by Richard | Dec 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
It seems like Laowa will be releasing their first full-frame autofocus lens (but not autofocus for us) and it’s a 10mm F2.8 and still a fairly compact lens. They claim near zero distortion and the MTF’s look good enough that it may even be half decent with...
by Richard | Dec 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
Please check out our other articles as they come out in this series, and of course the article from yesterday about the #3 on our lists. Craig’s #2: Canon EOS R8 Camera Picking the runner-up was probably the hardest part (really not that hard) of making the...
by Richard | Dec 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
One of the disappointments for me with the RF-S system is the normal kit zoom range from 18-45 instead of 15-45mm. In this patent application, Canon sets out to create a 15-45mm that hopefully isn’t plagued with the same quality assurance issues as its older...
by Richard | Dec 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
This is a curious patent from Canon. These are without a doubt higher-end lenses and are certainly for APS-C and not for Super-35 or Canon Cinema. Canon specifically mentions that these types of lenses would be advantageous for video as the center of gravity...
by Richard | Dec 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
In this patent application, Canon is illustrating some smaller primes. Since these designs are relatively simplistic, they could be good “bang for the buck” lenses as long as you are not expecting pristine resolving power, as they don’t optically...
