I know everyone is very excited about the possibility of the upcoming 50mm, but is there any love for the macros? Canon is unique in that they offer a lens design that literally no other company does in the MP-E 65mm 1x-5x, and the two 100mms and the 180mm are no slouch either. I am a huge proponent of the MP-E 65mm, and use it more than any other lens that I own. Macro is my niche, so I am 100% biased on this.
What strikes me as odd is that the macro lens designs have been around for quite some time (with the exception of the f/2.8L):
The other thing that had me going is that two of the older TS-E lenses (45mm & 90mm) just saw an update in 2017, and the timeline for them is pretty similar:
Am I just thinking wishfully? Or is there the possibility that we could see a macro lens update in the near future? Again, the 50mm f/1.4 was released in 1993, which signals that the timeline for these lenses is nearing 25 years.
THOUGHT: Maybe the upcoming 50mm is an MP-E 50mm f/2.8L 1x-5x??? ;D
What strikes me as odd is that the macro lens designs have been around for quite some time (with the exception of the f/2.8L):
- MP-E 65mm 1x-5x - 1999
- 100mm f/2.8 (non-L) - 2000
- 100mm f/2.8L IS - 2009
- 180mm f/3.5L - 1996
The other thing that had me going is that two of the older TS-E lenses (45mm & 90mm) just saw an update in 2017, and the timeline for them is pretty similar:
- TS-E 45mm 2.8 - 1991
- TS-E 90mm 2.8 - 1991
Am I just thinking wishfully? Or is there the possibility that we could see a macro lens update in the near future? Again, the 50mm f/1.4 was released in 1993, which signals that the timeline for these lenses is nearing 25 years.
THOUGHT: Maybe the upcoming 50mm is an MP-E 50mm f/2.8L 1x-5x??? ;D