Year of the lens....a joke....?

[wsmith96]

remember, lens in the subject line is not necessarily plural. Canon's already delivered 2, so I guess it can be considered an over-achievement.

 

[bholliman]

It is the year of the lens...

but unfortunately for Canon, the lens is the Tamron 150-600......

From a value-for-money standpoint Tamron's 150-600mm is impressive but I wish Tamron had made it a 150-500 instead and half a kilo lighter. I hate that on the long end it only reaches its best around f/10-11. :'(

I rented a Tamy 150-600 for our vacation in Alaska and used it extensively. I found it to be pretty sharp at 600mm and f/8. It's definitely better at 500mm, but I was happy with 600 and f/8.

 

[Ruined]

I could see realistically:

100-400L IS II + 7d2 before photokina,

then announced at photokina:
35mm f/1.4L II
50mm f/1.8 IS
85mm f/1.8 IS
135mm f/2L II
New FF body, maybe

I remember asking you before:
What would you expect of a 35/1.4 II and a 135/2 II?
Do you think Canon will produce a v2 just to include weather sealing and curved aperture blades? I doubt it.
I can't imagine what else could be improved significantly.
I hope Canon decides to go for a 85/1.4 instead of a 85/1.8 IS. I want it so much...

Canon has plenty of lenses they have released a version 2 of that had IQ upgrades without deviating from the basic focal length/speed of the original. I think the most recent prime was the 24mm f/1.4L II.

So yes, curved aperture blades, weather sealing, new coatings, and any other new optical formulas they were able to come up with. Also, more radically it is possible they could release a 135/1.8 or 135/2 IS.

The 85mm f/1.2L II is universally acclaimed, but I could see a 85 1.4 - just not anytime remotely soon. Recall that the 50mm f/1.0L had a similar design to the 85mm f/1.2l II, and it was replaced by the 1.2 that eliminated focus by wire, less fragile rear element, sharper, smaller, lighter, less flare and faster focusing. But, for now I think the 85mm 1.8 IS is more realistic to replace the 85 1.8.

 

[Ruined]

I could see realistically:

100-400L IS II + 7d2 before photokina,

then announced at photokina:
35mm f/1.4L II
50mm f/1.8 IS
85mm f/1.8 IS
135mm f/2L II
New FF body, maybe

Count me in for 35mm f1.4 II. You forgot IS on 135mm

it is possible, though Canon hasn't published patents for a 135mm with IS faster than f/2.8 .

 

[unfocused]

Amazing to me that people take speculation on a rumors site as fact and then express anger toward Canon because the rumor was wrong.

The so-called "year of the lens" was always completely speculative. People shouldn't believe everything they read on the internet.

 

[dstppy]

I'll play devil's advocate, which would be more 'year of the lens':

A refresh of 8 already decent lenses that makes them a little nicer.

Two prosumer grade lens upgrades that end up like the 70-200mm 2.8 mk2 IS.

So far, we've got the wide-angle STM lens, and now a wide-angle with IS. Seriously, I'd consider it a full-on win if the 100-400mm turns out to be a winner at a fair price.

Look back, the only "year of the lens" I could see was 2010, which, to me, was a very good year.

 

[AcutancePhotography]

"Technically" Canon never said it would be the year of the Canon lens. ;D

It has been a "year of the lens".

 

[RLPhoto]

The 16-35L IS and the 10-18mm IS alone make this year great for Canon users. If they add the 100-400LII, it would be the year of the lens.

 

[jebrady03]

Amazing to me that people take speculation on a rumors site as fact and then express anger toward Canon because the rumor was wrong.

The so-called "year of the lens" was always completely speculative. People shouldn't believe everything they read on the internet.

Welcome to the club of people who realize this. That brings the membership up to about 4 people. LOL

 

[mackguyver]

Amazing to me that people take speculation on a rumors site as fact and then express anger toward Canon because the rumor was wrong.

The so-called "year of the lens" was always completely speculative. People shouldn't believe everything they read on the internet.

Welcome to the club of people who realize this. That brings the membership up to about 4 people. LOL

You forget that rumors=truth, right?

 

[tron]

For me it was the year of the lens (well actually all years from 2009 up to 2014 were the years of the lens).

I mean judging from the lenses I bought ... ;D

 

[unfocused]

Amazing to me that people take speculation on a rumors site as fact and then express anger toward Canon because the rumor was wrong.

The so-called "year of the lens" was always completely speculative. People shouldn't believe everything they read on the internet.

Welcome to the club of people who realize this. That brings the membership up to about 4 people. LOL

You forget that rumors=truth, right?

Hah! I've been in this club a long time. In fact, I think hitting myself over the head with a real club would be a more efficient method of self-torture and maybe even more satisfying and less painful.

 

[sdsr]

The 16-35L IS and the 10-18mm IS alone make this year great for Canon users. If they add the 100-400LII, it would be the year of the lens.

Exactly - those two excellent wide zooms aren't bad for half a year.

 

[tron]

So next are coming: 400 5.6L IS, 100-400 4.5 5.6 L IS II, 35mm 1.4L II, 16-35 2.8L III, 14-24 2.8L, 135 2L IS, Unicorn L IS, ...