Canon is obviously busy developing new lenses for the RF mount, and we expect a lot of new lenses next year. We also expect some more affordable offerings for the RF mount.
In the latest round of patents, we see optical formulas for both an RF 70-240mm f/4 IS and an RF 70-300 f/4-5.6 IS.
Canon RF 70-240mm f/4 IS USM:
- Focal length 72.10mm 131.78mm 242.00mm
- F-number 4.10 4.10 4.10
- Half angle of view 16.70° 9.32° 5.11°
- Image height 21.64mm 21.64mm 21.64mm
- Total lens length 147.22mm 176.39mm 210.90mm
- BF 12.95mm 25.54mm 36.63mm
Canon RF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM:
- Focal length 72.10mm 144.31mm 289.00mm
- F-number 4.60 5.68 5.88
- Half angle of view 16.70° 8.53° 4.28°
- Image height 21.64mm 21.64mm 21.64mm
- Total lens length 136.41mm 169.48mm 201.14mm
- BF 12.95mm 28.75mm 42.22mm
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Interesting to see a 70-240 F4. I'm guessing that's probably just a design patent that might not turn into a lens.
The trolls will find something else in order to make their poor choices be justified in their minds.
Well, it's worth a try.
Canon won't make an M5 II!!! Waaaaaaah!!!!!!
Then again, the 100-400 II covers this pretty nicely.
LOL - yes they will. They started making it yesterday, right after I received my M6 II. :)
You only THINK that's a joke...
According to Canon News there's a patent that looks like a new version of the 11-22mm M series lens.
I just bought mine yesterday.
I'm just going by the designation given here. If he suspected it might be an L, he would have said so. He usually expresses skepticism at things he thinks are suspicious. He also said “affordable offerings”. It seems as though these two lenses are some of those.
i hope this is an affordable f4. That would be something.
If not, I'd check the patent for the presence of fluorite elements. If I understand correctly those usually are present in Ls and usually not present in non-Ls.