Patent Application: The Zoom You’ve Dreamt About: 70-150mm F2.0

[Richard CR]

In this patent application (2024-154138), Canon hits the ground running on some downright jaw-dropping lovely zooms. Will we see any? I hope so, but I'm sure someone out there will complain about them being too expensive and too heavy. Going by the embodiments, these will be both.

Patent Application: The Zoom You've Dreamt About: Canon RF 70-150mm f/2L IS USM - Canon Rumors

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's how it works. In this patent application (2024-154138), Canon hits the ground running on some downright jaw-dropping lovely zooms. Will we see any? I hope so, but I'm sure someone out there will complain...

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[cannonfodder]

I usually dream about the 15-600 f1.2

 

[john1970]

Still dreaming about the RF 200-500 f4 ....

 

[Zadak]

I usually dream about the 15-600 f1.2

Make it 0.95

 

[Canon Rumors]

Make it 0.95

Yeah, I mean Leica has had one for like 10 years... hurry up Canon.

 

[Exploreshootshare]

Yeeeeees please! I am one of those who’s been dreaming about a lens like this I already started saving up

I am hoping Canon finds a way to reduce weight. Wasn’t there a possible RF 28-70mm F2 mkii mentioned that focused on reducing its weight?

 

[Canon Rumors]

It was a long time ago that I had heard another f/2 zoom lens was coming, but at this point, I don't think I can claim "we told you!".

I'll ask around though. You usually see the patent application for the final design after announcement. We do see variation beforehand though.

 

[GMCPhotographics]

Oh my goodness....this IS one of my dream lenses.
The ability to cover the 85mm, 100mm and 135mm focal lengths @ f2 would be amazing. The extra 10mm @ 145/150mm would be a great "nearly 200mm" focal length. I find with my 135L that the framing difference between a head and shoulders portrait @ 135mm and 200mm is usually just a step closer.
This and a 24-35mm f2 and I'm in a giddy portait / wedding photographer's heaven.

 

[Canon Rumors]

Oh my goodness....this IS one of my dream lenses. This and a 24-35mm f1.4 zoom and I'm in a portait / wedding photographer's heaven.

Ok, I'd be ok with that for my 28 f/1.4L obsession. Just put the ability to lock it at 28. If not, Gorilla Glue should do the trick. Or make it a tri-elmar design...

.... I'm clearly off the rails.

 

[Maximilian]

Not convenient enough for me (too big, too heavy)
And I won't start thinking about the price either...

But I'd love to see the photos taken with it from @GMCPhotographics

 

[AUGS]

Imagine if this rumored lens was launched with the R1.
That would throw that "other" company launch into chaos.
Not my style of lens (I'm generally either side of it), but this would be an absolute beast.

Edit to correct spelling. Oops.

 

[Canon Rumors]

Imagine if this rumored lens was launched with the R1.
That would through that "other" company launch into chaos.
Not my style of lens (I'm generally either side of it), but this would be an absolute beast.

Yeah, I love halo products. They really are great for marketing even if you don't sell a lot of them.

The design is 7"/18cm long (after flange distance removed from design). That's crazy.

 

[GMCPhotographics]

Yeah, I love halo products. They really are great for marketing even if you don't sell a lot of them.

The design is 7"/18cm long (after flange distance removed from design). That's crazy.

It's certainly in the 70-200/f2.8 ball park length. Diameter wise, a 140mm f2.0 lens could be made with a front element of less than 72mm in diameter.
It's certainly a lens that I would easily choose over a 70-200/2.8 for a lot of assignments. Probably not a lot of use for my landscape or wildlife work.

 

[Canon Rumors]

Well... sometimes they do tell us via patent applications.

Canon Patent Application: Canon RF 28-70mm F2.8 - Canon Rumors

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's how it works. In this patent application (2024-078721), Canon is showing off some embodiments of some smaller standard F2.8 zooms. While at first glance, this seems unlikely we should also keep in mind that...

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That stuff makes me sad.

There's something I'm going to see if I can correlate betwen pateent apps and products that actually get released

 

[Del Paso]

$3500?

 

[Canon Rumors]

$3500?

Yeah, you'd have to be in the "high-end professional" price range, not get into the "big white" prices.

 

[AlanF]

I usually dream about the 15-600 f1.2

“I’ll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours”
Harryfilm said that (Apologies to Bob Dylan Talkin' World War III Blues).

 

[docsmith]

I usually dream about the 15-600 f1.2

I was going to joke that this would have to borrow a front element from a lighthouse.

Then I checked, and even the largest lighthouse lens would be too small.

 

[Del Paso]

I was going to joke that this would have to borrow a front element from a lighthouse.

Then I checked, and even the largest lighthouse lens would be too small.

But not with HarryFilm's polyphosphated-nano-oxypolymerised-fluohydrocarbonated ultra-acrylised lenses!

 

[Exploreshootshare]

It was a long time ago that I had heard another f/2 zoom lens was coming, but at this point, I don't think I can claim "we told you!".

If you were referring to me, I never meant to think you claimed "we told you!". I just thought there was a patent or some new glass formula on a different lens that could lead to dropping weight on a possible mkii of the Rf 28-70mm F2. I don't think a mkii is going to happen soon. The only two ways that is going to happen is if... the upcoming Sony f2 zoom is wider and a lot lighter (which I don't think it will be) or Canon actually developed a way to lighten the lens and there are using this technology on a 70-140ish mm lens.

I'll ask around though. You usually see the patent application for the final design after announcement. We do see variation beforehand though.

Thx