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There has been a lot of discussion about Canon's RF lineup and certain areas that are in dire need of being addressed. We have been talking to a few people about what Canon has in store for lens announcements over the next 6 months, and we have been told more than once to expect “a lot of new RF & RF-S lenses between now and March”. We received another email just this morning on the same topic.
We expect at least 2 lenses to be announced later this month (Got ahead of myself) in late September and possibly a second lens announcement later in 2023. We haven't yet confirmed which lenses will be announced and when. Sources made it seem like there are a lot just waiting to be announced. We won't pretend to fully understand the how's, why's and when's of product announcements.
February 2024 is also the annual CP+ show in Yokohama, Japan, and Canon loves to show off new goodies on their home turf, a show we also expect Canon to show off a couple of new higher-end cameras.
We have been told to expect between 8-10 new RF/RF-S lenses between now and March of 2024.
…. and yes
“you will finally see those wide angle L prime lenses, so you can shut up soon enough”.
Someone tired of my whining
We don't take it personally.
We do have some confirmations about what's coming, but we aren't able to publish them at this time. As soon as we're able to, we'll let you know.
I would accept f/2.8, a longer focal length, or higher magnification.
I expect it to be higher magnification.
I'm not opposed to getting a larger aperture, but I would like the weight to decrease or stay the same compared to the 180L.
We know the EF 35mm f1.4 II L and the EF 24mm F1.4 II L are on the slate for RF replacements.
Currently, if you want to photograph really small things and small apertures with a disconnected and melted background...the EF 180mm F3.5 L macro is the way to go. An RF version could be a game changer in terms of speed and hand-hold ability.
- 24 mm f 1.4 L
- 35 mm f 1.4 L
- a high end RF-S zoom
- 200-500 mm f 4 L zoomlens
Canon stated that they like to surprise us, so I hope they surprise us with an RF 180 mm L or RF 200 mm L macrolens, and have read (and fullfilled) my wishlist 😉.Will be an interesting time.
I hope i can hold my GAS 😉
from : https://www.canonrumors.com/is-another-f-2-zoom-coming-from-canon-cr2/
Let me just say that, with all the EF lens being around for so many years, buying now a brand new EF lens wouldn't be a great purchase from a cost/benefits point of view...on the used market you find them for 50% to 80% less, and there would be even more sold by people when RF gaps will be closed.
Example (it's not a RF gap, but I can compare as I acquired it exactly 12 months ago), buying an EF 24-70 f2.8 II today is 2.140€ price list on canon website, and between 1.500€ and 1800€ buying from any reputable retail shop.
I paid for it 610€ shipped (in summer you make super good deals on open auctions on eBay!)...so I would not fear reduction of catalogues, out of stock etc, EF lenses will be available for years, or decades, pretty everywhere on used market. Of course they would not get serviced after a certain period (in Europe, if I recall correctly, spare parts must be available at least up to 10 years after discontinuing a product), but if they discontinue the 24-70 today, the service will stop at the same time, regardless if it was bought used or new.
So I wouldn't personally worry about EF discontinuation, I would just consider all EF's as entirely discontinued starting from the day of the last lens was presented, which is 2018 according to Camera Museum.
...new lenses?! C'mon, let's get me my RF 50 f1.4 and finally make me happy ahah! 😍😈 (...sadly, having just sold the 50 Art for the 40 Art, if they really present it, which I'm sure will NOT happen, I'm not going to buy it...and so they probably will really present it, just to slap me in the face!)
Then it will immediately resume for something else... 🤓
The usual advice applies – if you think there's a chance you'll want the lens and getting it as soon as possible is important to you, pre-order the lens as soon as possible after it's announced. You'll have several weeks to change your mind and cancel the preorder, but if you don't preorder early and do want the lens, you may have to wait several months to get it.