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What if the Canon Zoom Lens Trio are All F2 Zoom Lenses?

Chris Gampat
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03/01/2020
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Chris Gampat The Phoblographer Canon RF 28-70mm f2 L USM Product images review 2.21-50s400 1

If Canon releases a trio of f2 zoom lenses, then their system will be just that much better.

I’m perhaps fantasizing here, but I think that the idea of Canon changing up the traditional zoom lens trio would make things even more fun in the photography world. Arguably, the most significant redeeming factor of the Canon RF system so far is their lenses. We have yet to see how the Canon R5 will perform. But it would make Sony rethink their system of already excellent lenses, and it would put Canon in a much better position. So what lenses am I talking about?

Canon RF 28-70mm f2 L USM

Let’s start with the first lens in the series. When Canon announced the RF series, this was one of the first lenses that came out. Sure, it’s massive. It’s heavy. But it’s also arguably the single best zoom lens on the market. We haven’t seen f2 zoom lenses except for Sigma 24-35mm f2 Art. A series of them were from Olympus’ Four-Thirds days, and Sigma’s f1.8 zoom is also still only for APS-C. But this Canon lens is a full workable range, and despite it being large, it’s terrific. It’s a first–a full-frame lens to be able to deliver this level of quality with this range. It’s truly a unique thing for their system.

Canon RF 14-28mm f2 L USM

There have been different reports on what the f2 wide-angle prime lens will be. And don’t get me wrong, a lens like this will be monstrous and massive. Again though, too, this is all speculation and simply fantasizing about what Canon could possibly do. But a lens like this would be great for a lot of stuff, including Astrophotography. Paired with the Canon EOS Ra, it would be perfect in so many ways. And with the EOS R5 being a higher megapixel sensor, landscape photographers will have a better time with vast, sweeping vistas. But perhaps the photographers that could benefit the most are event shooters. If you’re photographing a wedding venue and really trying to tell the story differently, this lens could do it while also letting you be a fly on the wall.

Canon RF 70-135mm f2 L USM

This is the lens that’s being talked about a lot more. And it’s also perhaps the oddest of the three. A 70-135mm f2 admittedly seems like a less workable distance to cover. It would be a specialized lens for portrait photographers. Wedding and event photographers truly benefit from 200mm focal lengths for several different scenarios. But if a lens like this exists, then it will not only be physically large, but it’s bound to render beautiful images. If you’ve ever shot with Canon’s 135mm f2 L lens, then you’ll know how gorgeous the photos are and what it does for the skin. I’m only hoping that Canon does that here with this lens.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.