Nokishita has Tweeted a surprising mention for the next RF mount lens from Canon. They claim that a Canon RF 5.2mm f/2.8L is on the way,
If this lens is legit and not a typo, it's likely one heck of a fisheye lens.
This is the first that I've heard of such a lens, and color me intrigued.
More to come…
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Wouldn't it be too short even for a "normal" circular 180° fisheye on fullframe?
(Though there are several variations of optical projections/corrections)
Alright canon we see you
Those Googles, ... do it today with multiple camera arrays. One single shot with a 45MPX sensor facing the zenith can do the job.
Every of those Google, Garmin, Apple, ... cars/rigs bings back terabyte of data day by day to be spherical stitched.
You probably can heat towns withe the power wasted for processing.
This is a professional market worth to be targeted.
This market is selling by far better than i.e. tilt/shift or things like this.
A lens for this use case can cost the price of a car and will be sold.
What was the last EF "signal" ?
A 5.2/2.8 one would be humongous, even if Canon pulls some serious optical magic out of their hat to make one.
I'd definitely love to see such a thing, even if I'd be very unlikely to buy one.
https://www.imaging-resource.com/ne...tographer-rare-nikon-6mm-f-2.8-ai-s-lens-avai
I don't belive that Canon would release such a giant, expensive and niche lens!
Before this one... there are 100 other lenses with better market placement!