Two New Big White Lenses Coming Next Year [CR2]

[Canon Rumors]

We’re told that an internal presentation roadmap from Canon includes two “big white” lenses coming in 2018. The slide in question did not mention specific focal lengths, likely to help prevent what I’m typing right now.</p>
<p>One of the big white lenses could logically be the <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/canon-ef-600mm-f4-do-br-at-canon-expo/">EF 600mm f/4 DO IS that Canon showed back at the 2015 Canon Expo</a>.</p>
<p>The second of the two remains a mystery at this time. There has always been some rumblings about an updated EF 200mm f/2L IS and EF 800mm f/5.6L IS, but nothing has come to fruition.</p>
<p>2018 is a World Cup of football/soccer in Russia and the Olympic Winter Games in South Korea and Canon generally makes a professional gear splash for these events.</p>
<p>We also have Photokina to look forward to in September of 2018.</p>
<p>The previous release of “big whites” saw two releases in pairs. First the EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II & EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II came, followed by the EF 500mm f/4L IS II & EF 600mm f/4L IS II a few months later.</p>
<p><em>image credit // <a href="http://www.popphoto.com/canon-is-working-on-600mm-do-br-telephoto-lens-with-its-latest-optical-tech">popphoto</a></em></p>
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[ethanz]

The 300 2.8, 400 2.8/4, 500, 600, and 200-400 are all fairly new by big white standards, I don't think they would replace those yet.

 

[ahsanford]

Big white?

C'mon, we all know what the one of them is... 8)

- A

 

[Lt Colonel]

How about an update to the 400 5.6? With IS this time..... ;D

 

[LonelyBoy]

Would an updated 28-300 (in the same body as the 100-400ii) be a "big white"? Or is it not big enough? It would dovetail with the speculation about the possible prototype in the other thread. And it's logical, if they made it again share a body with the 100-400 and could piggy-back on that relatively recent release and manufacturing.

 

[unfocused]

Actually, I was wondering if a 200-500 f5.6 would be big enough. While some folks have hoped for this to be a "C" lens (as in "consumer") I've argued that it makes more sense to make it white and attach a higher price tag to it.

Makes sense to pair it with the rumored 7DIII.

 

[BeenThere]

How about an update to the 400 5.6? With IS this time..... ;D

A "Little" White.

 

[leadin2]

Big white?

C'mon, we all know what the one of them is... 8)

- A

Be careful what you wished for, this looks more like EF-S or EF-M lens. ;D ;D

 

[Khalai]

Big white?

C'mon, we all know what the one of them is... 8)

- A

You are missing a green ring and TC inside. Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 DO IS USM TC 2x

 

[ahsanford]

Big white?

C'mon, we all know what the one of them is... 8)

- A

Be careful what you wished for, this looks more like EF-S or EF-M lens. ;D ;D

I don't care if it's hot pink -- if it's sharp, relatively small, internally focusing and has fast/reliable/modern AF, I'm in on day one.

But I'm OT, sorry. This is a big white thread.

- A

 

[neonlight]

Haven't heard about the 1000mm f(5.6?) DO for a while... would they bring this out ahead of an 800 f/5.6L update?

 

[Chaitanya]

How about an update to the 400 5.6? With IS this time..... ;D

why not go a little longer? 500mm f/5.6 IS USM L.

 

[chrysoberyl]

How about an update to the 400 5.6? With IS this time..... ;D

why not go a little longer? 500mm f/5.6 IS USM L.

That would get my money!

 

[tron]

How about an update to the 400 5.6? With IS this time..... ;D

why not go a little longer? 500mm f/5.6 IS USM L.

Or they could go to a little longer 600mm 5.6L (or a second smaller in diameter and lighter DO version)

 

[Loswr]

The 600/4 DO seems likely. Nikon recently launched an 800/5.6 lens, so I could see the possibliity of a 800/5.6 II from Canon.

But who knows...maybe they'll surprise us with something novel. How about a 400-800mm f/5.6L + 1.4x TC, modeled on the 200-400/4+1.4x?

 

[tron]

A 600 4 Do would be a hell of a lens but I am sure it would cost a five figure amount...

If only they made - I am sure they will not - a 600 5.6 DO too, it would be fantastic... Same length with a 600 DO more or less, but with less diameter and weight and cost than a f/4 version... It would make a fantastic portable birding lens...

 

[camerone]

oh, the things Canon could do with diffractive optics...

 

[Steve Balcombe]

The 200/2 and 800/5.6 are both due/overdue to catch up with the other MkIIs which are already (can you believe it?) nearly 7 years old, but in a perfect world we'd get the 600 DO and one of the rumoured lower cost non-L telephotos.

 

[rfdesigner]

Big white?

C'mon, we all know what the one of them is... 8)

- A

yup.. you're getting a 50mm f0.25.. and approx 15lbs weight.

Big.. not necessarily long

 

[Tom W]

Still kind of wondering if Canon will choose to compete directly with the Sigma 150-600 like Nikon is, or if they're going to leave low-budget birders out of the equation. Seems to me that it would be a great use for DO optics if it could keep weight down, which is essential in this category.