New tele lenses from Canon!

News came out from Canon that they "Will Exhibit Prototypes Of Two New Telephoto Lenses Under Development,"EF500mm F4L IS II USM" "EF600mm F4L IS II USM" At Photokina, 2010"

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., August 27, 2010 – "Canon Inc. today announced the development of two new telephoto lenses, EF500mm F4L IS II USM and EF600mm F4L IS II USM for use with all EOS single-lens reflex cameras. Canon Inc. will exhibit prototypes of these new lenses at Photokina, being held in the city of Cologne, Germany from September 21 to 26.

Both EF500mm f/4L IS II USM and EF600mm f/4L IS II USM have been developed as luxury lenses having high-performance Image Stabilization. These lenses are designed to help produce high-quality images with high levels of resolution and contrast as well as be lightweight. They will utilize particular optical material such as fluorite lens elements to help minimize chromatic aberration and eliminate color blurring around the edges of the subject.

These two lenses will be the successors of the EF500mm F4L IS USM (Launched in July, 1999) and EF600mm F4L IS USM (Launched in September, 1999) which were highly regarded by professional users. The goals for the development of these two new lenses are high-quality images with higher levels of resolution and contrast at the largest aperture, enhanced dust and water resistance, sufficient for use under challenging conditions such as press photography, sports photography and nature photography.

Canon plans to continue to respond to various needs of professionals and advanced amateurs and enrich the photographic experience with single-lens reflex cameras by expanding its EF lens lineup and seeking improvements in performance."

This press release came direct from Canon's site.

Canon 60D: It's here!

For the full press release click HERE.

Quick specs:

18.0 megapixel CMOS imaging sensor (APS-C size)

5.3 fps;Burst Rate - 58 Large/Fine JPEGs, or 16 RAW images

First EOS camera ever with vari-angle LCD monitor (over 1 million dot resolution)

Full HD 1920x1080 video; manual exposure control, and sound level control possible

Canon Introduces New L-Series EF Lenses

Today, Canon announced new lenses as well as new versions of both the 1.4x and 2x teleconverters.

Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM lens - retail price of $1,400

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM lens - retail price of $1,500

Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens -retail price of $7,000

Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens -retail price of $11,000

Canon Extender EF 1.4x III & Canon Extender EF 2x III - retail price of $500 each

What do I think? I honestly don't know. I don't see myself picking up any of those telephotos, mainly due to them being way out of my budget. If money wasn't an object I would pick up that 300mm f/2.8L II in a heartbeat! I was really hoping for updated versions of the 24-70 f/2.8L and 16-35 f/2.8L myself. The 8-15mm fisheye sounds cool, but I would have to play with one to see if it is really worth it to pay the premium over the standard fisheye lens.

For the whole press release, click on the link below and read up on all the new goodies.

Full Press Release