Canon Rumors - Your best source for Canon rumors, leaks and gossip Canon Rumors - Your best source for Canon rumors, leaks and gossip Thu, 19 Jan 2023 10:45:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 The Canon RF 135mm f/1.8L IS will be available globally on January 26, 2023 https://www.canonrumors.com/the-canon-rf-135mm-f-1-8l-is-will-be-available-globally-on-january-26-2023/ https://www.canonrumors.com/the-canon-rf-135mm-f-1-8l-is-will-be-available-globally-on-january-26-2023/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2023 10:36:30 +0000 https://www.canonrumors.com/?p=50735 One of the most anticipated lenses for the Canon RF mount is the soon-to-be-shipping Canon RF 135mm f/1.8L IS USM. Initial stock levels we are told will be pretty good, but all preorders likely won't be met from the big retailers. Canon RF 135mm f/1.8L IS USM Canon RF 135mm f/1.8L IS USM $2099 Go [...]

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]]> https://www.canonrumors.com/the-canon-rf-135mm-f-1-8l-is-will-be-available-globally-on-january-26-2023/feed/ 60 Canon officially discontinues the MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-officially-discontinues-the-mp-e-65mm-f-2-8-1-5x-macro/ https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-officially-discontinues-the-mp-e-65mm-f-2-8-1-5x-macro/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2022 05:51:50 +0000 https://www.canonrumors.com/?p=50309 One of Canon's most unique lenses, the MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro has been officially discontinued. These little niche lenses helped set Canon's lens lineup apart from other manufacturers. We're hoping that we see lenses like this in the future for the RF mount. Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro The only native macro for [...]

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]]> https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-officially-discontinues-the-mp-e-65mm-f-2-8-1-5x-macro/feed/ 63 The Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L IS USM II has been officially discontinued https://www.canonrumors.com/the-canon-ef-24mm-f-1-4l-is-usm-ii-has-been-officially-discontinued/ https://www.canonrumors.com/the-canon-ef-24mm-f-1-4l-is-usm-ii-has-been-officially-discontinued/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2022 10:03:21 +0000 https://www.canonrumors.com/?p=50265 Canon continues to discontinue many EF lenses as they move everything over to the RF mount. The latest lens to be discontinued is the Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L USM II. We are hoping that this tells us that Canon will be announcing fast and wide RF L prime lenses in the near future. The Canon [...]

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]]> https://www.canonrumors.com/the-canon-ef-24mm-f-1-4l-is-usm-ii-has-been-officially-discontinued/feed/ 65 A rare Canon FD 24mm f/1.4 S.S.C. Aspherical hits the next Wetzlar Camera Auction with a starting bid of €6,000 https://www.canonrumors.com/a-rare-canon-fd-24mm-f-1-4-s-s-c-aspherical-hits-the-next-wetzlar-camera-auction-with-a-starting-bid-of-e6000/ https://www.canonrumors.com/a-rare-canon-fd-24mm-f-1-4-s-s-c-aspherical-hits-the-next-wetzlar-camera-auction-with-a-starting-bid-of-e6000/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2022 09:36:07 +0000 https://www.canonrumors.com/?p=49492 A rare and highly collectable Canon lens is coming up for auction at the always interesting Wetzler Camera Auctions on October 8, 2022 The lens in question? A Canon FD 24mm f/1.4 S.S.C. Aspherical. This lens was released in 1975 and is pretty rare, no one here has ever seen one. This was the world's [...]

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]]> https://www.canonrumors.com/a-rare-canon-fd-24mm-f-1-4-s-s-c-aspherical-hits-the-next-wetzlar-camera-auction-with-a-starting-bid-of-e6000/feed/ 42 Canon Germany addresses recent Viltrox RF mount lens demands, and it’s a case of patent infrigement https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-germany-addresses-recent-viltrox-rf-mount-lens-demands-and-its-a-case-of-patent-infrigement/ https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-germany-addresses-recent-viltrox-rf-mount-lens-demands-and-its-a-case-of-patent-infrigement/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:11:51 +0000 https://www.canonrumors.com/?p=49017 Last week a bunch of reports hit the web about Viltrox being told to stop producing lenses for the RF mount by Canon. In an exclusive report, German magazine Photografix has received word from Canon Germany about the issue. It looks like it affects autofocus lenses being made for the RF mount and patent infringement. [...]

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]]> https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-germany-addresses-recent-viltrox-rf-mount-lens-demands-and-its-a-case-of-patent-infrigement/feed/ 181 Canon officially announces the RF 24mm f/1.8 Macro IS STM and RF 15-30mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-officially-announces-the-rf-24mm-f-1-8-macro-is-stm-and-rf-15-30mm-f-4-5-6-3-is-stm/ https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-officially-announces-the-rf-24mm-f-1-8-macro-is-stm-and-rf-15-30mm-f-4-5-6-3-is-stm/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2022 11:01:38 +0000 https://www.canonrumors.com/?p=48736 MELVILLE, NY, July 12, 2022 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, announced today the launch of two new RF-Mount lenses, the RF24mm F1.8 Macro IS STM and RF15-30mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM. The lenses are both high-value, compact and lightweight wide-angle additions to the RF-Mount family and pair perfectly with the complete lineup of [...]

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]]> https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-officially-announces-the-rf-24mm-f-1-8-macro-is-stm-and-rf-15-30mm-f-4-5-6-3-is-stm/feed/ 89 The Canon RF 800mm f/5.6L IS and Canon RF 1200mm f/8L IS will be available starting May 26, 2022 https://www.canonrumors.com/the-canon-rf-800mm-f-5-6l-is-and-canon-rf-1200mm-f-8l-is-will-be-available-starting-may-26-2022/ https://www.canonrumors.com/the-canon-rf-800mm-f-5-6l-is-and-canon-rf-1200mm-f-8l-is-will-be-available-starting-may-26-2022/#comments Tue, 17 May 2022 15:56:56 +0000 https://www.canonrumors.com/?p=48395 It looks like Canon will begin shipping the Canon RF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM and Canon RF 1200mm f/8L IS USM on May 26, 2022 in limited quantities, which is likely fine because I imagine these will be purchased in limited quantities. Canon RF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Key Features Outstanding Image Quality, 800mm Super-telephoto [...]

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]]> https://www.canonrumors.com/the-canon-rf-800mm-f-5-6l-is-and-canon-rf-1200mm-f-8l-is-will-be-available-starting-may-26-2022/feed/ 30 Kamlan introduces it’s first full frame lens – available for the RF mount https://www.canonrumors.com/kamlan-introduces-its-first-full-frame-lens-available-for-the-rf-mount/ https://www.canonrumors.com/kamlan-introduces-its-first-full-frame-lens-available-for-the-rf-mount/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2022 17:22:41 +0000 https://www.canonrumors.com/?p=47969 Kamlan has made some interesting APS-C lenses in the past, and now they look to branch out into the full-frame market.  With no electronic connections, it's all manual focus and aperture settings, but you get a 55mm F1.4 lens for usually an excellent bang for the buck if their previous APS-C F 50mm F1.1 is [...]

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]]> https://www.canonrumors.com/kamlan-introduces-its-first-full-frame-lens-available-for-the-rf-mount/feed/ 5 Diving into the Canon RF 1200mm F8L and the Canon RF 800mm F5.6L https://www.canonrumors.com/diving-into-the-canon-rf-1200mm-f8l-and-the-canon-rf-800mm-f5-6l/ https://www.canonrumors.com/diving-into-the-canon-rf-1200mm-f8l-and-the-canon-rf-800mm-f5-6l/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2022 15:34:50 +0000 https://www.canonrumors.com/?p=47939 CanonNews created an article going through the RF 800mm and the RF 1200mm lenses. Like many of you, the sticker shock of 17K and 20K was a surprise to me as well. This article looks into the MTFs and tries to find a good reason to actually spend the extra money.  It really comes down [...]

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]]> https://www.canonrumors.com/diving-into-the-canon-rf-1200mm-f8l-and-the-canon-rf-800mm-f5-6l/feed/ 15 Canon announces the RF 800mm F5.6L IS USM and the RF 1200mm F8L IS USM https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-announces-the-rf-800mm-f5-6l-is-usm-and-the-rf-1200mm-f8l-is-usm/ https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-announces-the-rf-800mm-f5-6l-is-usm-and-the-rf-1200mm-f8l-is-usm/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2022 02:10:29 +0000 https://www.canonrumors.com/?p=47926 Canon officially announces the RF 800mm F5.6L IS USM and the RF 1200mm F8L IS USM, with some eye watering prices of 17K and 20K respectively. Preorder the new Canon Lenses at Adorama Canon's Press Release; Go Long: Canon Introduces the RF800mm F5.6 L IS USM and RF1200mm F8 L IS USM Super-Telephoto Lenses The [...]

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