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Canon Germany has just posted a picture of an RF 75-300 on Instagram and stated that it is a f/4-5.6 lens. Looks like non-L. I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere yet. Here's a screenshot. Looks like it's intended for RF-S?

A new Canon tele zoom?

A new Canon tele zoom?
 
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No IS according to all available info... seems strange given that even the most modest kit lenses (f.i. RF 24-50) have IS.
 
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Everything I’ve seen says it’s a repacking of the venerable EF 75-300 f/4-5.6 III complete with no IS and the old DC focusing motor.



curious to see if they’ve replaced any of the glass at all, or if it will have the same chromatic aberration and softness as its 25 year old EF predecessor.
 
Sittatunga said:
JoWinter said:
Canon Germany has just posted a picture of an RF 75-300 on Instagram and stated that it is a f/4-5.6 lens. Looks like non-L. I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere yet.
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https://m.dpreview.com/news/4231777760/canon-announces-rf-75-300mm-4p0-5p6

It's a poverty model that's smaller and lighter and cheaper than the RF 100-400mm IS but it's definitely full-frame. However, Canon's 75-300mm lenses were never as good as their 70-300mm models.
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👍 😜

I'll stick with my old EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM with EF/RF adapter.

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AbuMahendra said:
Is it f/5.6 by 100mm? 🙄
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According to The Digital Picture, the maximum aperture by focus length of the EF 75-300 f/4-5.6 III is:

75-94mm = f/4.0
95-139mm = f/5.0
140-239mm = f/5.0
240-300mm = f/5.6

But the EF lens has a reputation for rather severe color fringing, especially so with a APSC sensor, which makes it even more strange that this RF lens is being marketed primarily as a kit lens for the cheaper APSC R cameras.
 
GrunRad said:
AbuMahendra said:
Is it f/5.6 by 100mm? 🙄
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According to The Digital Picture, the maximum aperture by focus length of the EF 75-300 f/4-5.6 III is:

75-94mm = f/4.0
95-139mm = f/5.0
140-239mm = f/5.0
240-300mm = f/5.6

But the EF lens has a reputation for rather severe color fringing, especially so with a APSC sensor, which makes it even more strange that this RF lens is being marketed primarily as a kit lens for the cheaper APSC R cameras.
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I suspect this lens will live quietly in the shadows and only be sold in cheap bundles. People who are actually shopping for a long lens would probably do some research and buy better alternatives.
 
Sittatunga said:
JoWinter said:
Canon Germany has just posted a picture of an RF 75-300 on Instagram and stated that it is a f/4-5.6 lens. Looks like non-L. I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere yet.
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https://m.dpreview.com/news/4231777760/canon-announces-rf-75-300mm-4p0-5p6

It's a poverty model that's smaller and lighter and cheaper than the RF 100-400mm IS but it's definitely full-frame. However, Canon's 75-300mm lenses were never as good as their 70-300mm models.
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Right. And even the shorter 55-250 STM was much preferred to the 75-300 models (by crop users).

A friend of mine had the 75-300 USM III version of the lens, and I tried it out on BIFs (fishing eagles) back with a crop DSLR and it was dog slow. I hope it's faster on the R bodies!

I do see a sizeable market for this lens (just like the old one had). It's just not OUR market. ;-)

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So far there are some youtube reviews by camera retailers in UK/Europe

This Spanish review describes it as "quite sharp" (according to the subtitles at 5:20) although it still has chromatic aberration :



Or perhaps we're remembering the EF 75-300mm incorrectly? Christopher Frost actually mentions good centre and corner sharpness at 75mm and 150mm when he reviewed the EF 75-300mm iii
 
I had the EF version a few years back when I brought my first DSLR. its actually pretty decent at wider focal lengths but becomes quite soft beyond 200mm on pixel dense crop sensors, its not as bad when used a lower pixel full frame Cameras like 5d or 6d.

Clearly this lens is going to bundled with Entry level Cameras and gives Canon a cheap lens to sell/bundle with Cameras in Emerging markets with Pretty much Zero R&D costs. its great for Canon but not so much for consumers who would be better buying a Used EF- 70-300 or EFS 55-250 for similar money.
 
Based on the "economy class" 28-70 and 16-28 f/2.8 lenses, I started to think Canon is going to be making sensible lenses which non-pro people (well at least I) need, but they go all out and release this ?

At least the price is inoffensive. In UK the pre-order price is £289 !!!

I was hoping Canon would make an RF version of the EF 70-300 f/4-5.6 IS USM II. I guess I still have some use for the EF-RF adapter.

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Might as well buy a used EF 75-300 for under 40£.

IS has been well overhyped for over a decade now, it is not the be all and end all, and still adds significant cost to a lens.
 
John Crowe said:
Might as well buy a used EF 75-300 for under 40£.

IS has been well overhyped for over a decade now, it is not the be all and end all, and still adds significant cost to a lens.
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I agree with you about IS, but if there's a place where it's good to have is at telephoto. Makes even more sense at slow telephoto. Omission here is a head-scratcher.
 
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AbuMahendra said:
John Crowe said:
Might as well buy a used EF 75-300 for under 40£.

IS has been well overhyped for over a decade now, it is not the be all and end all, and still adds significant cost to a lens.
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I agree with you about IS, but if there's a place where it's good to have is at telephoto. Makes even more sense at slow telephoto. Omission here is a head-scratcher.
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It's the price you pay for a smallish very cheap lens.
 
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