Canon RF 100-300mm f/2.8L IS USM next from Canon

[entoman]

Press Association might just regret switching to Sony after this "announcement"...

 

[Hector1970]

Strangely doesn’t excite me. I’m happy enough with a 70-200 or using my 300mm. The 300mm 2.8 II I’d consider my best lens. Better than the 600 F4 II. It’s great with an extender. I’m happy with the RF 100-500mm too. A great all round lens. Maybe if the price was half that price it might interest me. It just seems quite excessive as a price. If it had a 1.4 extender built in it would be closer to understandable. I’m sure it’s possible to get a better image quality than the current 300mm 2.8 but it’s hard to imagine. It’s perfection for me.

 

[Maximilian]

Think I just found the cure for G.A.S.

For how long?

 

[BroderLund]

Damn. 50% pricier than I would have expected

 

[Maximilian]

Sounds like a great lens.
I'll wait for the rest of the spec list until I make my personal conclusion.
One decision is clear:
Not enough money, not enough kidneys to get one

 

[entoman]

I already feared that the hood would not be included with the lens. At one point started selling its 1D cameras without an AC adapter. So one day they might have the idea not to include the hood to bring down the price.

Bringing down the price isn't Canon's objective. The whole idea is to get you to part with as much of your money as possible. Even at 10K with hood, Canon will sell ship loads of this lens.

 

[davidespinosa]

Hard choices: RF 100-400, or the hood for this one. Hmmm...

Also, the 400/2.8 is only $12k:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1634484-REG/canon_5053c002_rf_400mm_f_2_8l_is.html

 

[ncvarsity3]

This is kind of cool. I\'m still hoping for a RF 200-500 f4 L IS USM w/ a built-in 1.4x though.

 

[frankchn]

I'll be very surprised if it's an internal zoom - AFAIK all RF tele-zooms so far have been extending zooms. I also doubt very much that extenders will work at the short end. Hope I'm wrong. As for weight and size, I'll lay odds it'll be shorter and lighter than the EF300/2.8.

The EF 200-400L is internal zoom, and I suspect this, being a supertele, will be internal zoom as well.

 

[AccipiterQ]

JUST HOOK IT TO MY VEEEEINS

 

[Bonich]

Holy moly, this would be absolutely game changing...for your wallet.

It is a bargain compared to the Nikon Noct, and it offers
- IS
- zoom
- even AF

 

[AccipiterQ]

Seriously though...I love love love my old EF 70-200, it's my favorite lens, but I can't count how many times I wish I had an extra 100 on the end, especially for sporting events. On the other hand, I think I've wanted to go wider than 70 maybe....twice, ever, when I've selected the 70-200 for whatever thing it is I'm shooting that day.

 

[Bonich]

$650 for a lens hood? Doesn't it just contain air?

Switch to Leica to get some respect about money.

 

[Bonich]

I'll be very surprised if it's an internal zoom - AFAIK all RF tele-zooms so far have been extending zooms. I also doubt very much that extenders will work at the short end. Hope I'm wrong. As for weight and size, I'll lay odds it'll be shorter and lighter than the EF300/2.8.

All wrong!
Check the 200-400.

 

[Bonich]

Seriously though...I love love love my old EF 70-200, it's my favorite lens, but I can't count how many times I wish I had an extra 100 on the end, especially for sporting events. On the other hand, I think I've wanted to go wider than 70 maybe....twice, ever, when I've selected the 70-200 for whatever thing it is I'm shooting that day.

you are the guy for 60-600 ;-(

 

[Bonich]

Hard choices: RF 100-400, or the hood for this one. Hmmm...

Also, the 400/2.8 is only $12k:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1634484-REG/canon_5053c002_rf_400mm_f_2_8l_is.html

Take the hood of the RF 100-400 as an alternative!

 

[entoman]

The EF 200-400L is internal zoom, and I suspect this, being a super-tele, will be internal zoom as well.

EF traditionally had both types of zoom operation.

All of the big white RF models so far are extending zooms:

RF 70-200/2.8
RF 70-200/4
RF 100-500/4.5-7.1

It's certainly possible that internal zooming models could be launched (personally I prefer internal zoom and internal focus), but the trend is definitely towards extending zooms. Time will tell.

I definitely believe that a 200-500 with built-in TC is on the cards, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if Canon go one better, and bang out a 200-600 with built-in TC, as it would appeal strongly to bird photographers - and there are *plenty* of them with enough money and enthusiasm to fork out whatever such a lens would cost.

 

[Nemorino]

All wrong!
Check the 200-400.

He is talking about RF tele zooms.

edit:
I've been to late

 

[neuroanatomist]

All wrong!
Check the 200-400.

Read more carefully.

 

[TonyG]

That is one expensive 35... I mean 100-300.
All that is missing is a wide 12-24 2.8 to combine together and make megatrons super ultimate 2.8 pentanity devastator of lenses!