Your Canon lens wishlist?

I would like to see

40/1.2L (on 1.3X it would be a nice 52mm FoV lens)

200 f/2.8L IS (so that I could leave 70-200IS home on tours).

16 f/2.8L prime with perfectly sharp corners.

200-500 f/4.5L IS (to replace 100-400).

Ok......I'll play Pekka:

85 f1.0 - for really LOW light shooting!!

200 f1.8 IS - so I can finally afford the original when people drop them for the IS version

135 f1.4 - I love this focal length on my 1D and with a wider aperture it would be awesome for portrait work!

35 f1.2 - I am loving this focal length as well on my 1D and I can just imagine how great it would be with an extra stop of light!!

Pekka......can you make this happen with your 'pull' with Canon!!??

ps......just saw the Finnish Shouting Mens Choir in TO last week and they were AWESOME!!! Have you heard of these guys?

The lenses I would like to see include:

a 100-500/2.8L IS as replacement for 100-400, but would settle for 200-500/4.5L IS as long as under $1500
This would be most likely lens I would get after 85/1.2, 135/2, and FE which are still on my list (in that order - sort of)

other lenses, less likely to see (or purchase)
16-35/2.8L II upgrade to 16-35 with better optics for eventual 22MP FF camera.
followed by 35-140/2.8L IS that will take extenders.
and then 140-560/2.8L IS just to one up everyone (it also need to take extenders).
Or something like the above set to improve the range and get it from four lenses into 3 at same time.

And now for my really cool lens I would like to see....
12-24/2.8L distortion adjustable (DA) lens allowing 180 fisheye circle to corner corrected lens. I am having trouble seeing how it could be done optically unless it is a function of the zoom (at 12 is 180 circle fisheye, at 15 is 180 corner fisheye, at 24 is distortion corrected), but would be cool if they could figure out how to get it to work at all focal ranges. Something for image scientists and engineers to work on. Get it to be at least 16-35L lens quality and keep it under $1500 and its mine (if I still have job at time).

Just my opinion,

hah you guys are askin to much

i would love to have
Canon 70-200 f/4L
Canon 17-40 f/4L
Tamron DI XR ZQ 99A9 whatever its called 28-80 f/2.8

some extension tubes and 50-60 dollar filter for each
alright whose buyin ?

Canon...............br​ing back the 50 f1.0 L[COLOR=black]!!!! Or even a 50 f1.2 L (fast focus) would be nice.

That is on the top of my list.

And I am jealous of the Nikon 17-55 f2.8..........

So Canon, give 'em a run for thier money with the 16-60 f2.8 L!!!

If Canon introduce these two lenses.........I will snap 'em up like white on rice!!



Ro1

I always wonder why they havent come out with an affordable 24-70L or 28-70L f/4 standard zoom to complement the 17-40 and 70-200 f/4.

OK, we'll start at the wide end and work up!
Replace the 14/2.8L with a 12/2.8L of higher optical quality.
18 mm f/2L wide angle
Revised 24/1.4
Revised mid-priced primes from the 20/2.8 up.
22-85 f/4L zoom
New revised 50/1.4 with true ring-type USM.
200/1.8 IS or 200/2 IS
200-400 f/4L IS
560/5.6L IS prime
22-85 f/4L

For EF-S
18-70 f/3.5-4.5 USM (kind of like the 28-105 in build and price)
15-50 f/2.8
Perhaps a range of fast primes - 14/2, 20/1.8, 30/1.4, 55 mm (though the standard 50 is fine here)

400 DO

sooooo cooool

Are we ignoring physics and optical properties in this wish list here?
Like are these "M" lenses for "Magic"

Most of these fantasy long zooms would be waaaaaay too heavy if they were actually made with modern techniques!

There are allready 500mm f/4.5 primes.. and they weight 7 pounds or more... and cost about $3K
Not likely to replace the lightweight and affordable 100-400mm with a 500mm zoom @ f/4.5. (all the current fairly carriable and affordable 500mm zooms are at f/6.3 at the long end)

A zoom @ f/4.5would be even heavier than the prime,.. and 500mm @ f/2.8 Or 560mm @ f/2.8 ??

Absolutley collosal! We're approaching 1200mm f/5.6 size here!!!! This is a $90,000.00 lens we are talking about and one that no current standard tripod is rated to hold.

200-400mm f/4 is doable.. in fact I just handeled Nikons version of this lens a few weeks back.. again.. no way is this a 100-400mm replacement.. it is larger than the 300mm f/2.8.. nearly as large as the 500mm f/4 prime.. and about the same weight. (very nice lens though!) With a 1.4X it is a 280-560 f/5.6 zoom... not bad at all.


What I would like to see?

400mm f/5.6L IS with focus speed of the current 400mm and modern IS
AND/OR
Update the 100-400mm (you can knock 100mm off of the wide end and make it 200-400)
Keep it f/5.6 at the long end so it's just as light as the current one,. BUT update the AF so it is closer to the 400mm primes speed,. and replace the IS with the 3rd gen standard.

Make a decent 100-300mm for gods sake,.
Emulate Sigmas 100-300mm f/4 EX but add IS

Canon needs to make a competitor for Sigma's 120-300mm f/2.8 as well. This will of course have IS,. it will cost over $3K and weigh a little more than the prime,. but it will rock for sports.

I'l like to see a 10 or 12mm prime for around 350-450 dlls.

• A 2x-13xmm f/2.8L IS would be nice -- an uber-walkaround lens. The current 24-70 does not have enough zoom in it, the 28-135's a little soft, and there's nothing else. Actually, even f/2.8-3.5 would be OK if it had IS.
  
• A non-push/pull 100-400 with third gen IS and maybe f/4 (if weight allows).
  
• A 2x that doesn't kill AF?
  

CDS,
I would love to have a Canon version of that lens, but my 300 f/2.8 IS would have to go on ebay. If you could only have one - which would it be?
Don

40/1.4L would do me, if pushing it to 1.2 would make the price silly, but otherwise YES, yes yes!
and the 16mm Prime also yes please

Not bothered bpout the others

Yep..// I'd love to see a 16mm prime too...
And or make the 14mm more affordable

It must be possible to make a lens from 24 (15?) - 135 (200?) mm 2.8 L IS (new generation). To replace the very old 28 - 135.
Also to lower the 70 mm from the 70 - 200 series in the low end.
And must not extend when we are zooming and not turn when it's focussing. To choose in white or black and the weight of the 28 - 135. And, and...
And to have for 750 USD. Ok, i'm now going to sleep and dream on this night...