Canon Patent: Ultra-Compact Body Cap Lenses for the RF mount

[Canon Rumors]

In this patent application (2025-029311), Canon features some rather slow, but very small lenses.

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[Maximilian]

I always love those pancake designs for travel , for street, and even indoors, if the f number meets the amount of light.
Okay, f/8 is a little bit disapounting, though.

But why not bring those on, Canon?

 

[John Wilde]

That would be appropriate for a camera body as tiny as the discontinued M100/200.

 

[DrToast]

Basically, we're recreating cell phone cameras.

 

[Berowne]

I always love those pancake designs for travel , for street, and even indoors, if the f number meets the amount of light.
Okay, f/8 is a little bit disapounting, though.

But why not bring those on, Canon?

The Foto-Companies clearely go in the direction of slower lens-designs, but have the f11/600 and -800 lenses for instance indeed been a market success? Do people buy it?

 

[bn5fg]

The Foto-Companies clearely go in the direction of slower lens-designs, but have the f11/600 and -800 lenses for instance indeed been a market success? Do people buy it?

I love my 800f11.