Patent Application: Canon Body Cap Style Lens Designs

[Richard-CN]

In this patent application (2024-172505), Canon explores some very small lenses that are marginally longer than your standard body cap. These lenses could technically be used instead of a regular body cap, so you'd have a grab-and-go lens whenever you wanted to take a picture. Other manufacturers have made these, such as the 7artisans 18mm

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[Maximilian]

Pancake time!!!
Where is the Maple syrup?

Fun aside:
I like the idea of such small lenses, esp. for travel.
If IQ is decent and the price low, I'd be in.

 

[Bob Howland]

My grab-and-go lens is a 100-400 on an R7. It all depends on what kind of photograph you want to take in a hurry.

 

[koenkooi]

My grab-and-go lens is a 100-400 on an R7. It all depends on what kind of photograph you want to take in a hurry.

That RF100-400 is very impressive, but with this fall weather here in the Netherlands, I prefer the 100-500. When it stops raining and starts freezing, I can switch back

 

[Canon Rumors]

Someone in the US want to send me a 100-400 when they go on a refurb sale?

 

[kten]

Not sure how useful the 28mm is vs the existing 28mm pancake which is similar size. I was surprised at how decent that lens is for the size, price and weight. It's the main lens I carry when up in the hills this time of year, my winter camping kit for UK mountains adds up in weight fast between 4 season tent and extra layers, crampons, few days of food and fuel etc so I'd leave my photo stuff at home due to weight until I picked that lens up recently.