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Canon is apparently not done dreaming about fast wide primes. A new patent application published March 12, 2026 (JP P2026043301, filed August 28, 2024) covers a family of large-aperture wide-angle optical systems — and the specs on paper are the kind of thing that makes lens nerds sit up straight. The stated goal? “Provide an…

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Canon’s Legendary EF 24-70mm f/2.8L Might Be Getting a Wider Successor — And Yes, It Would Have VCM If you’ve been using the RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM and thinking “this is great, but what if it started at 20mm instead?”— first of all, congratulations on your very specific taste. Second: Canon may be thinking…

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Because one vague promise wasn’t enough. Let’s review the facts, such as they are: a retail source, in a country that must not be named, like some kind of camera Voldemort, sat in on a “future products” meeting with Canon sales reps and came away with this bombshell intelligence: Canon might have up to three…

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An anonymous source claims that Canon is planning a new macro lens, longer than 100mm, and with variable magnification ratios. No focal length. No aperture. No timeline. Just a dangling carrot for the macro crowd, and honestly? That’s enough to get people excited. Canon’s Macro Legacy (The Good Old Days) Let’s take a quick trip…

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In news that will shock absolutely no one who has seen camera lens prices lately, Canon is reportedly planning to announce a zoom lens faster than f/2.0 by late 2026. Yes, you read that correctly. Faster than f/2.0. We’re as surprised as you are that it’s taken this long. The Holy Grail of Zoom Lenses…

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