Canon Patent Application: Canon EF fast primes

This patent application is for a bunch of EF fast primes.

We have embodiments for (you may want to sit down before reading the list)

• 20mm 1.4
• 14mm 1.8
• 22mm 1.2
• 24mm 1.2

There are some seriously sweet primes shown in this patent application, even if it is for the EF mount.

Because the focal length shows for different focus distances, these may be slated for the CINI EF lens lineup, as the lenses are pretty close to parfocal.

The details on the embodiments;

Focal distance 20.50 20.45 20.26 
F number 1.45 1.45 1.45 
Half field angle 46.54 46.54 46.54 
Image height 21.64 21.64 21.64 
Whole length of the lens 100.04 99.55 97.71 
BF 38.32 38.81 40.65 

Focal distance 18.52 18.46 18.25 
F number 1.31 1.31 1.31 
Half field angle 49.44 49.53 49.85 
Image height 21.64 21.64 21.64 
Whole length of the lens 106.98 106.51 104.95 
BF 38.97 39.44 41.00 

Focal distance 14.69 14.68 14.64 
F number 1.85 1.85 1.85 
Half field angle 55.82 55.85 55.91 
Image height 21.64 21.64 21.64 
Whole length of the lens 104.15 103.78 102.95 
BF 38.33 38.70 39.53 

Focal distance 22.69 22.60 22.20 
F number 1.24 1.24 1.25 
Half field angle 43.63 43.75 44.27 
Image height 21.64 21.64 21.64 
Whole length of the lens 107.46 106.9 104.5 
BF 38.32 38.88 41.28 

Focal distance 24.10 24.03 23.69 
F number 1.24 1.24 1.24 
Half field angle 41.92 42.00 42.40 
Image height 21.64 21.64 21.64 
Whole length of the lens 108.28 107.72 104.96 
BF 38.33 38.89 41.65 

As with all patent applications, these designs may never make it into the real world (however it'd be nice wouldn't it?)

Japan Patent Application 2019-066586

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