This is the Canon RF lens roadmap

[AlanF]

An RF-s 250-750 that topped out at f/8 would be interesting. The R7 works amazingly well with the 800 f/11, so a 1 stop faster zoom that was still light and compact should be a hot seller.

The RF 100-500mm with the 2xTC for when I need more length would be my choice over a 250-750 f/8. That size of zoom would have a 95mm front element and be bulkier and heavier, probably of similar size to the Tamron or Sigma 150-600mm f/6.3.

 

[AlanF]

Since I'm already wishing for it: I'd take F3.5 - 5.6
Considering it is a Canon lense, I'd guess F5-8 hoping it won't be F11 at long end.

A 750mm f/5.6 would need a whopping great 134mm front element and be rather heavy as well. It would be bigger than a 500mm f/4.

 

[Exploreshootshare]

I had the 1.4x and the 2x RF extender and sold them. Imho, I hated the fact that they only work between 300-500mm (so retrospective between 600-1.000mm and 420-700mm) because especially on safari you sometimes need a long focal length to get very close and then you turn around and you need something much wider as 420mm or 600mm...That´s why I sold them both...

In addtion, a RF 250-750mm (or similiar) which takes adapters could be great.

Oh, and some Canon fans would favor such a lense to shut down the Sony fanboys

 

[Exploreshootshare]

A 750mm f/5.6 would need a whopping great 134mm front element and be rather heavy as well. It would be bigger than a 500mm f/4.

Oooooooook, I surrender It was simply a wish based on the fact that Canon filled several patents which such focal lengths.

 

[Dragon]

…would be essentially pointless. At those focal lengths, the image circle diameter is not limiting so there would be nothing gained, an RF lens would be the same size.

Agreed that the objective would be the same size, but I think you will find that much of the glass in back end of the lens could be smaller with the restricted image circle. OTOH, a FF lens would be an even better seller and probably not that much more costly to make. Either would be a killer bird lens for the R7.

 

[JohanCruyff]

31 RF lenses (29 Full Frame and 2 APS-C) plus 2 extenders have been released since 2018.
That's about 8 lens /year.

If Canon keeps the same pace in 2023, hopefully we will see more than the 6 lensens remaining in the list written by @Canon Rumors Guy

Canon TS-R 14mm f/4L
Canon TS-R 24mm f/3.5L
Canon RF 10-24mm f/4L USM
Canon RF 18-45mm f/4-5.6 IS STM
Canon RF 35mm f/1.2L USM
Canon RF 500mm f/4L IS USM


Maybe a RF 50mm F/1.4 USM? A 200mm F/1.8?
Or "just" a few APS-C RF lenses (22mm F/2, 10-18mm, 55-250mm)?

I wouldn't mind genuine Canon RF extension tubes. I would trust them more than the currently available third party ones, and I'd like to see how they work on my 35mm F/1.8 and 85mm F/2 STM lenses.

 

[Photographix]

Canon TS-R 14mm f/4L
Canon TS-R 24mm f/3.5L
Canon RF 10-24mm f/4L USM
Canon RF 18-45mm f/4-5.6 IS STM
Canon RF 35mm f/1.2L USM
Canon RF 500mm f/4L IS USM

Five out of those six are "L" lenses, and will have four-digit price tags and thus be unaffordable to non-professional photgraphers. What I should like to see are some affordable RF-S lenses. The rumoured 22mm and 32mm lenses, being ported from M lenses, should have attractive pricing points, but a long zoom would also be good if under €/£/$ 500.

 

[Dragon]

Five out of those six are "L" lenses, and will have four-digit price tags and thus be unaffordable to non-professional photgraphers. What I should like to see are some affordable RF-S lenses. The rumoured 22mm and 32mm lenses, being ported from M lenses, should have attractive pricing points, but a long zoom would also be good if under €/£/$ 500.

That would be a yes on the M ports, but an RF-s long zoom wouldn't be much smaller than a FF since telephoto objective lens sizes are dictated by f stop, not sensor size. The RF100-400 is already available and about as small and inexpensive as it is going to get.

 

[Loswr]

...but a long zoom would also be good if under €/£/$ 500.

Ask and ye shall receive. Not as a rumor, but as something you can buy today (albeit just barely under $500, by $1).

Canon RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM Lens

Buy Canon RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM Lens featuring RF-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format, Aperture Range: f/5.6 to f/45, One UD Element, One Aspherical Element, Super Spectra Coating, Nano USM AF Motor, Maximum Magnification: 0.41x at 400mm, Optical Image Stabilizer, Customizable Control Ring...

www.bhphotovideo.com

Note that with longer lenses, there is no design advantage of a smaller image circle because the size of the image circle is not limiting with those lenses, rather the entrance pupil diameter (functionally equivalent to the front element in a tele design) is the limitation. That's why you don't see Canon APS-C lenses longer than 200/250mm, it's not more expensive to make them to cover a FF sensor.

 

[Uneternal]

I wonder what happened to the RF-S 22mm f/2.0 STM that was rumored to come with the R50.
That lens was the perfect street photography lens on EF-M with almost exactly 35mm.

 

[KF]

No RF 100-500 anymore?

 

[Dragon]

I wonder what happened to the RF-S 22mm f/2.0 STM that was rumored to come with the R50.
That lens was the perfect street photography lens on EF-M with almost exactly 35mm.

You could say the same for the 11-22. EF-M cameras are still selling. Canon may be careful to not kill the line prematurely by duplicating everthing in RF too soon. There are also many FF lenses (particularly primes) missing, so resource priority is in the mix as well.

 

[davidespinosa]

I wonder what happened to the RF-S 22mm f/2.0 STM that was rumored to come with the R50.
That lens was the perfect street photography lens on EF-M with almost exactly 35mm.

I predict that an R100 is coming, which will be an R50 without the EVF, and that RF-S 22mm and 11-22mm lenses are coming with it.

(but my prediction is worth the toilet paper on which it's written)

 

[Photographix]

The RF-S part of the list is out of date; it only has the two original lenses which came out last year along with the R7 and R10, and it does not include the RF-S 55-210mm F 5-7.1 IS STM which is already available:

https://www.canon.de/lenses/rf-s-55-210mm-f5-7-1-is-stm/

https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0BV6TTT35/

Some other RF-S lenses, including small primes ported from EF-M lenses, have also been mentioned before.

 

[Dragon]

I predict that an R100 is coming, which will be an R50 without the EVF, and that RF-S 22mm and 11-22mm lenses are coming with it.

(but my prediction is worth the toilet paper on which it's written)

Hey, toilet paper keeps getting more expensive, so you may be onto something.

 

[KF]

The RF 100-500 still missing in the updated roadmap...

 

[jeffa4444]

Ask and ye shall receive. Not as a rumor, but as something you can buy today (albeit just barely under $500, by $1).

Canon RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM Lens

Buy Canon RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM Lens featuring RF-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format, Aperture Range: f/5.6 to f/45, One UD Element, One Aspherical Element, Super Spectra Coating, Nano USM AF Motor, Maximum Magnification: 0.41x at 400mm, Optical Image Stabilizer, Customizable Control Ring...

www.bhphotovideo.com

Note that with longer lenses, there is no design advantage of a smaller image circle because the size of the image circle is not limiting with those lenses, rather the entrance pupil diameter (functionally equivalent to the front element in a tele design) is the limitation. That's why you don't see Canon APS-C lenses longer than 200/250mm, it's not more expensive to make them to cover a FF sensor.

I have the RF 100-400mm and the RF 100-500mm and I’m often totally surprised at how good the shots can be from the RF 100-400mm given its size, weight and most importantly cost. Canon gave the RF Mount users a steal of a lens that fits into a small rucksack for hikes without noticing it unlike the RF 100-500 and the EF 100-400mm MKII both of which are optically superior but four to five times the cost.

 

[jeffa4444]

The RF 100-500 still missing in the updated roadmap...

So is a RF 85mm f1.4L IS USM

 

[Loswr]

I have the RF 100-400mm and the RF 100-500mm and I’m often totally surprised at how good the shots can be from the RF 100-400mm given its size, weight and most importantly cost. Canon gave the RF Mount users a steal of a lens that fits into a small rucksack for hikes without noticing it unlike the RF 100-500 and the EF 100-400mm MKII both of which are optically superior but four to five times the cost.

I have both RF zooms as well, and I definitely agree!

 

[unfocused]

Since this thread seems to have some new life in it, I thought I'd just throw something out there for reaction.

I'm wondering when, or if, the three wide primes on the list (24, 28 and 35) and the remaining big white (500mm) will ever see the light of day. There are low cost 24mm and 35mm f1.8 lenses. I guess Canon will eventually release L versions of the 24mm and 35mm, but I'm not so sure about the 28mm length. And, since the consumer versions are f1.8 lenses, will Canon go for a really high-end f1.2 version for the 24mm. Overall, I suspect these wide primes are low priority lenses for Canon that are not big sellers.

I'm pretty pessimistic about the 500 mm f4 big white. I understand that this used to be one of the most popular focal lengths among the big whites, but that was before Canon released the 100-500mm zoom. Something tells me they may not see a market for the 500mm big white any more. I know, myself, that while I once lusted after the 500mm, if I could ever afford a big white today, I'd probably wait until I could afford the 600mm.

Would Canon surprise everyone by offering a 200-500 f4 (or similar) zoom with integrated extender to replace both the 500mm and 200-400mm big whites? That would not surprise me.

Curious what others think.