What would be the use cases for a 14-28mm/2? Astro landscape would be an option but the cost would be stratospheric and excellent coma control would be mandatory.
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Is another f/2 zoom coming from Canon? [CR2]
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Agreed! What would be very useful for us is a statistical analysis of CRguy.... The RF lens forecast is an excellent example of when CRguy adds a lens to when is it announced/available.
CR3 to actual announcement would be very interesting as well.
Ultimately, the forum is good for keeping the discussions to somewhat referenced information (plus personal wishlists) but the premise of the overall forum could be better.
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Well, for this rumor site, CR3 is confirmed.I suppose that depends on how one interprets "confirmed".
Canon RF 200-500mm f/4L IS USM confirmed, likely in Q4 [CR3]
Canon's EF 500mm f/4L IS USM II is going to be a zoom for the RF mount first. We have confirmed that a Canon RF 200-500mm f/4L IS USM will likely be coming in Q4, or perhaps in Q1 of 2024 ahead of the Canon EOS R1. The Canon RF 200-500mm f/4L IS USM willwww.canonrumors.com
For a news site, not so much.
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If CR3 is 'fact' then where are the 3-5 Sigma RF lenses that were slated for 2022? And the RF 300/2.8 IS USM lens that was coming?
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As someone who loathes the 24-70, this is why the 28-70 never strongly appealed to me, either. I dislike shooting between 40 and 75mm.
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It bores me. I enjoy shooting ultra-wide up to ~35mm and tele starting around 85mm. My next kit will be a 15-35/2.8 and 70-200/2.8 because it gets me all the useful focal lengths for my wedding/event/portrait photography and none of those I dislike.
That being said, I do shoot at 40mm and 50mm for fun and on film, as a challenge. But for pro work? No.
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Same feelings, but then I think about how large a 70-135 f2 would be. I have no doubt It'd be significantly larger than the 70-200 f2.8, which sort of kill it for travel use.
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They would need to price it $4k so as to not steal thunder from the 135 1.8.
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It might be, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was about the same size.
135mm/2=72mm. 200/2.8=72mm. Both lenses would need an entrance pupil about the same size. A bigger front element would lead to less vignetting but that's true for both lenses.
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The 135/1.8 is shockingly sharp, a huge step above the 100-500, which itself is a step above the old 135/2. (See my tests on this forum's lens sub-forum.) You're surely right that it must cost significantly more than the 135/1.8, and surely would do so just thanks to all the extra complexity, but the 135/1.8 would still appeal on sharpness and portability even if a 70-135/2 were free.
Still, is there any actual rumor of a 70-135/2? Or is it just a question of people talking about at because it seems like it might be a good fit?
Since the 300/2.8 and 500/4 of the EF line have been replaced by zooms, I wonder if a 70-200/2.0 would be possible. It'd in effect be a 100-300/2.8 size lens just with a 1/3 wider angle of view.
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Yes, a 70-135/2 would compete with RF 135/1.8.
But consider a hypothetical 70-200/2. An EF 200/2 was about $5k-6k I seem to recall. So price-wise a 70-200/2 would not infringe on RF 135/1.8. It would likely be priced around the 5 figure mark. And yes it would be big but so was the EF 200/2. It would probably be similar in size to the new RF 100-300/2.8
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Back in 2018, a Canon patent for FF MILC f/2 zoom designs published with examples including 90-130mm and 70-125mm.
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I do not think that there will be a 35-105 f2. The cost and size would not work...
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Well, in theory it doesn't need to be much larger than the existing over sized 135L prime. The previous ef 135 F2.0 L was a lot smaller and lighter. With a front objective lens of around 55mm to maintain the F2 aperture.
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