Does Canon need to add a silver ring 70-200?

[JoeTheSnowPlowGuy]

Does Canon need to add a variable aperture, something like 4.5/5.6 to 6.3/7.1 in a 70-200 focal length? The silver ring RF lenses seem to produce very respectable results. Would you buy one? What about constant aperture at something like 5.6?

 

[ctitanic]

No that I'll buy it but more lenses in the market will help the R system and will drive the price down which is a good thing.

 

[MrSparks999]

Not sure if they would make one, they already have 2 x 70-200mm lenses in the range.

 

[JoeTheSnowPlowGuy]

They’re both L lenses. They made the 100-400 RF that sort of does a lot of what the 100-500 L does. A medium telephoto zoom for the RF series would probably be a big seller. I suppose an argument could be made that their 70-200 F/4 at ~$1500 would be too close to the price of a non L variable aperture?

 

[MrSparks999]

If they could do one for half the prices of the F4L, there would probably be a market for it

 

[Hutch]

Why limit it to 70-200m when the silver ring 24-240mm f/4.0-6.3 has a wider range and is more than respectable.

 

[JoeTheSnowPlowGuy]

That’s a good point. It would have to be a constant aperture at 5.6 or 6.3 to make sense.

 

[JustUs7]

That’s a good point. It would have to be a constant aperture at 5.6 or 6.3 to make sense.

The 24-240 is a constant f/6.3 from 105-240. F/5.6 from around 70-105 if memory serves.