The Canon RF 200-500mm f/4L IS USM has been rumoured for some time now, and it is definitely in the pipeline. This will be the RF replacement for the highly-regarded EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM 1.4x. There will not be a built-in teleconverter in the RF version, which will help reduce weight, size and complexity, sadly its omission won’t reduce the price.
We have been told that the Canon RF 200-500mm f/4L IS USM will be announced in Q4 of 2023 with a price tag of $15,999 USD. The Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM 1.4x was announced in May 2013 for a price of $11,799 USD. If you use one of those inflation calculators, the price of the 200-500 is pretty much the same in today’s dollars, which doesn’t make it any less painful.
Canon is still having issues meeting demand for certain lenses, such as the RF 135mm f/1.8L IS USM and RF 100-300mm f/2.8L IS USM. These production issues don’t seem to be delaying announcements, but they’re definitely frustrating potential customers.
The image associated with this post is the Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM 1.4x
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