Patent: Canon EF 600mm f/4 DO IS

Craig Blair
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A lens we'd all like to see happen has appeared in a patent, a 600mm f/4 DO IS. This isn't the first time we've seen a patent for DO lens with a longer focal length than 400mm.

Patent Publication No. 2015-11171 (Google Translated)

  • Published 2015.1.19
  • Filing date 2013.6.28

Example 2

  • Focal length 588.30mm
  • Fno. 4.12
  • Angle of view 2.11 °
  • Image height 21.64mm
  • Lens length 397.80mm
  • BF 2.02mm
  • Positive ShiboTadashi
  • Inner focus
  • Vibration control

Canon recently updated the 400mm DO lens and solved a lot of the issues some photographers experienced with the first one. If a 600mm variant could cost less than a house, there'd be a pretty good market for it I think.

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Craig is the founder and editorial director for Canon Rumors. He has been writing about all things Canon for more than 17 years. When he's not writing, you can find him shooting professional basketball and travelling the world looking for the next wildlife adventure. The Canon EOS R1 is his camera of choice.
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