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Just saw a patent for Canon 70-200f2.8 DO

While the concept is attractive since a 70-200f2.8  is in the bag of almost every wedding photographer, I wonder if despite the gain in size and weight it is a viable option

AFAIK DO lenses have a rather poor bokeh, 70-200f2.8 is mainly am portrait lens, poor bokeh is toxic here

let's see if it will hit the market anytime soon

http://www.canonrumors.com/patent-canon-...m-f2-8-do/

Quote:Just saw a patent for Canon 70-200f2.8 DO

While the concept is attractive since a 70-200f2.8  is in the bag of almost every wedding photographer, I wonder if despite the gain in size and weight it is a viable option

AFAIK DO lenses have a rather poor bokeh,70-200f2.8 is mainly am portrait lens, poor bokeh is toxic here

let's see if it will hit the market anytime soon

http://www.canonrumors.com/patent-canon-...m-f2-8-do/
The new DO tech from Canon does not have bad bokeh.
I think the rule is that there are no rules.

The early DOs had odd out-of-focus highlights but e.g. the Nikkor 300mm f/4 PF is quite decent there (although I am not sure whether its bokeh is perfect really).

 

I suspect that if Canon will ever offer a DO in this class, they'll keep the conventional lens for quite a while as a parallel offering ... simply because it's cheaper.