Canon preps large aperture DSLR telephoto lenses
updated 01:55 pm EDT, Mon October 15, 2007
Canon DSLR Lenses
In advance of the PhotoPlus Expo, Canon today expanded its EF telephoto lens line to include models geared alternately at indoor and outdoor photographers using the company's EOS digital SLRs. The EF200mm f/2L IS USM includes its namesake large aperture of f/2 to adequately focus on a subject in the low light of an indoor environment at long range. This can be extremely useful for both indoor sports or portraits, Canon says. A second model, the EF800mm f/5.6L IS USM, replaces an earlier EF600m f/4L lens and is built for professionals who need high detail at even more extreme distances.
Both lenses center around on-lens image stabilization and also compensate for the chromatic aberrations that often show up at extreme zoom levels or in unfavorable lighting conditions. Canon was not ready to announce definite pricing or release dates for the EF lenses as both were in progress, though both will be shown at PhotoPlus on Thursday and should be released next year.
