Is the RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Z coming in two colours?

[SvO2]

Could it be one is an earlier prototype that reused the 24-105 housing?

One could be Z, the other could not be. Granted it does not make sense to do that but it is not impossible, the colors could set them apart.

It's faint, but you can see 'USM Z' at the end of the label on the white lens

 

[OldDudePhotog]

Ah, missed that.

 

[vladk]

Can this be a regular 70-200, not Z?

 

[Loswr]

Can this be a regular 70-200, not Z?

Since it has mounting holes and electrical contacts for the power zoom adapter that makes it a Z, I would say no.

 

[CanonGrunt]

Some of the old Rebels came in silver with silver kit lenses that they also made in black…

 

[jam05]

Clearly Canon is frightened by Nikon's surge in 2Q and now desperately looking at things to change - including moving from it's legendary white 70-200's to the dark side.

Frightened by Nikon. Please, thats laughable.

 

[Loswr]

Frightened by Nikon. Please, thats laughable.

Clearly your serious response says you didn't get the joke.

 

[dominic_siu]

I prefer white over black for this lens

 

[Swurre]

You do not know the power of the dark side Canon, join us... We have milk and cookies

 

[will4m]

If Canon were considering making a black version, perhaps they wanted to test against a white version to see if the color change impacted performance. (An outdoor event held in the summer would probably be a good opportunity for that.)

 

[OldDudePhotog]

I prefer white over black for this lens

same

 

[OldDudePhotog]

Something else to consider is that since this has not been released yet, they may very well have made it black so it does not stand out. I was shooting the GS Trophy Team USA qualifiers last September in SC at the BMW Performance Center. They had a test vehicle there running it on the track that was painted black with white/gray checker-type patterns that avoided straight lines. I tried to get some shots of it, but the camera would not focus on it without changing to manual focus.

 

[Richard-CN]

Could it be one is an earlier prototype that reused the 24-105 housing?



It's faint, but you can see 'USM Z' at the end of the label on the white lens

and the contacts and attachment holes for the power zoom.

 

[chik0240]

I don't care about colour, but I hope if the internal zoom ver won't have those crazy raw distortion just to be corrected digitally... let me work with ease with optically excellent lenses!

 

[AUGS]

Interesting. Not a lens I'm looking at, but colour options may be useful elsewhere too.
Another thought: I read a few posts regarding paint chipping (or less robust) on some of the new RF lenses. Could this be a trial for new paints/coatings in a controlled environment (that is, unreleased) with all retrievable for ongoing review before final decisions? (Probably far too late in the development process for this lens)

 

[Daniel Lindblom]

I will order the white version. Really looking forward this lens.

 

[John daniel]

Seems like 2 different lenses to me. The second one (white) has aperture ring, the first one(dark) does not. The programmable buttons around the first one(dark) are not present on the second one(white).

J.

 

[Daniel Lindblom]

Seems like 2 different lenses to me. The second one (white) has aperture ring, the first one(dark) does not. The programmable buttons around the first one(dark) are not present on the second one(white).

J.

Both have the same. If you zoom in you can see it clearly. It makes no sense to make two different versions.

 

[Corito_Tusco]

We leaked the first image of the Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Z over the weekend, and are 100% confident that the image is real. If you missed it, here it is again: Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Z in black This image is perfectly legitimate, it's full resolution, it had a full

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Black or white is indifferent (although I would like more white).

I would like to know if it can mount one of the two extenders (1.4x and 2x).
Only in this case could I choose to change my RF 70-200 f/2.8 which has a splendid performance and is optically extraordinary.

I am also certain that the new zoom will have (by design choice to be easily corrected via software) a strong distortion and a notable chromatic aberration as happened with the splendid 24-105 f/2.8... something that makes me - theoretically - uncomfortable!

 

[Loswr]

I don't care about colour, but I hope if the internal zoom ver won't have those crazy raw distortion just to be corrected digitally... let me work with ease with optically excellent lenses!

I still don’t get why people have an issue with digital correction of distortion, but this is a telezoom lens, not a wide angle lens. The amount of native distortion will likely be mild, as it is on the current RF 70-200/2.8.