Canon Confirms Replacement of 100-400 Coming, More DO & EF-M Lenses

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<p>Canon’s Chuck Westfall has confirmed to CNET that Canon is indeed working on a replacement to the long-in-the-tooth EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L, though no timeline was given as to when we would see it.</p>
<p>Canon also plans to introduce more DO (diffractive optics lenses), though manufacturing costs have to come down before we see more “popular” type lenses. It’s interesting to note that Canon has <a href="http://www.cnet.com/news/canon-reveals-details-for-future-telephoto-lens-line/" target="_blank">patented an EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 DO IS</a> lens formula in the past.</p>
<p>EF-M isn’t dead yet according to Canon, as they promise to introduce more lenses for the system in the coming months and years.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.cnet.com/news/canon-reveals-details-for-future-telephoto-lens-line/" target="_blank">Read more at CNET</a></strong></p>
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dilbert said:
He might as well have said that there will be a Christmas this year and next year and the year after too, along with the fact that Canon will also release a successor to the 5D Mark III.

There's no news here except that he's trying to quieten down baying on the Internet.
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It's extremely rare for anyone at Canon USA to mention specific future products.
 
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Canon Rumors said:
dilbert said:
He might as well have said that there will be a Christmas this year and next year and the year after too, along with the fact that Canon will also release a successor to the 5D Mark III.

There's no news here except that he's trying to quieten down baying on the Internet.
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It's extremely rare for anyone at Canon USA to mention specific future products.
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Rare for anyone else in Canon worldwide too. Still, the year of the lens has got a few months to go...
 
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dilbert said:
There's no news here except that he's trying to quieten down baying on the Internet.
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Yes, all that baying from people who desperately want more DO lenses, and all that baying for more lenses for the EOS M, which is so uber-popular in his home country they only sell two of the current four lenses here.

There is lots of discussion about a 100-400L replacement, yes. But while a few people are whining about no replacement, the current one sells very well (so well that when they recently dropped lens prices due to the yen's drop in value, they chose to not reduce the price of the 100-400L).
 
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"The teleconverter technology is used in Canon's broadcast-TV lenses, too, but it's possible Canon could bring it to more EOS lenses"

Interesting. More built in TCs coming?
 
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^^^ Just beat me to it!

Interesting that Chuck Westfall also mentions the 200-400's built in TC.

They got so much right with the 100-400, which is why it still sells so well so many years after its introduction. Maybe Canon are thinking they'll need to push the boat out in engineering a worthy successor? 100-400DO with 1.4xTC?

Unlikely, but... 7dII has f8 focusing...
 
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This is the best news I've heard from photokina. I am really glad to hear that EOS-M is not dead.
I'd like to see Canon answer the Sony A7s in APS-C format.
Use a DPAF sensor, add a swivel screen, and don't skimp on the video features.
 
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GfK gave a market update on camera buying in Europe ahead of Photokina essentially it stated what we already knew about compact cameras and the declines which continue. It did however say that cameras above Euro 2,000 were still selling well and that CILC / CSC cameras were bucking the trend down with the Sony A7 series, Olympus OM-D range doing well.

I have to say the Olympus OM-D E-M10 which is the cheapest camera in the range gives really good images and compared to full-frame is much easier on the shoulders & back out hiking. Its not up to the Canon 6d in IQ terms but has superior metering at half the cost. Lens wise Olympus have now made pro grade lenses with the latest being a 40-150mm f2.8 which are smaller partially because the image stabilization is in the camera not the lens.

So given all that Canon need to stick with the EOS-M particularly for Far East & European markets that have adopted these cameras way more than North America.
 
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jeffa4444 said:
GfK gave a market update on camera buying in Europe ahead of Photokina essentially it stated what we already knew about compact cameras and the declines which continue. It did however say that cameras above Euro 2,000 were still selling well and that CILC / CSC cameras were bucking the trend down with the Sony A7 series, Olympus OM-D range doing well.

I have to say the Olympus OM-D E-M10 which is the cheapest camera in the range gives really good images and compared to full-frame is much easier on the shoulders & back out hiking. Its not up to the Canon 6d in IQ terms but has superior metering at half the cost. Lens wise Olympus have now made pro grade lenses with the latest being a 40-150mm f2.8 which are smaller partially because the image stabilization is in the camera not the lens.

So given all that Canon need to stick with the EOS-M particularly for Far East & European markets that have adopted these cameras way more than North America.
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Well said! It only seems to be North America that has ignored the M. There is another 95% of the planet, measured by population.
 
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neuroanatomist said:
bvukich said:
I know I'm in the minority, but I sure hope the 100-400 replacement is a push-pull zoom.https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=advantages+of+push-pull+zoom+lens
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At least two of us in that minority...
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I have wondered about the pros/cons of push/pull zoom and found this link, which mentions the 100-400

http://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/18551/why-push-pull-zoom-is-not-widespread

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=advantages+of+push-pull+zoom+lens

Interesting discussions with personal preference perhaps a factor. I think the push/pull design has made way for the rotating ring mostly because of recent advances in autofocus. And just maybe the rotating ring may cost less to make??
 
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