Canon Patent Application: Power Zoom Kit lenses

[Canon Rumors]

In this patent application (2024-099414), Canon is showing off some interesting embodiments to some inner zoom / inner focus lenses for both full frame and crop cameras. The half-image heights are smaller for both full frame and APS-C and curiously, for all focal lengths. Usually, we see image circle manipulation on the wide end and

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[koenkooi]

That 12-28 might be a good successor to the EF-M 11-22! The existing 10-18 zoom range feels a bit narrow to me.

 

[Elmonducky]

Right now Canon should be focusing all its time, energy and assets on getting my R5ii to me as quickly as humanly possible! Focus Canon, focus!

 

[koenkooi]

Right now Canon should be focusing all its time, energy and assets on getting my R5ii to me as quickly as humanly possible! Focus Canon, focus!

If they use robots, they could make it faster than humanly possible

 

[Deleted member 387121]

Big R&D companies like Canon patent a lot of things that never see the light of day as real products. I'm especially doubtful about unique general-purpose (i.e., not VR) RF-S lenses, if Canon is content to outsource that to the third parties (which I think they should, without restrictions). I can see Canon making mark II versions of the 18-45 and 18-150 kit lenses if they can make them cheaper, but I'm not holding my breath for the 16-60 f/2.8 IS USM Z that's on the CR roadmap (even though I'd probably be first in line to preorder that one).

 

[Richard-CN]

If they use robots, they could make it faster than humanly possible

much of Canon's assembly is automated these days.