Updated ship dates for the new Canon lenses

[EricN]

Come on guys - get yourself a life, or is that on backorder?

Mine has been recalled

 

[neuroanatomist]

Mine has been recalled

Lucky you. I’m losing my recall.

 

[danfaz]

Apparently I enjoy sleep too much.

I'm sleeping just fine!

 

[Dragon]

I'm sleeping just fine!

Spoiler alert! We all know that is an empty box in that picture. Those fortunate enough to be early recipients now have the responsibility of providing a review for the rest of us to drool over.

 

[AlanF]

Lucky you. I’m losing my recall.

Some of us aren't joking about that.

 

[Dragon]

Some of us aren't joking about that.

Look at the upside. We are still competitive until we forget down to the level of what the latest generation has learned. That will take a lot of forgetting.

 

[danfaz]

Spoiler alert! We all know that is an empty box in that picture. Those fortunate enough to be early recipients now have the responsibility of providing a review for the rest of us to drool over.

The secret's out! LOL
Won't be able to take it out til tomorrow or Sunday, but I can say it's everyting you'd expect it to be. It's not too big, but I'll attach some comparison pics. Weight is like 28-70 or 100-500, but it's very well balanced! The zoom is awesome! One finger 24-105, very short throw, like the EF 70-200.

 

[neuroanatomist]

Those fortunate enough to be early recipients now have the responsibility of providing a review for the rest of us to drool over.

Some first impressions and images:

RF 24-105mm f/2.8L IS USM Z

Post your shots from the One Zoom to rule all standard zooms, combining the useful focal range of the 24-105/4 with the faster aperture of the 24-70/2.8 and beating both on IQ. My first impression of the lens is that it's reminiscent of the EF 70-200 zooms but with a petite hood – not a small...

www.canonrumors.com

 

[docsmith]

Price of a bit of sleep, apparently 4 days for the RF 24-105 f/2.8 and a backorder notice for the EF 200-800.

Yep, received notice from B&H, I receive my 24-105 f/2.8 on Monday.

Just in time for Christmas

 

[Dragon]

Price of a bit of sleep, apparently 4 days for the RF 24-105 f/2.8 and a backorder notice for the EF 200-800.

Yep, received notice from B&H, I receive my 24-105 f/2.8 on Monday.

Just in time for Christmas

It's looking like Canon made more of the 24-105 than the 200-800. Kind of unusual, given that the 24-105 is an L lens and they are normally slow on the scene.

 

[roby17269]

It's looking like Canon made more of the 24-105 than the 200-800. Kind of unusual, given that the 24-105 is an L lens and they are normally slow on the scene.

we've heard of 2-3 people getting it here and I have heard of a couple of people getting an early 200-800... I do not think we have a statistically relevant sample to judge this on

 

[Del Paso]

I expected to get mine in April 2024, but, according to the store I ordered from, I might get my RF 24-105 f2,8 within the next 3 days!
Yoohoo!

 

[Del Paso]

It's looking like Canon made more of the 24-105 than the 200-800. Kind of unusual, given that the 24-105 is an L lens and they are normally slow on the scene.

Of course, it's a vulgar and cheap kit - lens!

 

[EricN]

I expected to get mine in April 2024, but, according to the store I ordered from, I might get my RF 24-105 f2,8 within the next 3 days!
Yoohoo!

That's quite an improvement!

 

[Dragon]

Of course, it's a vulgar and cheap kit - lens!

Maybe for the R1

 

[Tonio]

Got my RF 200-800 yesterday from my local dealer here in Germany. Preordered before official preordering. Spent an hour outside on kingfishers. Just my spontanous impressions as a RF 800-user for nearly two years: It is heavier, let's see how this works out in the long run, looks great, also in practice F9 is more light than F11, AF greatly improved compared to the RF 800. And what I did not expect but what really impresses me is the near focus distance.

Feels great... ;-)

Tonio

 

[AlanF]

Got my RF 200-800 yesterday from my local dealer here in Germany. Preordered before official preordering. Spent an hour outside on kingfishers. Just my spontanous impressions as a RF 800-user for nearly two years: It is heavier, let's see how this works out in the long run, looks great, also in practice F9 is more light than F11, AF greatly improved compared to the RF 800. And what I did not expect but what really impresses me is the near focus distance.

Feels great... ;-)

Tonio

The mfd of the RF 800/11 is 6m and the RF 200-800mm at 800mm is 3.3m. That is still relatively long as the mfd of the RF 100-500mm at 500mm is only 1.2m, and the RF 100-400mm 1.03m at 400mm. If you are doing only bird photography, 3.3m is OK. But, for someone like me who does close ups as well as birds during the day, the 200-800 will not be my go-to lens. But, I will probably keep it when it arrives.

 

[scyrene]

The mfd of the RF 800/11 is 6m and the RF 200-800mm at 800mm is 3.3m. That is still relatively long as the mfd of the RF 100-500mm at 500mm is only 1.2m, and the RF 100-400mm 1.03m at 400mm. If you are doing only bird photography, 3.3m is OK. But, for someone like me who does close ups as well as birds during the day, the 200-800 will not be my go-to lens. But, I will probably keep it when it arrives.

I'll take it off your hands... ;p

 

[Desiree Vie]

Here is to hoping my eyes do not deceive me. I just now received an email from B&H, Jan 4, 2024, your order for Canon RF200-800mm has shipped! Yeah!

 

[danfaz]

Here is to hoping my eyes do not deceive me. I just now received an email from B&H, Jan 4, 2024, your order for Canon RF200-800mm has shipped! Yeah!

Your eyes should be fine! When B&H says they shipped something, they did!