Here's an interesting lens design, that would likely be quite compact. Perhaps a ‘pancake' type zoom for the RF mount in the form of a Canon RF 20-50mm f/4-5.6 IS STM.
I think for such a lens to be desirable, it would definitely have to be extremely small, light and affordable.
More to come…
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It could be a semi pancake if it also is a collapsing design.
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You’re probably right. With the superior image quality were seeing these days, the ability to crop to size means this is a 20-70 or 20-105.
I predict we will see real digital zoom in the next few years where the sensor crops at the upper end. The key is controlling the zoom based on available image quality and how to set the zoom without fussy added control beyond the manual zoom ring.
I have a patent pending invention for this.
I don't think so if the focal length is really 20-50mm. Maybe will be a cheaper STM lens but 20mm is another world from 18mm (28.8mm).
Correction: Canon is bringing us an RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM Macro
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to save on size try can always leave out IS.
F5.6 is less desirable