In Japan, Canon quietly discontinued most of its EF prime lenses. As Kimio Tanaka informed, between January and February 2022, the number of EF prime lenses in production dropped from 21 to only 9. It seems that Canon’s full switch to RF picked up the pace and switched to the next phase. This is perhaps not surprisingly, but Canon has been steadily switching from DSLR bodies and SLR lenses with an EF lens mount to the new RF mount ecosystem. I guess this is a part of camera evolution and the old eventually needs to go and make place for the new. Last month, Canon announced that the EOS 1DX Mark III will be the company’s last DSLR flagship camera – there won’t be a new 1D-series DSLR. Now, Canon quietly discontinued most of its EF prime lenses. Only nine Canon EF prime lenses in production Japanese photographer Kimio Tanaka posted an interesting comparison on his Twitter. It shows the Canon EF prime lenses that were available in Japan in January 2022 versus February 2022. According to his findings, the number of lenses dropped from 21 to 9 in only one month. キヤノン一眼レフカメラ用の交換レンズが、「急加速」で減少していますね。たった一ヶ月の間に、EFマウント・単焦点レンズのラインナップだけを比べてみると、２１本からイッキに９本になっている。左が1月8日（赤丸は在庫僅少）、右が2月10日です。EOS一眼レフ愛用者のぼくとしては悲しい････。 pic.twitter.com/kdgwar3HmL— 田中希美男 (@thisistanaka) February 11, 2022 According to Tanaka, the following nine lenses are still in production in Japan: EF 24mm f/1.4L II USMEF 35mm f/1.4L II USMEF 50mm f/1.2L USMEF 50mm f/1.4 USMEF 50mm f/1.8 STMEF 85mm f/1.4L IS USMEF 85mm f/1.8 USMEF 400mm f/2.8L IS III USMEF 600mm f/4L IS III USM What about Canon...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 15 February, 2022