Some early pricing and new lens images have leaked ahead of the official announcement on July 9, 2020.
UK pricing for four lenses has been confirmed.
- Canon RF 85mm f/2 IS STM Macro £649
- Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM £2,899
- Canon RF 600mm f/11 IS STM £699
- Canon RF 800mm f/11 IS STM £929
As far as USD pricing goes, expect these prices to be very close to USD pricing. Keep in mind that UK pricing includes VAT.
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Comparing some other RF glass between UK and USD the UK price is usually just slightly less than USD (like £2599 vs $2699 for RF70-200)
RF 100 - 500 - Hugely overpriced
RF 600/800 - It was what I expected but I honestly cannot evaluate the price because we simply don´t know what the behaviour of such lenses.
Very negative, the price of the 100-500! For example, the 200-600 F5.6-6.3 is Way cheaper, more luminous and have more zoom. Can´t understand this price...It´s a no good Canon....
EDIT: the more zoom means more reach, the zoom value is the same
Still interested to see what these telephotos are like, even if I won't be buying one.
I m heavily missing the near distance focus option! This is a huge mistake by Canon!
My educated guesses were, very close to these prices for the RF 85 STM, RF 600mm and RF 800mm would be.
Out of these 3, I am most interested in the 85mm (i.e. I can't see myself getting the 600mm or 800mm).
However I had hoped the RF 100-500mm might have been closer to around £/$2300 - because of the smaller aperture.
(But I did realise the 100-500mm was a premium in reach in terms of Canon's EF 100-400mm L IS USM II).
The RF 100-500mm is a lens I would be quite keen on after I pick up a RF 24-105mm f/4. That'll make a good 2 lens travel combination. (y)
The £/$2900 sets the bar high for me finding innovating ways of saving money after I hope put my hard earned cash in to buy a R5.
The good thing is with a EOS R adapter (EF lens on an RF mount) do work well (I've tried it on a friend's and store EOS R).
And I am assured that I will still get a lot of good use out of my EF 70-300mm L for a while. It's been great on my DSLRs.
As we know, extra reach s always welcome. :) The EOS R5 is only a few days away from being announced!! Yay! :love:
PJ
The Canon lens is a 5x zoom while the Sony is just 3x. Quotient matters, not difference. The Sony only has 20% more reach but lacks the very useful 100mm–200mm range at the wide end.
The Canon is a more versatile lens and better for travel and everyday use. The Sony is a better wildlife lens in my opinion. I only read good things about the AF, build and image quality. Its a very solid lens, easily L quality.
RF 85 is not a L lens, while 100-500 is a L lens, and more expensive. The Sony 200-600 is a consumer zoom even though the image quality is very good. I would guess that the build quality of the 100-500 is in another league compared to the Sony 200-600. You are comparing apples to oranges. You can compare the Canon 100-500 to Sony 100-400.