Patent: Canon RF 70-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM and more

Craig
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Canon News has uncovered a patent which details the optical formulas for a couple of super telephoto zooms, including an RF 70-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM, a lens we're told will appear sometime in the first half of 2020.

In the same patent, Canon also mentions an RF 70-300mm f/4-5.6, a lens we could see appear as a non-L telephoto zoom.

Canon RF 70-300mm f/4-5.6:

  • Focal length:   72.00mm 146.00mm 290.00mm
  • F number: 4.08 4.88 5.67
  • Half angle of view: 16.72° 8.43° 4.27°
  • Image height: 21.64mm 21.64mm 21.64mm
  • Total lens length: 140.00mm 177.20mm 210.00mm
  • BF: 25.13mm 44.86mm 61.65mm

Canon RF 70-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM:

  • Focal length: 72.62mm 168.49mm 389.89mm
  • F number: 4.07 5.10 5.85
  • Half angle of view: 16.59° 7.32° 3.18°
  • Image height: 21.64mm 21.64mm 21.64mm
  • Total lens length: 187.91mm 236.14mm 268.26mm
  • BF: 13.80mm 27.53mm 35.04mm
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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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