Patent: Canon RF 35-135mm f/2.8 and other fast zoom lenses

marathonman · Dec 10, 2020

Reserved for pending obligatory ******* comment....

amorse · Dec 10, 2020

marathonman said:
Reserved for pending obligatory ******* comment....

f/4 is *******? You've really cornered the market on doom lately!

usern4cr · Dec 10, 2020

A 35-135 f2.8L lens would sell very well as a great high-IQ general purpose lens with full "portrait" zoom reach. Pair it with a 15-35 f4L(or f2.8L) and maybe 100-500 f4.5-7.1L and you'd have a great setup.

Hyperion · Dec 10, 2020

Wow! It’s getting real hard to choose a system nowadays...

vjlex · Dec 10, 2020

that would probably be an RF lens I would be interested in. right now, the RF trinity offerings aren't significantly better than my EF trinity.

csibra · Dec 10, 2020

Hyperion said:
Wow! It’s getting real hard to choose a system nowadays...

It's no better time to choose a system: buy R5 and RF lenses, and sell every other digital equipment before they get worthless

bbasiaga · Dec 10, 2020

So what do you think? Same price as the 28-70F2?

-Brian

privatebydesign · Dec 10, 2020

csibra said:
It's no better time to choose a system: buy R5 and RF lenses, and sell every other digital equipment before they get worthless

Not such a great idea when the comparative costs are actually given. You can get a 5D IV and 2.8 zoom trinity for peanuts compared to an R5 and 2.8 zoom trinity, and I haven’t seen a single image one could take and the other couldn’t.

Are you a tech head or a photographer is more to the point, tech heads will always be seduced by the newest shiniest toy, photographers will take pictures with whatever they can afford (or borrow).

mclaren777 · Dec 10, 2020

70-135mm f/2

Come on, Canon, make it happen!

Hyperion · Dec 10, 2020

csibra said:
It's no better time to choose a system: buy R5 and RF lenses, and sell every other digital equipment before they get worthless

I like R5, but I also like 28mm lenses... and don’t have money for R5 (yet?). I actually almost sold everything, and now I stuck between options. Sony has nice 28mm and compact 35 1.4 is coming... but 35-135 2.8 is my dream zoom.
Anyway, I need more money, so I have time to see what’s coming.

Hyperion · Dec 10, 2020

privatebydesign said:
Not such a great idea when the comparative costs are actually given. You can get a 5D IV and 2.8 zoom trinity for peanuts compared to an R5 and 2.8 zoom trinity, and I haven’t seen a single image one could take and the other couldn’t.

Are you a tech head or a photographer is more to the point, tech heads will always be seduced by the newest shiniest toy, photographers will take pictures with whatever they can afford (or borrow).

Yep. If I was only photographer - I’d go with 5Dmk4 and 35+85 1.4 combo. But my tech part insist to be modern and go mirrorless)

thomas2279@hotmail.com · Dec 10, 2020

usern4cr said:
A 35-135 f2.8L lens would sell very well as a great high-IQ general purpose lens with full "portrait" zoom reach. Pair it with a 15-35 f4L(or f2.8L) and maybe 100-500 f4.5-7.1L and you'd have a great setup.

The cost, weight and size will be quite expensive.

Del Paso · Dec 10, 2020

Hyperion said:
Yep. If I was only photographer - I’d go with 5Dmk4 and 35+85 1.4 combo. But my tech part insist to be modern and go mirrorless)

This is a case of photographic schizophrenia .
I'd suggest a quick visit to Dr. Canon, only he can help in desperate cases like yours.

Del Paso · Dec 10, 2020

Canon L zooms are getting closer, but still can't match the quality of most L prime lenses.
It could be even harder for such an "extreme" zoom lens.
I know zooms are very useful, using them often. But, does it really make sense to buy a 90 MP Rs, without using the sharpest possible lenses?

usern4cr · Dec 10, 2020

thomas2279@hotmail.com said:
The cost, weight and size will be quite expensive.

I'll guess it'll be between the size/weight/cost of the 24-70 f2.8L and 70-200 f2.8L. And I'll also guess that it will be a fantastic lens if they make it!

usern4cr · Dec 10, 2020

Del Paso said:
Canon L zooms are getting closer, but still can't match the quality of most L prime lenses.
It could be even harder for such an "extreme" zoom lens.
I know zooms are very useful, using them often. But, does it really make sense to buy a 90 MP Rs, without using the sharpest possible lenses?

I share the same concern. If you use RF L primes and L zooms then you're doing about as good as you can do for IQ, no matter what the difference is. The other RF lenses will be lighter & less expensive and probably won't see any difference between them. If the R5s is anywhere similar in cost to the R5 then you might as well get it as it will be at least as good or maybe better in IQ with the same lenses. It may have other various improvements due to a later design & manufacture. Be sure to use compressed raw for the best quality without totally drowning you computer in needed storage.

amorse · Dec 10, 2020

usern4cr said:
...Be sure to use compressed raw for the best quality without totally drowning you computer in needed storage.

I actually ordered a NAS system this week in preparation for that very challenge!

Stu · Dec 10, 2020

vjlex said:
that would probably be an RF lens I would be interested in. right now, the RF trinity offerings aren't significantly better than my EF trinity.

Where do you get your data? Bryan Carnathan for one competent reviewer would disagree. I would as well. My EF L lenses were very good but the RF lenses are definitely better. The RF24-105/4 is remarkably better than any previous EF version, just as one example. The redesigned mount is part of that difference. The R5 demands extremely good glass & the RF series works extremely well with it. If your concern is money why don't you write them off your taxes as a business expense as many of us do? The cheaper is better arguments are irrelevant. We are talking about various lens characteristics that lend themselves to better files.

Stu

CanonFanBoy · Dec 10, 2020

privatebydesign said:
Not such a great idea when the comparative costs are actually given. You can get a 5D IV and 2.8 zoom trinity for peanuts compared to an R5 and 2.8 zoom trinity, and I haven’t seen a single image one could take and the other couldn’t.

Are you a tech head or a photographer is more to the point, tech heads will always be seduced by the newest shiniest toy, photographers will take pictures with whatever they can afford (or borrow).

And then some photographers are tech heads at the same time.

Canon RF 35-135mm f/2.8
Focal Length	35.39mm	69.00mm	132.93mm
F Number	2.85	2.85	2.85
Half Angle of View	31.44°	17.41°	9.24°
Image Height	21.64mm	21.64mm	21.64mm
Total Lens Length	173.35mm	186.83mm	203.35mm
Backfocus	17.95mm	27.32mm	34.01mm
Canon RF 40-150mm f/2.8
Focal Length	40.06mm	69.00mm	147.97mm
F Number	2.85	2.85	2.85
Half Angle of View	28.37°	17.41°	8.32°
Image Height	21.64mm	21.64mm	21.64mm
Total Lens Length	173.35mm	191.43mm	218.30mm
Backfocus	17.98mm	26.04mm	38.94mm
Canon RF 30-110mm f/2.8
Focal Length	30.99mm	69.00mm	109.92mm
F Number	2.85	2.85	2.85
Half Angle of View	34.92°	17.41°	11.13°
Image Height	21.64mm	21.64mm	21.64mm
Total Lens Length	173.09mm	189.92mm	203.35mm
Backfocus	17.95mm	28.25mm	33.97mm

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