There will be “a lot” of new RF mount lenses from Canon between now and March 2024

[neuroanatomist]

Since I am about to buy a 70-200 f/4, is it reasonable to assume a "f/4 L II" is on the horizon?

I doubt it, Murphy’s Law notwithstanding. Both of the existing RF 70-200 zooms are relatively young (as far as lenses go).

A new 70-200/2.8 seems likely, but the current one would remain in the lineup The new one will have the Z designation. I suspect that Canon added that designation to the new 24-105/2.8 in part because they need to distinguish the 70-200/2.8 Z from the current one.

 

[Dragon]

I doubt it, Murphy’s Law notwithstanding. Both of the existing RF 70-200 zooms are relatively young (as far as lenses go).

A new 70-200/2.8 seems likely, but the current one would remain in the lineup The new one will have the Z designation. I suspect that Canon added that designation to the new 24-105/2.8 in part because they need to distinguish the 70-200/2.8 Z from the current one.

I saw one description that said the 24-105/2.8 is electronically parfocal, which makes a lot of sense and that would be true for a 70-200Z as well.

 

[koenkooi]

I saw one description that said the 24-105/2.8 is electronically parfocal, which makes a lot of sense and that would be true for a 70-200Z as well.

I find that to be disappointing, during the RF announcement blaze in 2018 Rudy Winston said that every lens would be electronically parfocal due to the new&fast mount.
It was an off-hand comment during a livestream, but still…

 

[john1970]

I saw one description that said the 24-105/2.8 is electronically parfocal, which makes a lot of sense and that would be true for a 70-200Z as well.

This statements is reasonable, but I will still stick with my current 70-200 mm f2.8.

 

[nunataks]

March is coming up quick and so far we have...zero new lenses.

 

[Dragon]

March is coming up quick and so far we have...zero new lenses.

You must be old, like many of us here, for time to go so quickly. It is only the 5th of January .

 

[neuroanatomist]

March is coming up quick and so far we have...zero new lenses.

Between ‘Now’ and March 2024 in this context means between August 2023 (when this thread was started) and March 2024. You need to work on your counting skills, or check a calendar, or maybe you just missed a few announcements (one in October, three in November).

 

[john1970]

March is coming up quick and so far we have...zero new lenses.

Eight weeks to go before March and you do realize that Canon just shipped two new lenses less than a month ago?

 

[EOS 4 Life]

March is coming up quick and so far we have...zero new lenses.

It has been January for a week.

 

[EricN]

It has been January for a week.

Not even a full seven days. Don't worry, everyone there is still 13 more lucky Sundays before the end of March. I'm sure Canon will announce the RF 50mm F/1.4 on that next Monday

 

[nunataks]

It looks like Fuji has an announcement towards the end of February, think Canon would time it around then?

 

[neuroanatomist]

It looks like Fuji has an announcement towards the end of February, think Canon would time it around then?

Likely everyone will be announcing something towards the end of February, that's CP+.

 

[SHAMwow]

I find that to be disappointing, during the RF announcement blaze in 2018 Rudy Winston said that every lens would be electronically parfocal due to the new&fast mount.
It was an off-hand comment during a livestream, but still…

What does that even mean? Electronically par focal.

 

[Walrus]

What does that even mean? Electronically par focal.

Means that on zoom lenses, while you manually zoom, the lens itself moves the focus motor to compensate the change in magnification and keeping the subject in focus without any re-focus action (manual of via AF) from the operator. Cine zooms are usually done to be optically parfocal, while for photo lenses is less important; so some new photo lenses can be made electronically parfocal without messing with optical scheme design as you would do for a cine lens.