topic Re: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM Discontinued? in EF & RF Lenses

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM Discontinued?

tadeurdo — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 02:06:18 GMT

Is anyone missing the 70200 f4L IS from canon lens lineup website? There was no reason to be discontinued

Re: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM Discontinued?

RobertTheFat — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 11:23:45 GMT

I don't see it either, but B&H apparently still has it.

Re: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM Discontinued?

TCampbell — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 14:57:14 GMT

I don't see it either. I also don't see any info on this floating about on the rumor sites.

A very kind individual recently donated some equipment to my astronomy club -- along with a Canon 60Da, a T1i, and several lenses. The EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM was one of those lenses. It's a very nice lens.

Given the lack of info on the rumor sites and the fact that it's still in stock at the dealers (B&H will usually indicate if a product is "discontinued" but they don't indicate that for this lens) -- I'm guessing it's a website error.

Canon changes their website from time to time and this wouldn't be the first time a product disappeared unintentionally. They've also had the opposite... where a product accidentally "appeared" before it was announced.

Re: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM Discontinued?

ebiggs1 — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 16:41:00 GMT

There is no way Canon would discontinue this lens without a replacement.l No way! It is one of their top sellers.

Re: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM Discontinued?

RobertTheFat — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 23:28:11 GMT

@ebiggs1 wrote:
There is no way Canon would discontinue this lens without a replacement.l No way! It is one of their top sellers.

It also appears that they're down to two versions of the 70-200 f/2.8L. Didn't there use to be three or four (I and II in both IS and non-IS)? Or am I imagining things in my old age?

Re: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM Discontinued?

tadeurdo — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 12:19:58 GMT

Hi Bob, They keep old models few time after replacement. Actually I don't remember the last time I saw the three versions together.