Canon will soon announce the RF 600mm f/4L IS USM, RF 400mm f/2.8L IS USM and RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro

[dadohead]

Wake me up when they announce a 24mm tilt shift.

 

[JohnGerlach]

I am not surprised the 100mm macro is being announced, but I would really prefer a longer macro in the 200mm range. While the 100mm macro is fine for studio work where you can control the background, the old 180mm macro was far superior to the outdoor nature photography I did and still use it today. Having a tripod collar, narrow angle of view, and more working distance made all the difference to better images that generated a huge amount of photo sales over the decades. So let's hear it for a longer macro lens!

 

[djack41]

How disappointing if Canon does not use DO technology. Several years ago, Canon was taking a 600mm F4 DO to the trade shows. It was very compact and light weight. The 400mm F4 DO ll has been an excellent lens. Canon has the technology to produce such lenses.

 

[scottkinfw]

Any hint of prices-I'm afraid to even think of it.

 

[Chaitanya]

Is the macro 1:1 or the weird 1:1.4?

Won't mind if it goes over 1x while keeping AF but less than 1x(1:1.4 or something else) would be disappointing replacement to excellent EF 100mm L IS

 

[58Special]

Continue reading...

Good to see some Big White Len's coming, guess I better start saving up, going to be expensive.

 

[efmshark]

RF 500mm f/5.6L IS or RF 600mm f/8L IS would have been much more interesting and unique lenses for the RF platform - also, a lot more reasonably priced.

 

[privatebydesign]

RF 500mm f/5.6L IS or RF 600mm f/8L IS would have been much more interesting and unique lenses for the RF platform...

Not for the pro users who they want to get into the R1.

 

[eosDave]

Time to take the kids out of private school.

Do you have two kidneys?

 

[eosDave]

Will they be any more available that the RF 100-500mm?

 

[Jacksonhole Jeff]

About time!!!!!! Been waiting on the 400 and 600!!!

 

[peters]

My bank account is allready crying

 

[Jasonmc89]

That macro lens will be close to £2000..

 

[Antono Refa]

Wake me up when they announce a 24mm tilt shift.

Out of curiosity, what do you expect it to offer, that the TS-E 24mm w/ adaptor don't?

 

[barton springs]

My EF 300 2.8L IS is my most used lens (sports) ...a 1.4x converter is on it ½ the time. I'm baffled Canon doesn't include it with the new 400 & 600

 

[ronaldzimmerman.nl]

Guess the R1 is around the corner.

As for focal lengths, I'm a little surprised Canon started with longer focal lengths. With high res sensors, its easy to crop 300mm to get 400mm framing. If the R1 will have 20MP, the photographer will have 11MP after crop, that's enough for A3. Going the other way isn't that easy.

Maybe they can make the RF 400mm F2.8 with the weight of an EF 300 F2.8. But price wise the 400mm is way more expensive.

 

[lexptr]

Wow, 100L macro - one of my most favorite lenses is coming to RF! Interesting, how it will excel the EF (besides native mount)? All (or almost all) RF lenses bring one or more improvement over the EF version. So I feel like a kid, waiting to see how Santa will surprise me

 

[bdeutsch]

Is the macro 1:1 or the weird 1:1.4?

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[snappy604]

I am not surprised the 100mm macro is being announced, but I would really prefer a longer macro in the 200mm range. While the 100mm macro is fine for studio work where you can control the background, the old 180mm macro was far superior to the outdoor nature photography I did and still use it today. Having a tripod collar, narrow angle of view, and more working distance made all the difference to better images that generated a huge amount of photo sales over the decades. So let's hear it for a longer macro lens!

I love my 180mm L macro, surprised it still hasn't been refreshed. looking online it was introduced in 1996! talk about longevity .. would also like something like the MPE 65mm Macro? I love a lot of the output people get, but its a very old lens ... 1-5x Mag!

 

[AlanF]

Maybe they can make the RF 400mm F2.8 with the weight of an EF 300 F2.8. But price wise the 400mm is way more expensive.

The 400mm f/4 DO II is just under the weight of the 300/2.8 II so it would be remarkable if they could make a 400/2.8 that light.