What We Expect Canon to Announce in the Coming Months
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What are the real chances of a new PRO standard zoom lens?
- RF 24-70mm 2.8L (optics)
- RF 28-70mm 2.0L (size/weight)
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EDIT: Nikon just won Tipa World Awards 2026 with their new 24-70 2.8 II.
- RF 24-70mm 2.8L (optics)
- RF 28-70mm 2.0L (size/weight)
Are a little old right now...
EDIT: Nikon just won Tipa World Awards 2026 with their new 24-70 2.8 II.
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I keep hoping for a TS-R 14, but what about a TS-R 14-24mm zoom?
Laowa has a 12-24mm shift lens for Fuji m4/3.
Laowa has a 12-24mm shift lens for Fuji m4/3.
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Smallrig has a compact USB-C powered charger for 2 LP-E6.just double charger for lp-e6 series batteries .
Note: I’ve been waiting for this since I bought my 5D Mark II in 2010. Thanks Canon
See: Post in thread 'Multi battery charger'
https://www.canonrumors.com/forum/threads/multi-battery-charger.44383/post-1035734
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As for the 300-600; I just don't understand why people prefer a fixed f 5.6. If they don't want their Aperture to not change set it to 5.6. Obviously DOF considerations depend on the the size of your subject, focal length, distance to subject, and aperture. At 600mm, 5.6 is good. I don't expect them to release a zoom with same aperture as their f4 600mm prime. But at the 300 to 400mm range, I would prefer to be able to use f4.0 for low light or bokeh. For the price; f4 at the 300 to 400mm range is what I would expect.
This lens is going to be expensive. I would guess the range to be between $6500 and $10,000 ( between the Sigma 300-600 and Canon 100-300). I will be very surprised if it's less then the Sigma.
Aperture wise, a fixed f5.6 only gives you 2/3 of a stop advantage over the 100-500 on the long end ( although it is at 600mm) and NO advantage on the short end. Both Nikon & Sony's "consumer grade" 180/200-600 lenses are f5.6-6.3. Their approximately $2000. Here's my internet review prediction if it's released as a fixed f5.6: Canon 5.6 300-600mm, Is it worth double the price of the 100-500; probably NOT!
I was seriously considering the 300-600mm lens when it was f4.0-5.6, but I'm not going to pay $$$ for a fixed 5.6 lens. If they release the 400 2.8 with a built-in 1.4; I'll spend the big money and pre-order it.
This lens is going to be expensive. I would guess the range to be between $6500 and $10,000 ( between the Sigma 300-600 and Canon 100-300). I will be very surprised if it's less then the Sigma.
Aperture wise, a fixed f5.6 only gives you 2/3 of a stop advantage over the 100-500 on the long end ( although it is at 600mm) and NO advantage on the short end. Both Nikon & Sony's "consumer grade" 180/200-600 lenses are f5.6-6.3. Their approximately $2000. Here's my internet review prediction if it's released as a fixed f5.6: Canon 5.6 300-600mm, Is it worth double the price of the 100-500; probably NOT!
I was seriously considering the 300-600mm lens when it was f4.0-5.6, but I'm not going to pay $$$ for a fixed 5.6 lens. If they release the 400 2.8 with a built-in 1.4; I'll spend the big money and pre-order it.
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If by two years ago, you mean 10 years ago or whenever the first x100 started gathering cult status, then i agree.
Realistically, while Canon could have put an f2.8 35mm prime in the g1x3, dropped the flip screen, and made the shape either more retro (or just less of a protuding evf), the x100 trick was the ovf with data overlay, which can't easily be copied.
These days however, evf tech has arguably caught up, and Canon's ovf sim evfs are good enough to compete, and dont suffer from parallax recompose issues that the Fuji x100 ovf user has to still contend with....
Even so, the old powershots had functional optical viewfinders, and I'd love to see them reintroduced as well, only bigger and with some parallax correction. Today's autofocus is mostly good enough for a pleasant point and shoot experience without seeing the af points imo...
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I would love to see Canon redesign the battery charger for the R1 series camera so the batteries plug in vertically instead of horizontally so the charger could be made significantly smaller (which is great for travel). I love the R1 camera, but really wished Canon would spend some resources and redesign the charger.
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I don’t travel with the charger for the LP-E19 batteries, I just plug the power adapter that I bring for my MacBook Pro into the camera to charge the battery.
I do that with my R8, as well, though I usually need to charge two batteries in succession in the camera.
I do that with my R8, as well, though I usually need to charge two batteries in succession in the camera.
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