Canon Patent Application: Canon Standard Zooms

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One thing that Canon has done well with the RF mount is its normal zoom range with the likes of the RF 28-70mm f/2.0L, RF 24-70mm F2.8L, RF 28-70mm f/2.8 STM, RF 24-105mm f/4L, RF 24-105mm F2.8L, and finally the RF 24-104mm F4-7.1 STM. Whew.

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Canon Patent Application: Canon Standard Zooms

One thing that Canon has done well with the RF mount is its normal zoom range with the likes of the RF 28-70mm f/2.0L, RF 24-70mm F2.8L, RF 28-70mm f/2.8 STM, RF 24-105mm f/4L, RF 24-105mm F2.8L…
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Daniel Lindblom said:
Nah, I would rather see a RF 24-70 F2.8L IS USM Mark II and a RF 24-105mm F4L IS USM II.
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It has been suggested that the 24-70 f/2.8 will be the first to get a v2. I wouldn't be surprised if they did actually change the range on the long end.

I was talking to Bryan at The-Digital-Picture about the new 70-200 optical performance. Which is astonishing for a zoom. We think Canon has taken a leap with lens design software, optical engineering and manufacturing. The RF mount itself could be playing a roll.

All of the popular zooms are probably going to get updates with whatever it is they have come up with.
 
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In the article there's a mistake, where you said "104", when what you meant--I'm sure--is "105". I would love to see a slightly longer 24-?. Nikon has long had the 24-120, so Canon should be able to match that in the very least. With today's noise reduction software, IMHO, maximum f/stops less than f/4 have become somewhat irrelevant unless you're a working pro. I understand the need for "speed" in both the lens and in production, but I'm not in that boat, not being a working pro. For me, there is also the weight issue, and lighter (weight) is always better.
 
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HenWin said:
In the article there's a mistake, where you said "104", when what you meant--I'm sure--is "105". I would love to see a slightly longer 24-?. Nikon has long had the 24-120, so Canon should be able to match that in the very least. With today's noise reduction software, IMHO, maximum f/stops less than f/4 have become somewhat irrelevant unless you're a working pro. I understand the need for "speed" in both the lens and in production, but I'm not in that boat, not being a working pro. For me, there is also the weight issue, and lighter (weight) is always better.
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F stops also effect Depth of Feild for subject isolation as well as light gathering capability. I say light gathering rather than shutter speed as sometime people need to collect enough photos in the dark, IE astro, concert
 
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To me it really seems Canon started really good and specifically designed for RF mount glass somewhere in the year 2020. The 70-200mm F2.8 (announced Dec. 2019, hit the stores in 2020) was a beginning with the collapsable design (yet I´d be interested to if Canon would place the control ring differently now). The RF 100-500mm was really the lens that told me that great lenses are about to come.

The first announced lenses all need a mkii version.

1. 28-70mm F2 --> drop weight... like a lot! Sonys lens will probably put pressure on Canon.
2. Redo the 24-105mm F4 --> make it sharper, sharper and if possible give it even more zoom range (or make it smaller instead).
3. 15-35mm F2.8 --> lighter please, maybe make it 14mm as well
4. 35mm F1.8 --> gear type STM!
 
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I also like the idea of a MK II for the ultrawide f/2.8 zoom. That, the 24 - 105, and the 100 - 500 are pretty much my go-to lenses....though I'm interested to see how the new 70 - 200 f/.28 performs with the 2x TC, i.e. how it compares with the 100 - 500 at 400mm wide open.
 
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