RF L-Series super zoom??? (28-300, 24-240 or?)

Kit. said:

There exist some patents for such lenses:

Patent: Superzoom lenses for EF and RF mounts

Japan Patent Application 2018-180203 shows off some optical formulas for superzooms with both EF and RF mounts. EF mount optical formulas included in this p

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Patent: RF mount constant aperture superzoom lenses, including an RF 28-280mm f/2.8

Canon News has uncovered a patent for various super zoom optical formulas, and they're all for the RF mount except for one that appears to be for EF-S. Cano

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Patent: Canon RF 24-300mm f/4-5.6

Canon continues to develop optical formulas for an RF mount superzoom, something that we'll likely see sooner than later. This patent shows an optical formula

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However, it's hard to tell whether (and when) any of these lenses appear.

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Kit,
Thank you ! I really like the thought of an RF 24-300mm f/4-5.6 L-SERIES superzoom lens. It is wider than the EF 28-300mm and still zooms out as far, which makes it better. I wonder if Canon will bring it to market? I'd order one for sure!
Jan

neuroanatomist said:

Not many PJs anymore. I doubt Canon will launch an L-series RF superzoom, but I’d be pleasantly surprised if they did. I would expect it to be F/6.3 or F/7.1 on the long end.

If Canon does ever release such a lens, I’m not sure if I’d buy one. I owned the EF 28-300L, but ultimately sold it in favor of using the 24-70/2.8L II and 70-300L combo. An RF L superzoom with IQ on par with the RF 24-105L and the size of the 100-500L or smaller would be tempting (but not so tempting that I would pre-order it).

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I think that people travelling would like such an all-in-one, high-quality lens too...

neuroanatomist said:

I think that relatively few people traveling would like to carry a lens the size of the 100-500L. Thus the RF 24-240.

OTOH, the combination of the RF 14-35/4 and 24-105/4 delivers great IQ in a relatively small kit.

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You make a good point about the weight issue. My R3, in combination with an L-series superzoom lens would certainly not be small or lightweight. I use and like a Cotton Carrier CCS G3 two-camera harness (https://www.cottoncarrier.com/ and on Amazon), which makes it relatively comfortable to carry the R3 body and whatever attached lens I happen to need, but most people would probably not choose to do that. When I cover auto races and air shows, I carry two cameras with my Cotton Carrier: the one with the longest lens on my chest, and the one with the more compact lens in a holster (attached by Velcro to the waist strap of the vest) on my right side. The Cotton Carrier securely holds up to two camera and lens combos (or even three with an additional side holster on the left side, if you can bear the weight — I tried that only once). I do not like systems that hang the cameras from straps, because they allow the cameras to swing aroung and hit things as I walk.
Jan