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There has been a ton of talk for probably a year now about an RF 200-500mm f/4L IS USM, and in more recent months, there has also been talking of a lens that would “cannibalize sales of an existing RF lens,” but that wouldn’t be the aforementioned f/4L “big white.” As that lens will cost five figures.
There are now more hints that it will be some kind of an internal zoom RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM that will be faster than f/7.1. A lot of shooters prefer internal zoom lenses, and a zoom range similar to 100-500 would do extremely well.
We now have two RF 70-200 f/2.8 variants to choose from, one for people who want a small size and one for people who want a shorter throw internal zoom for a consistent feel when shooting.
There has likely been a lot of crossover in information about these 500mm zoom lenses, and we hope that things will clear up soon. I do think we’ll get some lens announcements for CP+, even if we don’t get the EOS R6 Mark III announcement before then.
Coincidentally (or not), Richard has posted a patent application in which a Canon RF 125-500mm F5-6.3L IS is listed as one of the embodiments.
Patents, at times, can lead in advance of lenses. When Canon delays the project, the patent will still go through based on Canon’s original timeline, but it’s not often.
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