The Canon Rumor Mill Is Working Overtime…
The Canon rumor mill is currently buzzing over the fact that dozens of lenses have disappeared off of Canon's EOS (SLR) Camera Systems website, and are now hiding in the discontinued product archive. I first noticed the missing products while researching Canon's last flagship 35mm film body, the Canon EOS-1v HS, which was also moved to the archive.
Rumors range from the plausible to the utterly absurd; everything from possible price increases going into effect after Canon's current rebates expire on 16-Jan 2010, to the prospect of a full-line refresh of every single EF lens, to reports of the upcoming Canon EOS-1Ds Mark IV having a square sensor, all the way up to Canon getting out of the lens business completely.
I'm selfishly hoping for price increases due to my recent acquisition of a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM and a pile of Canon Speedlite 580EX II units. It would be a kick in the pants for a lens refresh so soon after my purchase. At least my Canon EF 50mm f/1.2 L USM and Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM aren't on the list.
