RGF said:the lack of discussion of the 600 DO is interesting. The DO would be a great weight reduction improvement
Etienne said:I wish Canon would make a lightweight 400 f/5.6L IS for us mere mortals.
The 100-400 is nice, but heavy and expensive.
Keith_Reeder said:JMZawodny said:Yawn
Not much use for your selfies and Facebook cat pics, then?
scyrene said:YuengLinger said:Waiting to learn more about the FF mirrorless mount.
I don't see what bearing that has on this. If they're version III lenses, they are EF (that's how the numbering goes). Which means Canon is expecting EF to have another good few years left (which should surprise nobody).
YuengLinger said:scyrene said:YuengLinger said:Waiting to learn more about the FF mirrorless mount.
I don't see what bearing that has on this. If they're version III lenses, they are EF (that's how the numbering goes). Which means Canon is expecting EF to have another good few years left (which should surprise nobody).
Congratulations! You've just hit the nail on the head. It could very well be that the only reason Canon is "updating" nearly optimal lenses is to reassure those thinking of buying now that EF will be around for a few more years.
For those who doubt there would be a reason to upgrade from version II to version III, you aren't the target buyers.
I really think this explains several of the head-scratcher minimal updates we have seen and are hearing rumors about.
Don Haines said:YuengLinger said:scyrene said:YuengLinger said:Waiting to learn more about the FF mirrorless mount.
I don't see what bearing that has on this. If they're version III lenses, they are EF (that's how the numbering goes). Which means Canon is expecting EF to have another good few years left (which should surprise nobody).
Congratulations! You've just hit the nail on the head. It could very well be that the only reason Canon is "updating" nearly optimal lenses is to reassure those thinking of buying now that EF will be around for a few more years.
For those who doubt there would be a reason to upgrade from version II to version III, you aren't the target buyers.
I really think this explains several of the head-scratcher minimal updates we have seen and are hearing rumors about.
Yes.....
Recently Canon has updated the 100-400, the 70-200’s, and now some big whites are next..... Somehow, people will determine that this means EF is dead.....
YuengLinger said:Don Haines said:YuengLinger said:scyrene said:YuengLinger said:Waiting to learn more about the FF mirrorless mount.
I don't see what bearing that has on this. If they're version III lenses, they are EF (that's how the numbering goes). Which means Canon is expecting EF to have another good few years left (which should surprise nobody).
Congratulations! You've just hit the nail on the head. It could very well be that the only reason Canon is "updating" nearly optimal lenses is to reassure those thinking of buying now that EF will be around for a few more years.
For those who doubt there would be a reason to upgrade from version II to version III, you aren't the target buyers.
I really think this explains several of the head-scratcher minimal updates we have seen and are hearing rumors about.
Yes.....
Recently Canon has updated the 100-400, the 70-200’s, and now some big whites are next..... Somehow, people will determine that this means EF is dead.....
Clearly the 100-400mm, released two years ago as a complete revision of its predecessor, is not part of the discussion, Don. It's the very minimal, gratuitous "updates" we've seen in the past year which suggest that Canon, feeling some heat about mirrorless, is trying to keep the EF line going until a transition is acheived.
gcrimmins said:An annoying aspect of the minor lens upgrades is that Canon will only repair a lens for about seven years after it's discontinued...
YuengLinger said:scyrene said:YuengLinger said:Waiting to learn more about the FF mirrorless mount.
I don't see what bearing that has on this. If they're version III lenses, they are EF (that's how the numbering goes). Which means Canon is expecting EF to have another good few years left (which should surprise nobody).
For those who doubt there would be a reason to upgrade from version II to version III, you aren't the target buyers.
YuengLinger said:There will be two FF mounts. They will exist together for a time. And then there will be one.
Time frame? No idea.
So, quite a while before "I told you so!" from either side of the question.