Two new super-telephotos from Canon
Posted on October 19, 2007 by Mark
Canon have announced two very nice sounding super-telephoto lenses that are currently in development: the Canon EF200mm f/2L IS USM and EF800mm f/5.6L IS USM, both of which are ‘L’ lenses featuring Image Stabilization and top-notch build quality.
I think the 800mm is going to be way out of my price range, but I’ll be interested to see what the 200mm costs. I’ve been considering the 200mm f/2.8L for the last year or so (I never rush into purchases), but I find the smilarity to the 70-200mm f/2.8L too close to make it an easy decision. I tend to prefer prime lenses because they’re lighter, and this is why I have held of getting either of these two lenses in the past. So I’ll be interested to see if these lenses are ever released for sale.
From the press release:
CANON U.S.A. TO EXHIBIT TWO NEW TELEPHOTO LENSES UNDER DEVELOPMENT AT PHOTOPLUS EXPO
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., October 15, 2007 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced the development of two all-new telephoto lenses for use with its EOS SLR cameras: the EF200mm f/2L IS USM and the EF800mm f/5.6L IS USM. The Company will exhibit prototypes of the new lenses at PhotoPlus Expo, October 18 to 20.
The new Canon EF200mm f/2L IS USM and EF800mm f/5.6L IS USM, both of which are L (luxury)-series lenses incorporating a high-performance Image Stabilizer, feature optical systems utilizing special optical materials such as fluorite to correct chromatic aberrations, making possible high-resolution, high-contrast shooting performance.
The Canon EF200mm f/2L IS USM, targeting users who seek a brighter lens for portraiture and indoor sports photography, realizes a large aperture of f/2. The EF800mm f/5.6L IS USM, expected to deliver telephoto performance surpassing the current top-of-the-line EF600mm f/4L IS USM super telephoto lens, is being developed in response to requests from users working in the fields of sports and news photography who are looking for a high-performance lens that offers a longer focal length.
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As these new lenses are currently under development, pricing and availability information is not yet available.
So I wonder what these beauties are going to ship for?!
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They need to bring out a super telescope!