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Bhargava Srivari
25-05-2011, 10:07 PM
London, UK, 25th May 2011 – Following the announcement of delays to the sales start to the following lenses : EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM, EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM, EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM, EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM and EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM, Canon can now provide an update on the planned start dates for these lenses:

■EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM Late August, 2011
■EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM Late August, 2011
■EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM Late July, 2011
■EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Within 2011*
■EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM Within 2011*
Canon would like to apologise to any customers who have been inconvenienced by these delays.

SOURCE: http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/broadcast/news_events?pageKeyCode=pressreldetail&docId=0901e0248030ca5d

Also, canon filed several patents, out of which, the patent for a 300 f4 L IS II comes as a surprise to many


Cheers


Bhargava