Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 IS Telephoto Zoom Lens

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Canon is working on another interesting zoom lens that should be relatively affordable (unfortunately likely over $2K however).

200-800mm is a great range but the F9 on the telephoto lens is going to be problematic for a lot of use cases. Regardless, it's nice to have affordable options with long reach.

 

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Canon has announced this lens: https://www.canon.ca/en/product?nam.../en/products/Lenses/RF-Lenses/Super-Telephoto

Key specifications that stand out to us:

• $1900
• 17 elements in 11 groups including 3 UD elements
• F6.3-9 (this really limits the lens)
• 95mm filter thread
• 5.5 stops IS
• 4.5lbs

We are happy this lens exists, but it's also heavy and has an undesirable F-stop range. That's a reasonable trade off for the price, however.

 

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This lens appears to start shipping in August of 2024.