What are the 15 Oldest Canon Lenses? Which Should be Replaced?

It has been a while since we took a look at the oldest Canon lens list and I was wondering what that list was looking like today. Since I was wondering, I thought perhaps some of you might also want to see the list. So, here it is:

Lens ModelYear
1Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Macro Lens Buy1987
2Canon EF 100mm f/2 USM Lens Buy1991
3Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8 Tilt-Shift Lens Buy1991
4Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8 Tilt-Shift Lens Buy1991
5Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM Lens Buy1992
6Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Lens Buy1992
7Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens Buy1993
8Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Lens Buy1993
9Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM Lens Buy1995
10Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM Lens Buy1995
11Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L USM Macro Lens Buy1996
12Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM Lens Buy1996
13Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM Lens Buy1996
14Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM Lens Buy1997
15Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens Buy1998

At 30 years of age, the 50mm macro is older than many in this audience! However, I'm guessing that there is another lens in this list that you would more-prefer to see an update of.

We don’t have any specific inside information on what’s coming down Canon’s development pipeline, but I'm guessing the prospect of an updated EF 50mm f/1.4, 85mm f/1.8, or 135mm f/2 might seem especially enticing to you. Or, perhaps adding IS to the 400mm f/5.6L or 180mm f/3.5L Macro (or any of the other non-IS lenses) sounds appealing to you.

Which lens updates would you most like to see hit the market in the not-so-distant future?

Which of these lenses no longer has a purpose and should simply be discontinued without a replacement?

Posted: 3/3/2017 7:51:20 AM ET   Posted By: Bryan
Posted to: Canon News    
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