Why canon never had pancake lenses

spacer said:

Hey! I resemble that remark! I tell ya, I never sausage a thing!

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We'd better take a break, fast!

Clearly someone from canon follows this thread!
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/870179-REG/Canon_40mm_f_2_8_EF_Pancake.html/BI/2144/KBID/2882

daveandiputra said:

Clearly someone from canon follows this thread!
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/870179-REG/Canon_40mm_f_2_8_EF_Pancake.html/BI/2144/KBID/2882

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An aspherical 40mm pancake for less than 200$? Yes please!

Very tempting as an impulse purchase, but then I thought, if I really want a pancake lens for EOS, the Voigtlander is a stop faster and is a real manual focus lens.

The 40mm is just another clue that Canon will likely roll out an overdue APS-C MILC line. They're behind Sony, Olympus, Panasonic and Pentax.

Hm! Before today I thought this thread was toast.

THEY DO NOW !

daveandiputra said:

As far as I know, from the FD to te EOS mount canon never had a pancake lenses while nikon and pentax always had. Now all knew that canon bodies always had small flange distance making it the most adaptable for other make lenses. Can it be for this small distance be the obstacle for designing a pancake?

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http://www.bhphotovideo.com/indepth...f-40mm-f28-pancake-lens-doesnt-waffle-quality

I guess they finally played ketchup, because we always knew that they could
cut the mustard...

Hold the Tongue in Cheek !

Vanishing Point Ent. said:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/indepth...f-40mm-f28-pancake-lens-doesnt-waffle-quality

I guess they finally played ketchup, because we always knew that they could
cut the mustard...

Hold the Tongue in Cheek !

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Let me guess... It's painted white, is about the size of a normal 300mm and needs to be taken to and parked by the edge of a sports field with a small truck...

Vanishing Point Ent. said:

I guess they finally played ketchup, because we always knew that they could
cut the mustard...

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You obviously relish it.

Long ago, while on a trip to Tokyo, I saw an interview with the CEO of Canon on the TV. This was around the year 2003 or so. It was a very long interview, in Japanese, but I was able to watch it with a colleague of mine. Most of it was pretty staid stuff, but at one point the CEO was asked if Canon would produce a pancake lens. The CEO became visibly agitated and responded with a tremendous, emphatic NO! There will NEVER, EVER be a pancake lens with the Canon name on it. NEVER!! He was clearly disturbed at the idea of a pancake lens. I could never really understand why because the translation could not keep up with the TV feed and the interviewer quickly moved onto something less controversial after upsetting the CEO so much.

I guess there has been a change of leadership since then.