The first Canon RF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM shipment appears to have been delayed

bbasiaga · Dec 8, 2020

I'm anxiously awaiting reviews of this one. Its one of the few RF lenses that has me, a hobbyist, interested in an upgrade over the EF stuff i already have.

-Brian

marathonman · Dec 8, 2020

Deliveries by Santa are *******!

twoheadedboy · Dec 8, 2020

Are people really getting their RF 50mm f/1.8's shipped? I ordered mine the 1st day it became available and I've heard nothing, plus IIRC it originally said Dec 4th and now it doesn't list a date.

YuengLinger · Dec 8, 2020

marathonman said:
Deliveries by Santa are *******!

He has been banned from most areas in Europe and the USA after being classified as a "Super Spreader." He and his elves have refused the vaccine. Source: CNN

seismichippo · Dec 8, 2020

twoheadedboy said:
Are people really getting their RF 50mm f/1.8's shipped? I ordered mine the 1st day it became available and I've heard nothing, plus IIRC it originally said Dec 4th and now it doesn't list a date.

FWIW, B&H charged my card yesterday and I had pre-ordered on the first day. Status is listed as "Order in Progress" as of this morning.

WriteLight · Dec 8, 2020

seismichippo said:
FWIW, B&H charged my card yesterday and I had pre-ordered on the first day. Status is listed as "Order in Progress" as of this morning.

Same with me. Lens hood looks like it's still on pre-order.

marathonman · Dec 8, 2020

WriteLight said:
Same with me. Lens hood looks like it's still on pre-order.

Better that way around than they send you the lens hood and leave you waiting until mid February for a lens to model it on ;-)

JordanCS13 · Dec 8, 2020

I really hope this is a cautious estimate, and in reality they will ship sooner.

GrunRad · Dec 8, 2020

twoheadedboy said:
Are people really getting their RF 50mm f/1.8's shipped? I ordered mine the 1st day it became available and I've heard nothing, plus IIRC it originally said Dec 4th and now it doesn't list a date.

Pre-ordered when announced and received mine on Dec 7th (this is in Austria - most major outlets in Europe seem to have them on stock since Dec 4/5).

Bert63 · Dec 8, 2020

A delay from Canon? On an RF part? Impossible.

I recently ordered and received the RF 70-200L f2.8 (great deal BTW and everything I hoped it would be) and it showed up virtually overnight. Of course, it's been out for over a year so...

I was considering the 100-500L but seeing as how well my 100-400L II and 1.4X III perform I couldn't see the point.

VegasCameraGuy · Dec 9, 2020

Canon Rumors Guy said:
Continue reading...

I don't know if it matters but there is a factory in Japan that burned and will be 6 months rebuilding it. Apparently, they make parts for Canon, Sony, and Nikon. The story said that the factory would likely cause shipping delays for camera manufacturers and possibly lenses also?

fabao · Dec 9, 2020

In the meantime, still waiting for the 100-500 to become available...

Exploreshootshare · Dec 9, 2020

I really wish Canon would handle this situation like Apple does. They postponed the iPhone presentation (even though their September date is almost kind of a tradition) in order to have the iPhones available to preorder and being shipped within days after the presentation. That's the way to go!

Canons way, there are just so many unhappy people...

BirdDudeJosh · Dec 9, 2020

Preordered the 50mm from B&H om the first day and I should have it tomorrow. Forgot to order the hood.

Still waiting on the RF 600 and RF 800 hoods that I have had on order since the end of July.

EOS 4 Life · Dec 9, 2020

B and H is *******!

GreenViper · Dec 9, 2020

RE Japanese factory fire - the pending shortage is for ADC audio chips so impact is cameras not lenses and for other audio equipment manufacturers too

Andy Westwood · Dec 9, 2020

The EF 70-200 f/4 was my first white lens way back. I am going to stick with adapting my EF f2.8 version for now. I do fancy an RF 50mm f/1.8 but however, not a sight of one in the UK as of yet.

twoheadedboy · Dec 9, 2020

Finally got the shipping notification on the RF 50mm f/1.8 today, so that's great!

GooberGrape · Dec 9, 2020

twoheadedboy said:
Are people really getting their RF 50mm f/1.8's shipped? I ordered mine the 1st day it became available and I've heard nothing, plus IIRC it originally said Dec 4th and now it doesn't list a date.

Yeah I get mine from B&H tomorrow.