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An RF 100-300 2.8 lens...

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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · An RF 100-300 2.8 lens...

So this is Canon's next lens? I'm sure there will be 3D printed hoods considerably cheaper then $650

Jim
https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-rf-100-300mm-f-2-8l-is-usm-next-from-canon/

Apr 13, 2023 at 11:14 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · An RF 100-300 2.8 lens...

$10k, wow!

Apr 13, 2023 at 11:39 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · An RF 100-300 2.8 lens...

wow - $9.5k price is pretty steep for a 300mm lens. But I can see it being a popular 200-600mm f5.6 for wildlife.

Apr 13, 2023 at 11:40 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · An RF 100-300 2.8 lens...

seems like a really weird lens offering with a really weird price

unless it's sub 4lbs, I don't know who would buy it

the 70-200 or current 300 are probably more than sufficient

a 300 III (RF version) with reduced weight and built in 1.4x seemed like a much more appealing option at that price point

Apr 13, 2023 at 12:28 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · An RF 100-300 2.8 lens...

10G? Looks like I will keep using my adapted Sigma 120-300 OS Sport.

Apr 13, 2023 at 12:30 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · An RF 100-300 2.8 lens...

$650 for the hood? My 600mm f4 I think is cheaper and much larger. Is this a new selling strategy with the lens hood not included?

Apr 13, 2023 at 12:54 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · An RF 100-300 2.8 lens...

RKnecht wrote:
10G? Looks like I will keep using my adapted Sigma 120-300 OS Sport.

The fact that Canon keeps Sigma and others from offering RF at more reasonable prices is annoying. This lens with a 1.4tc built-in would be more desirable at that price.

Apr 13, 2023 at 01:05 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · An RF 100-300 2.8 lens...

RKnecht wrote:
10G? Looks like I will keep using my adapted Sigma 120-300 OS Sport.

I used a friend's 120-300 OS a few yrs ago, and while it was heavy, the iq was very good wide open, and not bad at all with a 1.4x, so I can see Canon coming out with something similar.
Jim

Apr 13, 2023 at 01:08 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · An RF 100-300 2.8 lens...

I'm not surprised at $10k. But I would have guessed 8k, about twice the Sigma offering.

But I suppose with the ef 300 2.8 being like $6k, you'd expect the RF version at 8k. So a zoom for $10k is where you end up. :/

Brian

Apr 13, 2023 at 02:03 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · An RF 100-300 2.8 lens...

It would be a great lens for indoor/gym sports, but didn't Nikon just release a $9k 100-300? I don't see an individual spending $10k, maybe an organization like Getty/ESPN/etc. but who wants to piss away $6k for no reason? The Sigma 100-300 still reigns supreme in quality and cost, and it adapts perfectly.

Apr 13, 2023 at 02:41 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · An RF 100-300 2.8 lens...

JRobertson wrote:
It would be a great lens for indoor/gym sports, but didn't Nikon just release a $9k 100-300? I don't see an individual spending $10k, maybe an organization like Getty/ESPN/etc. but who wants to piss away $6k for no reason? The Sigma 100-300 still reigns supreme in quality and cost, and it adapts perfectly.

I use the Sigma with my R3 and get great results. It was having weird issues when stopped down or when using a 1.4TC, but the recent R3 firmware update fixed that. Focus isnt the fastest, but it does the job if you know how to deal with it.

Apr 13, 2023 at 02:48 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · An RF 100-300 2.8 lens...

5 figure Big Whites aren't exactly a surprise, especially today. They're made for people are organizations with very deep pockets. Always have been.

Apr 13, 2023 at 02:57 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · An RF 100-300 2.8 lens...

Uarctos wrote:
$650 for the hood? My 600mm f4 I think is cheaper and much larger. Is this a new selling strategy with the lens hood not included?

All L lenses have a hood (and cap) included, and always had. Doesn't mean that they're not offered for purchase separately, as spares, because they do tend to get lost. Comparatively, replacement Canon hoods have been cheaper than equivalent Sony hoods. I think you're prematurely alarmed about the wrong aspect of this rumor.

Apr 13, 2023 at 04:46 PM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · An RF 100-300 2.8 lens...

nmerc_photos wrote:
seems like a really weird lens offering with a really weird price

unless it's sub 4lbs, I don't know who would buy it

the 70-200 or current 300 are probably more than sufficient

a 300 III (RF version) with reduced weight and built in 1.4x seemed like a much more appealing option at that price point

What?! The Sigma 120-300 f/2.8 is a very popular lens among photojournalists and sports photography community. 70-200 'aint the same thing and a fixed 300 prime also 'aint the same thing, at all. Ditto the 200-400 f/4 has been popular for a long time and if you stick the 1.4 converter on the end, you get actually 150-400 f/4.

This is literally a perfect lens for shooting the far court in basketball and most indoor athletics. A little short for field sports natively but could easily add a 1.4x for 150-400 or 2x for 200-600 f/5.6 and pair with a 70-200 for near action.

Every professional sports photographer in the world shooting Canon would order this lens immediately. It's a ridiculously logical offering.

Apr 13, 2023 at 05:11 PM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · An RF 100-300 2.8 lens...

JRobertson wrote:
It would be a great lens for indoor/gym sports, but didn't Nikon just release a $9k 100-300? I don't see an individual spending $10k, maybe an organization like Getty/ESPN/etc. but who wants to piss away $6k for no reason? The Sigma 100-300 still reigns supreme in quality and cost, and it adapts perfectly.

Plenty of individuals own the 200-400 which is the exact same lens except can't be used for indoor sports nearly as well (200 is a bit long at the wide end of your zoom range for most indoor sports). If Canon had managed a 0.7x converter for that lens they could have easily sold it for 4k to that community.

Apr 13, 2023 at 05:16 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · An RF 100-300 2.8 lens...

If it has a built in TC it will be a much easier sell....

Apr 13, 2023 at 06:50 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · An RF 100-300 2.8 lens...

No surprises here nikon has one, it's $9500 and backordered. Like lots of high priced gear.

Sorry to see the sigma recently discontinued. A relative bargain at $3600, but not as sharp as the 300/2.8 sigma in the (2008?) pop photo test. Still supposed to be a good lens though. Probably not too hard to get used?

Apr 13, 2023 at 07:36 PM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · An RF 100-300 2.8 lens...

Many, many people have wondered for well over a decade why Canon did not make one. Or at least a 120-300 2.8 to compete with Sigma.
It's not weird if they make one. It'll be weird they waited so long.

Maybe they'll even make a 300-800 5.6.

nmerc_photos wrote:
seems like a really weird lens offering with a really weird price

unless it's sub 4lbs, I don't know who would buy it

the 70-200 or current 300 are probably more than sufficient

a 300 III (RF version) with reduced weight and built in 1.4x seemed like a much more appealing option at that price point

Apr 13, 2023 at 08:40 PM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · An RF 100-300 2.8 lens...

That's obviously an erroneous zero at the end of the rumored lens hood price, right? Canon must be high if true, or they just know their user base are flush with cash and too scared to try another system to get away from this level of predatory pricing. It's clear to me that long-time Canon shooters suffer from Stockholm Syndrome and Canon knows it. My R5 has some impressive image quality, but I grow increasingly concerned that I've signed myself up for disappointment and exploitation.

Thank goodness I have absolutely no need for this lens or its $650 replacement ring of plastic.

Apr 13, 2023 at 08:52 PM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · An RF 100-300 2.8 lens...

The lens hoods are very low volume since most people don't lose/break them or need a shorter version for those with an option.

EBH

Apr 13, 2023 at 08:56 PM

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