Canon RF 14-35mm f/4L IS In Stock At Canon Store

Canon RF 14-35mm f/4L IS
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Not easy to find the Canon RF 14-35mm f/4L IS lens. The Canon Store now has it in stock.

At a glance:

  • RF-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
  • Aperture Range: f/4 to f/22
  • Three UD Elements
  • Three Aspherical Elements
  • Air-Sphere and Fluorine Coatings
  • Nano USM AF System
  • Optical Image Stabilizer
  • Customizable Control Ring
  • Rounded 9-Blade Diaphragm

The Canon Store has the recently announced RF 14-35mm f/4L IS in stock and ready to ship at $1,699. Do you want this lens? Then act fast.

World-wide links (good luck):

[shoplist 66574]

Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 Sells for Whooping $580000 At Auction

Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6
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You wanted this lens and have more than a half of a million US Dollars? Sorry, you are too late.

At a glance:

  • Focal Length & Maximum Aperture 1200mm f/5.6
  • Lens Construction 13 elements in 10 groups
  • Diagonal Angle of View 2° 05′
  • Focus Adjustment Inner focusing system with USM
  • Closest Focusing Distance 14m / 45.9 ft.
  • Filter Size 48mm Drop-In
  • Max. Diameter x Length, Weight 9.0 x 32.9, 36.4 lbs. / 228.0 x 836.0mm, 16,500g

The Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 was sold for $580,000 at Wetzlar Camera Auctions:

Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM, 1997 – the world’s largest interchangeable SLR autofocus lens, in terms of both focal length and maximum aperture – available on special order only, each lens was produced after it was actually sold – the annual production volume was approximately two lenses, each lens took more than a year to be built, due to the time required growing its massive fluorite crystals – only very few specimens are known to exist today – offered for sale at our coming auction on October 09th 2021 in Wetzlar!

If you are rich and have money to throw away, why not purchase a Leica camera? They have a Sony sensor and everyone will know you have more bucks than you need.

Canon Announces A Black Color Version Of The PowerShot Zoom

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Remember the Canon PowerShot Zoom? Canon’s concept camera with a 100-400mm optical zoom? Here is a black color version, but I guess only for the Asia market.

PowerShot Zoom at a glance:

  • 12.1MP CMOS Sensor
  • 100-400mm Equivalent Optical Zoom
  • One-Touch Switchable Zoom
  • Full HD 1080p Video at 30 fps
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 2.36m-Dot Electronic Viewfinder
  • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Connectivity
  • 2x Digital Zoom, 800mm Equivalent
  • USB Type-C Port, microSD Card Slot

The black color Canon PowerShot Zoom will be available in December 2021. This seems to be for the Asian X-mas business. Canon PowerShot Zoom coverage is listed here.

[via asobinet.com]

It Seems Canon Is Discontinuing EF/EF-S Lenses One After The Other

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Canon appears to be rather active in discontinuing their EF and EF-S lenses at fast speed. Latest reports state that more lenses have been retired.

asobinet.com reports a tweet by photographer Kimio Tanaka, stating that Canon is discontinuing EF and EF-S lenses (machine translated):

CANON’s EF / EF-S lenses for SLR cameras are “low in stock” and “discontinued” at a tremendous speed (that is, production has been discontinued, and the rest is only in market stock).
Currently, about 70 are “on sale”, but about 25 of them are treated as discons. I don’t want to think of a single-lens reflex camera as a light in front of the wind, but the remaining expectation is PENTAX. I want you to do your best.

Nozomi Tanaka (@thisistanaka) October 12, 2021

The EF 40mm F2.8 and EF 85mm F1.2L II show up as discontinued, according to asobinet.com (the latter is not in stock at B&H). it seems Canon’s stock of EF and EF-S lenses is shrinking pretty quickly. The future is the RF mount, that seems ascertained.

Canon Adds The RF 5.2mm f/2.8L Dual Fisheye To List Of Gear With Supply Issues

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Canon added the recently announced RF 5.2mm f/2.8L dual fisheye lens to the list of gear with supply issues.

Here is the full list:

We have received more orders than expected for each of the following products, and it will take some time before delivery.

We thank you for your many orders and apologize for any inconvenience caused to our customers. Thank you kindly look forward for your understanding.

[Applicable products]

・ RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 IS USM

・ RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM

・ RF400mm F2.8 L IS USM

・ RF600mm F4 L IS USM

・ Ring type tripod mount E (B)

・ RF14-35mm F4 L IS USM

・ EOS R3

・ Eye cup ER-h

・ Eye cup ER-hE

・ Strap ER-L1

・ RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM

・ RF16mm F2.8 STM

・ Lens hood EW-65C

・ Multi-accessory shoe adapter AD-E1

・ Speedlight transmitter ST-E10

・ Multi-accessory shoe directional stereo microphone DM-E1D

・ Multi-accessory shoe Smartphone link adapter AD-P1

・ RF5.2mm F2.8 L DUAL FISHEYE

Canon RF 5.2mm f/2.8L Dual Fisheye Lens Available For Preorder ($1999)

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In case you are looking to produce some fancy VR videos, here is the lens for you: the Canon RF 5.2mm f/2.8L Dual Fisheye.

At a glance:

  • RF-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
  • Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/16
  • Captures Stereoscopic 3D 180° VR imagery
  • Two Ultra-Low Dispersion Elements
  • Super-Spectra & Sub-Wavelength Coatings
  • Fluorine Coating
  • Weather-Sealed Construction
  • 7-Blade Diaphragm

You can preorder the Canon RF 5.2mm f/2.8L Dual Fisheye at $1,999: B&H Photo and Adorama. World-wide preorders: [shoplist 67558]

Canon RF 5.2mm f/2.8L hands-on videos can be found here.

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