1. 200-400mm f/4L IS USM
That's right, my first lens in a zoom telephoto to super-telephoto. I enjoy shooting wildlife quite a bit, but don't always have the reach I want with a 300mm lens. (Personal note: You really have to admire a friend who loans you his 300mm f/2.8L lens for an entire weekend. Thanks Jeremy!) But if I had a 400mm lens, that would often be too long. So what I really want is this zoom lens to pair with my reasonably sharp 70-200mm lens. I know that Canon makes a zoom lens in this range (100-400mm), but from the various reviews I have read it's not an incredibly sharp lens on high resolution cameras and I'm also not a fan of the zoom style of this particular lens. I prefer lenses, especially long lenses that beg to be taken outside into harsh environments, to be weather sealed as much as possible. If Canon were to produce a lens that was at least the equal of the Nikon 200-400 f/4 zoom, I would be very happy and would definitely find a way to own one.
2. 14-24mm f/2.8L USM
This is another lens that Nikon users have, that we in the Canon camp are left without. True, we have the 16-35, which is probably wide enough for almost every application, but I would really like to see a Canon version of this lens. Every review that has ever been written about the Nikon lens mentions the sharpness and compares the lens to the equivalent primes. In the Canon world, many reviews talk about the dissatisfaction of the wide angle lenses and from my use of Canon wide-angles, I would concur. If Canon would produce this lens, I would definitely add it to my bag without hesitation.
So, some people may ask, "If you want those two lenses, why don't you just switch to Nikon?" Well, the truth is I like Canon cameras and while they no longer have the highest resolution camera on the market, they do make an incredibly high resolution pro-sumer camera. Truthfully, the real story is that I've never really used a Nikon camera extensively as I've always used a Canon camera ever since my first SLR. It's primarily because of that reason that I have stuck with Canon and now I choose to complain about the lenses I wish Canon would make. I don't really consider these lenses impossible, especially given the fact that there are equivalent lenses currently produced by Nikon. So here's to continuing to hope for the next Canon lens to be one on my list. Anyone else have a Canon lens wish list?
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