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    Are new dream lenses coming for the RF mount? [CR1]

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    rflenses - Are new dream lenses coming for the RF mount? [CR1]

    We all have dream lenses that we want Canon to make, most of which never will be. There is now a crazy rumor from Canon Watch about two such lenses that haven't appeared on our RF mount roadmap.

    The first rumored lens would be an RF-S 33mm f/1L USM, which is basically a 50mm lens for APS-C sensors. While the idea would be pretty desireable, Canon never made “L” EF-S lenses, and we're not sure if that's going to change with the RF-S mount.

    The second lens is an RF 70-300mm f/2-4L IS USM. I don't even know what to say about this rumor. I don't think there would be a market for such a lens. We think that once you reach the pricepoint that this lens would sell for, variable aperture wouldn't be well received. Who knows though, Canon can always do new and interesting things.

    We don't have a lot of faith in this rumor, but stranger things have happened.

    Besides the Canon RF 1mm-1000mm f/1L IS USM Macro Tilt-Shift Pancake, what is your dream lens that will likely never happen?

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    4. Roger Cicala’s post on Lensrentals.com is a great read. A dream sometimes is just a dream.

      www.lensrentals.com

      Why Manufacturers Make a Specific Camera Lens

      There is a lot of online discussion about why a manufacturer made this lens when they so obviously needed to make that other lens. Or why this manufacturer’s design is better than that manufacturer’s magical solutions. So, I thought I’d share the second-hand information I have about the process...
      www.lensrentals.com
    5. Roger Cicala’s post on Lensrentals.com is a great read. A dream sometimes is just a dream.

      www.lensrentals.com

      Why Manufacturers Make a Specific Camera Lens

      There is a lot of online discussion about why a manufacturer made this lens when they so obviously needed to make that other lens. Or why this manufacturer’s design is better than that manufacturer’s magical solutions. So, I thought I’d share the second-hand information I have about the process...
      www.lensrentals.com
      Great read, thank you.
    6. I’m going to submit a rumor about a 24-200mm f/2 Uber DO nano materials lens that is the size and weight of a 24-105/4. I think that’s actually a lens designed by HarryFilm, but still, if this post gets enough likes I bet Canon will leverage Harry’s free public GNU license and produce it. If they don’t, Sony will and I’ll switch.
    8. Oh, if we're allowed to dream...
      I really want to get the new RF 100-400, it's affordable and I could really use that extra reach, I just wish for a little more, so it could be an "always on"...sort of

      a 50-500mm F/8 that's a bit bigger for 999.- maybe? Well, we were allowed to dream :)
    13. I’m going to submit a rumor about a 24-200mm f/2 Uber DO nano materials lens that is the size and weight of a 24-105/4. I think that’s actually a lens designed by HarryFilm, but still, if this post gets enough likes I bet Canon will leverage Harry’s free public GNU license and produce it. If they don’t, Sony will and I’ll switch.
      I second that, if they would also make a 200-500 F4 D0 with built in 1.4 teleconverter.
    14. My (somewhat) realistic dream lenses: RF 16-50mm F4L IS USM, RF 18-70mm F4-6.3 IS USM (not RF-S!), RF-S 15-85mm F3.5-5.6 IS USM, RF 24mm F2 STM pancake (aka "just like a smartphone camera, except a lot better"), RF 135mm F2 IS USM.
    18. I would love to have a 20-70mm f2,8.
      The 24-70 is fine for most situations, but often I find myself wanting a wider focal lense. It would be way more versatile in my opinion :)

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