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New Canon 14-24L? interesting patent...

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p.1 #1 · New Canon 14-24L? interesting patent...

Check this patent out:

http://www.google.com/patents?id=lbTIAAAAEBAJ

Could be something like a 14-24L zoom maybe? Hard to say but the specs suggest something along those lines. Diagram-wise its' quite close to the 14L and 17-TSE, but it doesn't match either one, and they specifically show a couple of zoom implemenations...

Something to think about...

-Ed

Oct 28, 2009 at 07:37 PM

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p.1 #2 · New Canon 14-24L? interesting patent...

excellent find ! 14-24 it's a good guess i'd say

Oct 28, 2009 at 07:42 PM

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p.1 #3 · New Canon 14-24L? interesting patent...

Maybe this has something to do with Canon's move to improve their wide angle lenses over the last couple of years.

A 14-24 would be very nice though.

Oct 28, 2009 at 07:47 PM

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p.1 #4 · New Canon 14-24L? interesting patent...

I wouldn't be surprised if they had one in the works...it would make sense.

Oct 28, 2009 at 07:48 PM

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p.1 #5 · New Canon 14-24L? interesting patent...

There's also the possibility it could be an EF-S lens too... though hopefully it would be full-frame. the specs suggest Fullframe...

Oct 28, 2009 at 07:48 PM

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p.1 #6 · New Canon 14-24L? interesting patent...

Very cool! It will be interesting to see how long it will take to get it into production. If it can match the Nikon 14-24, they can already count on at least one pre-sale!

Oct 28, 2009 at 07:51 PM

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p.1 #7 · New Canon 14-24L? interesting patent...

Ed Sawyer wrote:
There's also the possibility it could be an EF-S lens too...

that would be sad.

Oct 28, 2009 at 07:52 PM

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p.1 #8 · New Canon 14-24L? interesting patent...

O, please don't make this EF-S.
I'll kick my wide angle right out if this apear on the market, but I can't mount a EF-S

Oct 28, 2009 at 08:27 PM

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p.1 #9 · New Canon 14-24L? interesting patent...

I'm hoping it will be full frame and affordable, whatever that means. OTOH, if the memory module designated as Item 23 on Figure 11 is a CF card, then it's probably for a credit card-sized P&S. Just kidding...

P.S. Ed, do you spend a lot of time browsing optical system patents?

Oct 28, 2009 at 08:39 PM

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p.1 #10 · New Canon 14-24L? interesting patent...

16-35 out
14-24L and 35L in
and for everything else there is MasterCard

Oct 28, 2009 at 08:52 PM

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p.1 #11 · New Canon 14-24L? interesting patent...

Why would they refer to the long end as "Telephoto end"? And does fig. 2+4 on this link determine the FL (10-33[32.63]mm) or am I reading it wrong?

Oct 28, 2009 at 08:59 PM

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p.1 #12 · New Canon 14-24L? interesting patent...

jcolwell wrote:and affordable

I wouldn't hold my breath!

Oct 28, 2009 at 09:07 PM

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p.1 #13 · New Canon 14-24L? interesting patent...

fotojeroen wrote:
O, please don't make this EF-S.
I'll kick my wide angle right out if this apear on the market, but I can't mount a EF-S

I don't think we'll have to worry about this being an EF-S lens. My thoughts are that the 10-22 is perfectly fine and crop users are happy with it and it wouldn't make sense for Canon to narrow the FL to 14mm. ...just my 2 cent.

Now for a 14mm-24mm f2.8L IS (although who needs IS for such a short FL) the cost is my concern!!!! I need something wider for my MkIII, cheaper and wider then the 16-35mm, and faster then the 17-40mm f4.

Oct 28, 2009 at 09:12 PM

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p.1 #14 · New Canon 14-24L? interesting patent...

Ed Sawyer wrote:
There's also the possibility it could be an EF-S lens too... though hopefully it would be full-frame. the specs suggest Fullframe...

That's possible, but with the very good 10-22 already out there, this would be somewhat redundant. A full-frame 14-24 or 12-24 or whatever would be beneficial to all the 1-series and 5-series users as well as those with an APS-C body. One size fits all.

Oct 28, 2009 at 09:16 PM

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Tom_W wrote:
That's possible, but with the very good 10-22 already out there, this would be somewhat redundant.

Well..a lot of the EF-S line seems redundant.

Oct 28, 2009 at 09:18 PM

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p.1 #16 · New Canon 14-24L? interesting patent...

With a 12-24, my 5D + 17-40 would be relegated to Travel Cam duty only.

This would be awesome and make the Mk IV even more appealing.

Oct 28, 2009 at 09:47 PM

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M Vers wrote:
Tom_W wrote:
That's possible, but with the very good 10-22 already out there, this would be somewhat redundant.

Well..a lot of the EF-S line seems redundant.

True, but a lot of it is to replace previous lenses. The 15-85 is replacing the 17-85. The original 18-55 was replaced with a Mk II. Then again, there are at least 3 18-XX lenses at this time, along with the 17-55 and the new 15-85. So, I suppose that they could duplicate the 10-22, though it would seem much more useful if they produced a nice ultrawide full-frame zoom that could benefit both formats.

I know that as the owner of a 5D2 and a 7D, that would make me happy!

Oct 28, 2009 at 09:51 PM

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brad_s wrote:
fotojeroen wrote:
O, please don't make this EF-S.
I'll kick my wide angle right out if this apear on the market, but I can't mount a EF-S

I don't think we'll have to worry about this being an EF-S lens. My thoughts are that the 10-22 is perfectly fine and crop users are happy with it and it wouldn't make sense for Canon to narrow the FL to 14mm. ...just my 2 cent.

Now for a 14mm-24mm f2.8L IS (although who needs IS for such a short FL) the cost is my concern!!!! I need something wider for my MkIII, cheaper and wider then the 16-35mm, and faster then the 17-40mm f4.

Considering the Nikon 14-24 f/2.8 (no IS) is pushing $2k, I don't think this would be cheaper than the existing 16-35.

Oct 28, 2009 at 09:55 PM

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p.1 #19 · New Canon 14-24L? interesting patent...

if it's 2.8 and lacks the distortion issues of the 16-35 II, i'll drop 2k on it no problem.

Oct 28, 2009 at 10:01 PM

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p.1 #20 · New Canon 14-24L? interesting patent...

You guys are so gear horny

Oct 28, 2009 at 10:04 PM

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p.1 #21 · New Canon 14-24L? interesting patent...

Daan B wrote:
You guys are so gear horny

Go ahead and act like you aren't

Oct 28, 2009 at 10:04 PM

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p.1 #22 · New Canon 14-24L? interesting patent...

M Vers wrote:
Daan B wrote:
You guys are so gear horny

Go ahead and act like you aren't

Oct 28, 2009 at 10:06 PM

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p.1 #23 · New Canon 14-24L? interesting patent...

Check out Figure 11 in the documentation for a hint at what the next camera Pro body will look like

Oct 28, 2009 at 10:10 PM

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matanuska wrote:
jcolwell wrote:and affordable

I wouldn't hold my breath!

Well it's relative right... I'm sure all this stuff is "affordable" for Bill Gates (possibly even disposable)... for the rest of us... well

Oct 28, 2009 at 10:13 PM

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p.1 #25 · New Canon 14-24L? interesting patent...

i am not gear horny, i am performance horny.

Oct 28, 2009 at 10:31 PM


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