Two more lenses coming with the 3 hydrids or soon after

I wonder if there is any chance that the second lens is the DO super telephoto lens that was rumored. Supposedly Canon was testing 400 mm and 500 mm DO lenses at f4 and f4.5 apertures. A 500 mm f4.5 DO lens would be very nice and relatively light weight.
 
Upvote 0
I wonder if there is any chance that the second lens is the DO super telephoto lens that was rumored. Supposedly Canon was testing 400 mm and 500 mm DO lenses at f4 and f4.5 apertures. A 500 mm f4.5 DO lens would be very nice and relatively light weight.

I am trying to confirm something that appears bonkers. A "variation" of the 200-500 is all I can get from someone that would 100% know.
 
  • Like
  • Wow
Reactions: 1 users
Upvote 0
how the f*ck did I miss that......

edit: Is this just the EF with a converter welded on?
Yes, Canon launched an RF 400/2.8 and a 600/4 that are the MkIII optics (possibly different AF motors) with the EF-RF adapter bolted on, and they launched an RF 800/5.6 and a 1200/8 that are those same lenses, respectively, with a built-in, lens-specific 2x TC in the optical design.

Edit: the RF 800/5.6 is NOT the EF 800/5.6 with an adapter integrated. The EF MkIII versions that are the base lenses for the RF 400/600/800/1200 lenses are the ones from 2018.
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user
Upvote 0
Make it a three hybrid-lens announcement and add a 20mm F1.4 :) I'm planning on going to NZ or up north in Europe next year and I really need a fast UWA prime. 16mm would be better but I probably don´t want to pay that kind of money if it is f1.4

On the other hand, it would be great if somewhere along the way the RF 200-500mm and the TS lenses get announced so we don´t have to speculate anymore. We´d still have the high-res mp unicorn camera and the 35mm F1.2 lens to keep all rumor sites going :ROFLMAO:
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: 1 users
Upvote 0
I really like how compact the 35mm 1.4 is, and the 2 new lenses look to be in the same vein. Not sure if I'd swap my RF 70-200 for the VC version... The 24-105 f2.8 on the other hand looks worth lugging the extra weight and size.
 
Upvote 0
edit: Is this just the EF with a converter welded on?
You say that like it's a bad thing. That said, I don't think it can be, since the TC on RF is significantly closer to the sensor. Maybe the difference isn't visible on a little lens formula diagram, but I'd guess at a minimum the last couple of groups are very slightly tweaked in order to hand the different TC, even if the diagram generally looks identical. The change could well be less than a pixel's worth on those relatively low-resolution formula diagrams.
 
Upvote 0
You say that like it's a bad thing. That said, I don't think it can be, since the TC on RF is significantly closer to the sensor. Maybe the difference isn't visible on a little lens formula diagram, but I'd guess at a minimum the last couple of groups are very slightly tweaked in order to hand the different TC, even if the diagram generally looks identical. The change could well be less than a pixel's worth on those relatively low-resolution formula diagrams.
The RF design for the 800/5.6 is quite different from the EF 800/5.6, since the EF version was designed as an 800/5.6 lens whereas the RF is actually a 400/2.8 with a 2x TC included (I drew a magenta box around it).

EF 800/5.6
Screenshot 2024-10-17 at 11.09.48 AM.png

RF 800/5.6
Screenshot 2024-10-17 at 11.08.31 AM.png

RF 400/2.8
Screenshot 2024-10-17 at 11.08.21 AM.png
 
  • Like
  • Love
Reactions: 2 users
Upvote 0