths would be coming, or if they were replacements for current lenses, or all new designs.</p>
<p><em>More to come….</em></p>
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[jolyonralph]

I assume one of these has to be the new 135mm that's been discussed before.

 

[fullstop]

EF 800/5.6 L IS Mk. II and EF 1200/5.6 L *IS* - since most of Canon's attention goes into "marking up" big white lenses (pun intended). ;D

 

[cellomaster27]

I like how the 50mm is posted for the picture related to this rumor. ;D ;D Gotta keep up your hope!

 

[ahsanford]

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[YuengLinger]

Go big (aperture, say 1.2) or go home.

 

[Chaitanya]

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Still waiting for replacement to 50mm Compact macro and 180mm L Macro.

 

[Foxdude]

EF 50mm F1.2 L IS USM, anyone?
Fingers crossed.

 

[Alexlin]

I dun get it

Does it mean the two new lens 70200 are not coming next week?!


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[Foxdude]

I dun get it

Does it mean the two new lens 70200 are not coming next week?!


Disclaimer: Non-English speaker

No. Two 70-200 are coming for sure. But more lenses are on the way, closer to Photokina

 

[Kit.]

Disclaimer: Non-English speaker

It won't be "that's it" for 2018. So, there will be more.

 

[Rowk]

EF 135mm f/2L USM @ 1996...
It's time!!

 

[ahsanford]

EF 135mm f/2L USM @ 1996...
It's time!!

Take a number, dude. It's not your turn yet.

- A

 

[slclick]

135 and 50. Why? Because I have those already.

 

[melgross]

Ive never really found f1.2 to hold a real advantage over 1.4. With normal focus issues, both automatic and manual (particularly with the crappy manual focus aids on digital cameras) things could even be worse, not better. I’d rather have a seriously improved 1.4 instead.

 

[ahsanford]

Ive never really found f1.2 to hold a real advantage over 1.4. With normal focus issues, both automatic and manual (particularly with the crappy manual focus aids on digital cameras) things could even be worse, not better. I’d rather have a seriously improved 1.4 instead.

+1. But how an improved f/1.4 arrives might herald another f/1.4.

The more I think about it, if a non-L 50 f/1.4 USM II is coming (sans IS, as the rumors indicate), there's a near certainty a 50 f/1.4L IS in the vein of the recent 85 f/1.4L IS has to happen as well. IS has to show up in a 50 in at least one price point.

And would a bigger/sharper/better focusing 50 in the vein of the 35L II or 85 f/1.4L IS really be that bad of a thing? (Spoiler: No. Not at all.)

Bring on the 50 f/1.4L IS. I personally may not buy it while I continue my vigil for the non-L 50 f/1.4 USM replacement, but such an L lens would surely be a hit.

- A

 

[cellomaster27]

Ive never really found f1.2 to hold a real advantage over 1.4. With normal focus issues, both automatic and manual (particularly with the crappy manual focus aids on digital cameras) things could even be worse, not better. I’d rather have a seriously improved 1.4 instead.

I'd love to see canon make a 50mm like their new 85mm f1.4. If the improvements are similar, I'd jump on that real quick.

 

[Kit.]

Ring USM, 9-blade diaphragm and no barrel distortion would be nice for the new 50/1.4. IS would unlikely be helpful.

 

[ahsanford]

Ive never really found f1.2 to hold a real advantage over 1.4. With normal focus issues, both automatic and manual (particularly with the crappy manual focus aids on digital cameras) things could even be worse, not better. I’d rather have a seriously improved 1.4 instead.

I'd love to see canon make a 50mm like their new 85mm f1.4. If the improvements are similar, I'd jump on that real quick.

Agree, but I am curious to see how big it will get.

The 35L --> 35L II got slightly bigger, and man did we thank them for what that II could do optically.

The 85 f/1.2L II --> 85 f/1.4L IS, though not a true sequel, got a lot bigger, but that was in large part due to moving to an internally focusing design. (Compare here at MFD without hoods to see what I mean.)

But the next 50L may be a major change from double gauss to a retrofocus design. If that happens, it could be huge, like Sigma Art / Zeiss Otus big.

- A

 

[jolyonralph]

EF 135mm f/2L USM @ 1996...
It's time!!

Take a number, dude. It's not your turn yet.

- A

They did say "professional" lenses