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Could a 35mm f/1.2 L be in testing? (pic)

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Z:
This is just a bit of fun, because this is certainly a typo but it's fun to speculate.  I was browsing Jeff Ascough's Canon profile and came across this shot.



EF35mm f/1.2L huh?  :o

Axilrod:
Typo, typo, typo.

Neeneko:
Well, people seem to love the Voigtlander 35mm f/1.2 and I have always felt that Canon could use such a lens in its lineup (esp since so much of its sales come from crop cameras), so it is quite plausible that they have been playing with one.

Marsu42:

--- Quote from: Axilrod on June 20, 2012, 10:25:52 AM ---Typo, typo, typo.

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I think so, too - at ~50mm it's easiest to design fast lenses, but if the focal length gets smaller it'll be quite a hassle to release a f1.2 35mm that's sharp wide open as a L lens should be. Much more likely they'll just add weather sealing to a 35/1.4L, reduce the vignetting and double the price.

RLPhoto:

--- Quote from: Marsu42 on June 20, 2012, 12:12:38 PM ---
--- Quote from: Axilrod on June 20, 2012, 10:25:52 AM ---Typo, typo, typo.

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I think so, too - at ~50mm it's easiest to design fast lenses, but if the focal length gets smaller it'll be quite a hassle to release a f1.2 35mm that's sharp wide open as a L lens should be. Much more likely they'll just add weather sealing to a 35/1.4L, reduce the vignetting and double the price.

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If they'd made a 35mm L II at F1.2 that isnt garbage but usable. Expect A Wicked price tag, and a Very Hefty lens.

I'd buy that for a dollar.  ;D

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