In this patent application (2024-111453), Canon explores the super telephoto zooms that ended up with the Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 IS USM. However, there are some other interesting designs in here worth exploring so let's go through them and you'll have to tell me if Canon should have gone for broke and made a 200-1000mm. [...] Source...
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Published By: Canonrumors - Monday, 19 August
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- Patent Application: Super Telephoto Primes Canonrumors (3 days ago) - In this patent application (2024-163673), Canon is exploring some lesser-quality super telephoto primes. Could be good news for us peons that don't want to drop 5 digits on a super-telephoto prime. The designs seem interesting, yet simplistic, so I wouldn't necessarily expect these lenses to cost that much. Canon RF...