{"id":153774,"date":"2021-04-27T12:43:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T17:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=153774"},"modified":"2021-04-27T13:49:43","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T18:49:43","slug":"canon-ef-mount-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/canon-ef-mount-future\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s the End of the Road for the EF Mount\u2014Or Is It?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Canon’s increase in discontinued EF Mounts seems alarming. So, how will this affect you, the market, and the future of Canon?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 2018, Canon introduced the RF line. This was their first offering for full-frame mirrorless cameras with a brand-new mount, designed to take advantage of the shorter flange distance created by not needing a reflex mirror. With a set of new cameras and a handful of lenses, many were initially curious about what would become of Canon’s EF camera and lens range. It’s arguably the most popular mount on the planet, with a wide variety of lenses from both Canon and third parties such as Sigma, Tokina, and so on. However, it’s also a dated mount, and there’s only so far you can push lens technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Users initially questioned how long it would take Canon to distance themselves from the EF mount and maybe follow a similar route to Sony\u2019s A-mount. While Sony has said they’ll continue to support the A-mount, the last released A-mount camera was in 2016 (and has since been dropped by retailers). And, it was in 2015 that we last saw an A-mount lens. Since the only recently-released A-mount item being an A-mount to E-mount adapter, we can somewhat say that “Yeah, A-mount is dead.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2019, Canon said they’d take a year from putting resources into the EF range and spend 2019 solely focusing on the RF line. This felt like it was the beginning of the end. However, the EF line still had a pulse. Just when many thought the DSLR was dead and all focus was on mirrorless, Canon released the 1DX III in 2020. Additionally, they also added the C300 MK III<\/a> and C500 MK II<\/a> to their cine line. Both of these cameras housed EF mounts instead of RF like the C70. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The C300 MK III – I love this camera! Image via Canon<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Slowly but surely, we’re increasingly starting to see more and more write-ups from the various photography outlets that another EF lens<\/a> has discontinued. And, as of right now, it\u2019s quite a hefty list. As reported by Inside Imaging<\/a>, it stands at: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discontinued (with original release date):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n