Canon News has uncovered a complex and interesting optical formula patent from Canon, this one is for an RF 35mm f/1.4 Soft Focus lens design.
Canon RF 35mm f/1.4 Soft Focus
- Focal length: 35.91mm 35.82mm 36.00mm (normal focus, under and over)
- F-NUMBER: 1.52 1.52 1.53
- Half angle of view: 31.07 31.13 31.01
- Image height: 21.64mm 21.64mm 21.64mm
- Total lens length: 133.70mm 133.68mm 133.69mm
- BF: 19.05mm 19.03mm 19.04mm
An RF 35mm f/1.2L has been rumoured for some time, but this is the first we've seen of this type of lens.
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Wideangle portraits have become more popular, not in small part due to the ubiquity of selfies.
Maybe this lens is for video, maybe its just to protect the IP.
If it means that, what is the use case for a lens that is designed not to focus well?
TIA,
cayenne
Years ago there was a franchise called “Glamor Shots”. They took a lot of soft focus style photos.