Canon Patent Application: Super Telephoto 200-1000mm

[Richard-CN]

In this patent application (2024-111453), Canon explores the super telephoto zooms that ended up with the Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 IS USM. However, there are some other interesting designs in here worth exploring so let's go through them and you'll have to tell me if Canon should have gone for broke and made a 200-1000mm.

Canon Patent Application: Super Telephoto 200-1000mm

In this patent application (2024-111453), Canon explores the super telephoto zooms that ended up with the Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 IS USM. However, there are some other interesting designs in here…

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[kaihp]

The 200-800 has a lens length of 422mm, whereas the 200-700 and 150-600mm embodiments are 448mm, so that might also make the 200-700 less attractive.

However, the "800mm" is only 776mm, but the 700mm is a true 700mm (699.99mm).

The 200-1000mm would have to have an even larger front element, considering that the 800 (776mm) and the 1000mm (980mm) has the same f/9.18 aperture number.

 

[Navism]

It is a special lens.
The medium focal length f-numbrr is smaller than wide focal length.
If it is a L lens and near ef400 f4.0 do lens size.
I really want one.
But the size would be larger than 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L x 2x.

 

[Richard-CN]

It is a special lens.
The medium focal length f-numbrr is smaller than wide focal length.
If it is a L lens and near ef400 f4.0 do lens size.
I really want one.
But the size would be larger than 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L x 2x.

I noticed that and double checked the numbers.

 

[EOS 4 Life]

I noticed that and double checked the numbers.

It goes from f/6.3 to f/6 to f/9.
Very strange.
I am curious about the entire focal range.
We can't assume anything.

 

[Navism]

I think it means 200-400mm range are f6.3.
If they really make it, it can be a video lens.
Canon had 50-1000mm but for super 35.

 

[Diko]

As an owner of 20-800mm still would love to have the 200-1000 mm. Probably the patent describes the mechanics and the lack of IQ that is caused by the glass imperfections.