Canon Japan has filed a new lens patent for EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM lens. According to previous rumors, new version of EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM lens is coming soon. And will be featured with weight and size reduced.
Patent Publication No. 2016-173439
Published 2016.9.29
Filing date 2015.3.17
Example
Focal length 292.46
F-number 2.91
Angle of view 4.23
Image height 21.64
Overall length of the lens 273.95
BF 60.81
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