Canon Patent Application: Canon RF 35mm F1.4 and 26mm F1.4

[P-visie]

Could be. But normally Canon would round this up to the "better side".
A 382mm tele will become a "400mm".
A 26 mm WA will become a "24 mm".
We'll see, what patent will come to live at all.

The difference in field of view between a 26+ mm lens and a 24 mm lens is substantial, I doubt if they could get away with calling a 26+ mm lens a 24 mm lens. But the lens(es) from this patent application may never see the light of day.

 

[ashmadux]

If plastic optics with stretching is so good, why don't they put it in these lenses?

Image stretching in software - not buying. Nope. Everyone else, vaya con dios.

 

[Maximilian]

The difference in field of view between a 26+ mm lens and a 24 mm lens is substantial, I doubt if they could get away with calling a 26+ mm lens a 24 mm lens. But the lens(es) from this patent application may never see the light of day.

I know, but I don't know what Canon is thinking here

 

[Bonich]

If Canon makes a full-frame 25 mm lens they call it 24.
They use the exact focal length for APS-C lenses.
I think Zeiss prefers to be exact.

To be precise:
Zeiss has left the market on own initiative.

 

[P-visie]

To be precise:
Zeiss has left the market on own initiative.

To be more precise: in June 2023 Zeiss denied leaving the photography market but they have not announced new products. Link to DPreview.

 

[hne]

An RF 35mm f/1.4 L Macro USM with no focus breathing and a size similar to the EF 35mm f/1.4L II? Sign me up!

 

[Del Paso]

An RF 35mm f/1.4 L Macro USM with no focus breathing and a size similar to the EF 35mm f/1.4L II? Sign me up!

No chance at all.
F/1,4 and macro? A guarantee for poor macro results!
If you need to be convinced, just put your EF 1,4/35 on an extension tube.
But I agree, theoretically, it would be nice if it worked.

 

[koenkooi]

No chance at all.
F/1,4 and macro? A guarantee for poor macro results!
If you need to be convinced, just put your EF 1,4/35 on an extension tube.
But I agree, theoretically, it would be nice if it worked.

I bet Canon can fix that, but not without adding €1000 or so to the price.

 

[sailingstupid]

Leica has a 28 f/1.8 Summilux in their Q-series, which is in fact a 25.6mm lens. With the lens profile applied it becomes a 27mm - close enough. Might be the same here. Digital correction as part of the design. I'll pass, as I already have a Leica Q3.