Too many boring VCM lenses. I own the 20 and 35 now but when will Canon release something exciting, finally?

Insta360 and DJI are coming in hot with more portable, gimbal cameras. Like, a few years ago I was like "why the hell would you even want such a camera", but now I am starting to see that gimbal cameras specifically are getting very compelling. For hobbyists in a few years it will become a no-brainer.

At that point, these Mirrorless cameras will just have 1 advantage, which is telephoto and supertelephoto. But I am not seeing anything affordable that makes me say "Wow".

I own the RF 100-500 and with a 1.4x extender is quite good, but it's cumbersome, since then the range is limited to only 300-500. We need those new $5-6k lenses asap. And a new generation 24-70 which was rumored. That should bring back some excitement to someone like me

No overexposing at all.
Yet, I had to send back mine, due to unsharp corners at every focal length and aperture below f/8-11.
Shouldn't have happened with such an expensive new lens. First and only Canon lens I had to return!
S..t happens!

Copland said:

I can't observe this behavior with any of my other Canon lenses, they used to be natural at +/- 0 EV in 98% of the situations.
So I'm wondering: is this a general calibration characteristic of this lens, or could it be that only my particular copy is affected?

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What other Canon lenses have you been using other than the 24-105 Z? Do they all have smaller apertures?

Any update to the 2023 post on 15-70 and 15-85 patents ? I’m waiting to replace my 15-85 EF by its RF equivalent to move to R line.. I want an equivalent to 24-105 on APS-C. My 7D replaced by 80D is using my 15-85 90% of the time but it now 16 years old and showing issues. I want a real 15 not 18 as on kit lenses

As good as the 28mm pancake is, I’d much rather see a new VCM lens in 28mm than 105mm.

justaCanonuser said:

Nikon was new on the rangefinder market back then, they had split with Canon just a few years ago and brought out their Nikon I in 1948. Before, Canon made rangefinder cameras mount and Nikon lenses for Leicas M39 thread mount. So it still took some years until Nikon's SP series made an international impact, I guess (then with their own mount). But finally, their business took off with the SLR cameras, as you posted before. Well, that's a long time ago - history for camera museums, collectors, and crazy people like me who still love to get such a vintage camera in their hands, load them with film and go out too still use them for photography.

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If you take a close look at the Nikon SP series, you'll easily recognise in it the genes of the future F.
I still wonder at how quickly Nikon's market dominance came to an end, when neither Canon's F1, Pentax's LX or Contax's RTS stood a real chance against the F2.
I shouldn't have sold my F2.

Noreaster said:

Correct uses 120 film. I should take a better picture it is much cleaner now

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Do you have examples of images you made with that camera? I'd love to see some of them...

Del Paso said:

It could indeed have been the initial spark, at least for Nikon's self-confidence!
But Leica still dominated the rangefinder market for some more years.

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Nikon was new on the rangefinder market back then, they had split with Canon just a few years ago and brought out their Nikon I in 1948. Before, Canon made rangefinder cameras mount and Nikon lenses for Leicas M39 thread mount. So it still took some years until Nikon's SP series made an international impact, I guess (then with their own mount). But finally, their business took off with the SLR cameras, as you posted before. Well, that's a long time ago - history for camera museums, collectors, and crazy people like me who still love to get such a vintage camera in their hands, load them with film and go out too still use them for photography.

Old Man FL/FD said:

Does anyone know why we have 105mm focal lengths rather than a nice, even, round 100mm?

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Maybe just because of something like this?

I hope something more exciting is coming than a 100 VCM.

Old Man FL/FD said:

Does anyone know why we have 105mm focal lengths rather than a nice, even, round 100mm?

I recall a Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 lens in the 1960’s.

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Which was and still is excellent, according to a recent review by OpticalLimits .
Quote:
"The Nikkor P.C. 105mm f/2.5 may be 50+ years old but it's still an impressive lens even by today's standards. Especially the image sharpness is impressive. And it's not only about the center quality - the lens is quite evenly sharp across the image field at f/2.8"

Zudo said:

I saw online that there are two (2) new Canon registered cameras with no announced camera model number so hopefully one of them is the replacement for the discontinued Canon SX740?

Canon registered a new camera model overseas - Photo Rumors

Canon registered a new camera model DS126973 on June 2nd. Canon now has two unannounced camera models: Canon has registered a new DS126947 camera – here is what to expect Canon is actively reviving and expanding its PowerShot compact camera lineup Canon compact camera rumors for 2026 Via...

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If that chart is correct, then both the PowerShot V1 and V10 had DS numbers, so at least it is possible that one or both of the new ones are compact cameras.

neuroanatomist said:

They’re big and heavy. Probably Canon could reduce size and weight with more reliance on digital correction.

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I'm stealing your graphic.

sanj said:

How to the current lenses under perform? Thx.

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They’re big and heavy. Probably Canon could reduce size and weight with more reliance on digital correction.