sorry i have to ask....

[Lightmaster]

so 2014... "the year of the lens".

and the no. 1 canon rumor website has no clue at all what´s coming?

NSA secrets are leaked but canon is tight as an oyster?

80% of the articles on this website are deals lately.
sure the website has to make money but the lack of true rumors is a bit disappointing.

 

[ajfotofilmagem]

I think we need the help of Edward Snowden. :-\

 

[expatinasia]

There have been quite a few rumours of late. The 800 ii, new wide angles, new versions of existing prime lenses and that is just the lenses.

What lens were you hoping for?

 

[Loswr]

Canon has over 70 lenses available. How many more do you need?

Seriously, it's past time for a 35L II.

 

[tolusina]

TS-E 43mm f/2.8L

 

[climber]

I'd like to see one which would be able to make Brenizer effect in one shot. Something with f/0.04 let say.

Just kidding

 

[Lightmaster]

what i would like to know is what we can expect in 2014.
a CR2 or better CR3 would not be bad.

when you ask me what lenses i want:

a very sharp 12-24mm f2.8.

an updated and really sharp 17-40mm f4

a new EF 100-400mm, without push design.
or even better a EF 200-600mm f5.0-f6.0 for ~2200 euro.

i know canon wants f5.6 for AF on most cameras. but hey it works for others so...
or make it 200-550mm f5-5.6 .. would make me happy too.
at least when it has canons AF, IS and is really sharp at the long end.

 

[RustyTheGeek]

Seems like a lot of folks are interested in the extreme lenses in the long range.

Me, I would like to see a 24-105 ver II. I would also like to see a 16-35 III.

Call me crazy but I thought the overpriced 24 and 35mm EF primes that came out with IS were a waste of time.

The 24-70 ver II that came out was obviously a hit but also way overpriced.

For most mid-range enthusiasts, the 24-105 has been a great lens. It is likely most folks 1st L lens with good reason. Why doesn't Canon improve that lens after all this time? Seems like it would sell well for them.

 

[Lightmaster]

Call me crazy but I thought the overpriced 24 and 35mm EF primes that came out with IS were a waste of time.

the 24mm IS has come to a reasonable price here.
from around ~800 euro to 450 euro.

but yes the introduction price was too high.

 

[climber]

I'd like to have 14-24 2.8 too, which would be a great combo with 24-70 and 70-200.

 

[Lightmaster]

I'd like to have 14-24 2.8 too, which would be a great combo with 24-70 and 70-200.

yes and then imagine a EF 200-600mm.

would that not make a great line of zooms.

 

[Don Haines]

I'd like to have 14-24 2.8 too, which would be a great combo with 24-70 and 70-200.

yes and then imagine a EF 200-600mm.

would that not make a great line of zooms.

+1

 

[distant.star]

so 2014... "the year of the lens".

and the no. 1 canon rumor website has no clue at all what´s coming?

NSA secrets are leaked but canon is tight as an oyster?

80% of the articles on this website are deals lately.
sure the website has to make money but the lack of true rumors is a bit disappointing.

You may want to temper your expectations about the site, kiddo.

1. CR, as I understand it, is a passive reporting site. When they are told something from a reasonable source, you as a reader have a place where you can find out about it. I don't seem them doing "investigative journalism," spending days and nights on the phones cultivating deep sources, poring over arcane documents and shipping information, etc. I believe they also walk a fine line -- Canon is not averse to legal actions. I may be wrong, but I think there have already been skirmishes here.

2. As I've often said, the state of journalism in the photography world is abominable. The information about what's coming is not that hard to get -- there are too many suppliers and shippers involved to be otherwise. A good journalist could get indicative information that could be confidently reported. Hell, Apple can't keep secrets. There's also the point of playing the game a certain way. Many manufacturers use controlled leaks, and that does not appear to be common in the photography equipment world.

Finally, as for NSA "secrets" getting out, you may have noticed the people who got the info out are now tightly locked up in limbo situations. I wouldn't expect CR to go out on that kind of a limb.

So, in between the waves of really juicy rumors, we bide our time here in forum chattering mostly about silly things.

 

[JonAustin]

For most mid-range enthusiasts, the 24-105 has been a great lens. It is likely most folks 1st L lens with good reason. Why doesn't Canon improve that lens after all this time? Seems like it would sell well for them.

There are plenty of lenses in the Canon line-up whose designs are much older than the 24-105's. I'm sure that a lot more than design age figures into which models Canon updates or replaces (market size, margin opportunity, revenue & profit forecasts, etc.)

I'd like a 150-450mm f/4-5/6L IS. (Or at least 200-400.)

 

[Lightmaster]

so 2014... "the year of the lens".

and the no. 1 canon rumor website has no clue at all what´s coming?

NSA secrets are leaked but canon is tight as an oyster?

80% of the articles on this website are deals lately.
sure the website has to make money but the lack of true rumors is a bit disappointing.

You may want to temper your expectations about the site, kiddo.

i will try fetus. ;D

 

[mackguyver]

Canon has over 70 lenses available. How many more do you need?

Seriously, it's past time for a 35L II.

Here you go :

 

[Drizzt321]

Seems like a lot of folks are interested in the extreme lenses in the long range.

Me, I would like to see a 24-105 ver II. I would also like to see a 16-35 III.

Call me crazy but I thought the overpriced 24 and 35mm EF primes that came out with IS were a waste of time.

The 24-70 ver II that came out was obviously a hit but also way overpriced.

For most mid-range enthusiasts, the 24-105 has been a great lens. It is likely most folks 1st L lens with good reason. Why doesn't Canon improve that lens after all this time? Seems like it would sell well for them.

Unfortunately, unless a new 24-105 v2 was significantly improved (f/2.8? highly unlikely) I doubt it'd sell in vast numbers. Mostly it'd probably be sold as part of a kit, like it is now, which wouldn't boost sales really. Just like with the new Sigma 24-105. It's a bit better in some ways, and if I were to buy a new FF camera and didn't have the current 24-105L, I'd probably buy that instead with a bare camera instead of as a kit. But since I already have the 24-105L, I'm not going to buy it.

 

[LuCoOc]

You seem to forget that it wasn't Canon, who said "2014 will be the year of the lens". CR guy said it *could* become a good year for lens announcements based on his rumor-sources....

But seriously, there are a few lenses I would like to see, although I might never own them (12/14-24 2.8, 35 II, TS-Es, 50 1.?). Just sit back, enjoy what's comming and what's not and keep clicking.

Canon has over 70 lenses available. How many more do you need?

Seriously, it's past time for a 35L II.

Here you go :

This is just the cinema version of the current 35mm L, but nice try.

 

[mackguyver]

This is just the cinema version of the current 35mm L, but nice try.

I know (note the wink) -- I'm just having fun

 

[scyrene]

Seems like a lot of folks are interested in the extreme lenses in the long range.

Me, I would like to see a 24-105 ver II. I would also like to see a 16-35 III.

Call me crazy but I thought the overpriced 24 and 35mm EF primes that came out with IS were a waste of time.

The 24-70 ver II that came out was obviously a hit but also way overpriced.

For most mid-range enthusiasts, the 24-105 has been a great lens. It is likely most folks 1st L lens with good reason. Why doesn't Canon improve that lens after all this time? Seems like it would sell well for them.

I imagine you'd be better off getting the new Sigma 24-105. And funnily enough, the 35 IS is probably the next lens I'll buy. IS on a wideish lens is great for handheld landscapes (when I'd be stopping down) and interiors with low light/events. The price has come down to less than £450 here which I think is fine.