It was an enormous day for Canon mirrorless shooters, with 4 new RF lenses becoming a member of the EOS R system! Newly introduced are the RF 24mm f/1.4 L, the RF 50mm f/1.4 L, the RF 70-200mm f/2.8 L Z, and the RF-S 7.8mm f/4 Twin. Right here’s a fast take a look at these lenses.
Canon RF 24mm f/1.4 L VCM
A brilliant, wide-angle prime lens that shares a lot of its options with the Canon RF 35mm f/1.4 L that was introduced again in June. Just like the RF 35mm f/1.4 L (and the RF 50mm f/1.4 L additionally introduced immediately), Canon is promoting the RF 24mm f/1.4 L as a “hybrid” lens with options for each video and digital pictures. The largest video options are the devoted aperture ring, the minimal focus respiration, and the almost an identical building to the 35mm and 50mm variations of the lens. I ought to observe that the aperture ring on the RF 24mm f/1.4 L (like Canon’s different lenses) is “clicked” by default. If you should de-click the aperture ring, you should ship the lens off to Canon for a price (at present $80).
Though the Canon RF 24mm f/1.4 L shouldn’t be the most affordable lens, at $1500, it’s nonetheless cheap in comparison with many 24mm f/1.4 lenses of the previous. Canon’s earlier EF 24mm f/1.4 L II price $1700 when it was launched in 2008, and Nikon’s 24mm f/1.4G retailed for $2200 in 2010. The pattern of inexpensive 24mm f/1.4 lenses was helped alongside by Sigma and Sony over time, although. I’m glad to see this one priced competitively, and I’m trying ahead to testing it! Though for me, the check will primarily be about panorama pictures, journey, and Milky Means pictures.
The Canon RF 24mm f/1.4 is anticipated to ship December 12. Listed here are the total specs:
- Full Identify: Canon RF 24mm f/1.4 L VCM
- Mount Kind: Canon RF Mount
- Focal Size: 24mm prime
- Angle of View (Full Body): 84°
- Most Aperture: f/1.4
- Minimal Aperture: f/16
- Aperture Blades: 11, rounded
- Filter Measurement: 67mm
- Lens Components: 15
- Lens Teams: 11
- Particular Components: 1 aspherical, 2 ultra-low dispersion (UD) glass parts
- Anti-Reflection Coatings: ASC (Air Sphere Coating) and SSC (Tremendous Spectra Coating)
- Fluorine Coated Entrance Ingredient: Sure
- Picture Stabilization: No
- Inside Focusing: Sure
- Management Rings: Focus, customized, aperture
- Perform Button: Sure
- Switches: AF/MF and iris lock change
- Focus Motor: Voice Coil Motor (VCM)
- Minimal Focus Distance: 24 cm (9.5 inches)
- Most Magnification: 0.17× (1:5.9)
- Mount Materials: Steel
- Climate/Mud Sealing: Sure
- Dimensions (Size × Diameter): 99 x 77 mm (3.9 x 3.0 inches)
- Weight: 515 g (1.14 lbs)
- MSRP: $1499 (test value and pre-order)
Canon RF 50mm f/1.4 L VCM
Canon mirrorless shooters have been ready patiently for a 50mm lens that will slot between the RF 50mm f/1.8 and the RF 50mm f/1.2 L. At this time’s the day! The RF 50mm f/1.4 L has the potential to be a highly regarded selection amongst wedding ceremony photographers, avenue photographers, and – as a result of it’s additionally one among Canon’s new hybrid lenses – videographers.
Plenty of the specs beneath will seem like I simply copy/pasted them from the RF 24mm f/1.4 L above, and that’s as a result of I did! These two lenses (plus the present RF 35mm f/1.4 L) are designed to be as just like each other as potential in real-world use. They weigh about the identical, share a 67mm filter thread, and are an identical in size and diameter. This makes it a lot simpler to swap lenses with out messing up the steadiness of a motorized gimbal or readjusting your video rig.
The Canon RF 50mm f/1.4 L is rather less costly at $1399, though that is nonetheless on the excessive facet for a 50mm f/1.4 lens. Hopefully the efficiency justifies it! As with the RF 24mm f/1.4 L, the 50mm f/1.4 L is anticipated to ship on December 12.
Listed here are the lens’s full specs:
- Full Identify: Canon RF 50mm f/1.4 L VCM
- Mount Kind: Canon RF Mount
- Focal Size: 24mm prime
- Angle of View (Full Body): 46°
- Most Aperture: f/1.4
- Minimal Aperture: f/16
- Aperture Blades: 11, rounded
- Filter Measurement: 67mm
- Lens Components: 14
- Lens Teams: 11
- Particular Components: 2 aspherical, 1 ultra-low dispersion (UD) glass parts
- Anti-Reflection Coatings: ASC (Air Sphere Coating) and SSC (Tremendous Spectra Coating)
- Fluorine Coated Entrance Ingredient: Sure
- Picture Stabilization: No
- Inside Focusing: Sure
- Management Rings: Focus, customized, aperture
- Perform Button: Sure
- Switches: AF/MF and iris lock change
- Focus Motor: Voice Coil Motor (VCM)
- Minimal Focus Distance: 40 cm (16 inches)
- Most Magnification: 0.15× (1:6.7)
- Mount Materials: Steel
- Climate/Mud Sealing: Sure
- Dimensions (Size × Diameter): 99 x 77 mm (3.9 x 3.0 inches)
- Weight: 580 g (1.28 lbs)
- MSRP: $1399 (test value and pre-order)
Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM Z
We actually bought a variety of hybrid lenses immediately! The Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM Z is the second 70-200mm f/2.8 for Canon’s RF system. This new model options an internally-zooming design, compatibility with the PZ-E2 energy zoom adapter, and compatibility with teleconverters. The optical building can be totally different – we’ll must see if it’s higher or not!
An attention-grabbing tidbit about this lens is that it shares the identical exterior design because the Canon RF 24-105mm f/2.8 L. Each lenses can be utilized with Canon’s energy zoom adapter (therefore the “Z” within the identify) and might be swapped extra seamlessly. This 70-200mm f/2.8 does weigh lower than the 24-105mm f/2.8 L, although, at 1115 grams in comparison with 1330 grams (2.46 and a pair of.93 kilos).
The Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM Z will promote for $3000 and launches in simply a few weeks, estimated to ship November 14. It will likely be out there each in black and white. For those who don’t want teleconverter compatibility or any of the opposite new options, Canon continues to be promoting the earlier RF 70-200mm f/2.8 L for $2800 (really $2500 with the present sale).
Listed here are the total specs:
- Full Identify: Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM Z
- Mount Kind: Canon RF Mount
- Focal Size: 70-200mm zoom (2.9x zoom)
- Angle of View (Full Body): 34° to 12°
- Most Aperture: f/2.8
- Minimal Aperture: f/22
- Aperture Blades: 11
- Filter Measurement: 82mm
- Lens Components: 18
- Lens Teams: 15
- Particular Components: 3 aspherical, 1 ultra-low dispersion (UD), 2 Tremendous UD glass parts
- Anti-Reflection Coatings: ASC (Air Sphere Coating) and SSC (Tremendous Spectra Coating)
- Fluorine Coated Entrance Ingredient: Sure
- Picture Stabilization: Sure
- Inside Focusing: Sure
- Management Rings: Zoom, focus, customized, aperture
- Perform Button: 2, duplicating
- Switches: AF/MF, focus distance limiter, iris lock, picture stabilization, stabilizer mode
- Focus Motor: Twin nano USM
- Minimal Focus Distance: 49 cm (19 inches)
- Most Magnification: 0.3× (1:3.3)
- Mount Materials: Steel
- Climate/Mud Sealing: Sure
- Dimensions (Size × Diameter): 199 × 89 mm (7.8 × 3.5 inches)
- Weight: 1115 g (2.46 lbs)
- MSRP: $2999 (test value and pre-order)
Canon RF-S 7.8mm f/4 STM Twin Lens
That is the third lens in Canon’s “Twin” sequence meant for digital actuality filming. The RF-S 7.8mm f/4 Twin is a crop-sensor lens meant for Canon’s APS-C cameras, and it’s not meant for conventional pictures or videography wants.
Images Life doesn’t usually write about VR content material, however I’ll observe that this lens is aimed to be a inexpensive model of the 2 current Canon Twin lenses. (Not like these, it doesn’t use two fisheye lenses.) It’s launching for $450 (pre-order right here) and is anticipated to ship November 14. By comparability, the Canon RF 5.2mm f/2.8 Twin prices $2000, and the Canon RF-S 3.9mm f/3.5 Twin prices $1100.
Press Releases
Under are the 2 press releases that Canon revealed alongside these lens bulletins.
Increasing the Vary of Expression: Canon Pronounces Three New L Sequence Hybrid Lenses
MELVILLE, NY, October 30, 2024 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a frontrunner in digital imaging options, has introduced the launch of three new RF L sequence hybrid lenses: RF 24mm F1.4 L VCM, RF 50mm F1.4 L VCM and RF 70-200 F2.8 L IS USM Z. Designed for skilled visible storytellers who want to modify between pictures and video, these three lenses proceed Canon’s steadfast dedication to assembly the calls for of high-level picture and video content material creators.
RF 24mm F1.4 L VCM & RF 50mm F1.4 L VCM
In case you are on a quest for spectacular, dramatic content material, RF 24mm F1.4 L VCM and RF 50mm F1.4 L VCM lenses can be glorious additions to your gear bag. For many who are skilled picture/video customers, journalists or in-house manufacturing creators, these two lenses are designed for hybrid use and optimized for these switching from picture and video wants rapidly. They characteristic an optical design that makes use of the RF mount to realize top quality throughout your entire picture space. Quiet, quick and exact AF are due to Canon’s newest actuator and focusing system and the unified exterior helps with simpler gimbal changes for extra environment friendly taking pictures. The expressive energy of a f/1.4 aperture together with a wider discipline of view than what the human eye can seize, makes perspective extra distinguished and brings photos vividly to life. Extra options embrace:
- Compact, with a size of three.9 inches, and light-weight: RF 24mm F1.4 L VCM is eighteen.1 ounces and RF 50mm F1.4 L VCM is 20.4 ounces
- With a mix of VCM and Nano USM actuators, steady video composition with little respiration
- Customizable with an iris ring for controlling aperture throughout taking pictures, lens perform button and customizable management and focus rings
RF 70-200 F2.8 L IS USM Z
A telephoto lens that’s versatile throughout the spectrum – together with sports activities, vogue and information reporting – the RF 70-200 F2.8 L IS USM Z is an RF L sequence lens that takes into consideration capabilities end-users worth most. Taking the identical exterior case design and inside mechanics of the RF 24-105mm F2.8 L IS USM Z, the RF 70-200 F2.8 L IS USM Z lens balances properly as a companion on gimbals and rigs. Suitable with extenders, the RF 70-200 F2.8 L IS USM Z produces high-quality photos with its massive f/2.8 zoom aperture and has minimal focus respiration, very best for content material creators. Its iris ring allows fine-tuned video recording and its compatibility with energy zoom adapters makes it a robust addition for video manufacturing wants. Extra options embrace:
- Shut up taking pictures with a most magnification of 0.3x
- Picture stabilization equal as much as 5.5 stops within the middle on the lens alone, or as much as 7.5 stops within the middle, as much as 7.0 stops within the corners in coordinate management within-body IS
- Mud and drip resistant building in addition to gentle weight at roughly 1,100 grams
Pricing and Availability
The Canon RF 24mm F1.4 L VCM and RF 50mm F1.4 L VCM lenses are anticipated to be out there in December at estimated retail value of $1,499.00* and $1,399.00,* respectively. The Canon RF 70-200 F2.8 L IS USM Z lens is anticipated to be out there in November at estimated retail value of $2,999.00*.
For added data, please go to www.usa.canon.com.
Canon Introduces the RF-S 7.8MM F4 STM Twin Lens: Increasing Capabilities for VR and 3D Content material Creators
MELVILLE, NY, October 30, 2024 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a frontrunner in digital imaging options, has introduced the brand new RF-S 7.8mm F4 STM DUAL lens, designed for social media content material creators and fanatic videographers. Suitable with the Canon EOS R7 and the most recent addition to the rising EOS VR System lineup, this revolutionary lens presents a sensible and inexpensive approach to discover storytelling within the increasing world of VR and 3D content material creation.
Previewed at Apple’s WWDC (Worldwide Builders Convention) 2024 keynote, this lens has been crafted for these seeking to discover new visible codecs, notably with the rising curiosity in spatial video content material. The 7.8mm focal size and 60-degree angle of view present an immersive visual view, for capturing detailed 3D content material, permitting creators to ship fascinating and lifelike visible experiences.
Making VR and 3D content material creation accessible to a wider viewers, Canon has designed the RF-S 7.8mm F4 STM DUAL lens with a deal with simplicity. Even with its superior options, the lens operates very similar to a standard 2D RF-mount lens, with a simple workflow that empowers even newcomers to VR and spatial manufacturing to realize spectacular outcomes. After capturing video with this interchangeable lens, customers can leverage the EOS VR Plug-in for Adobe® Premiere® Professional to transform footage to 3D 180° VR, or the EOS VR Utility software program (individually out there with a paid subscription) to transform the footage into 3D 180° VR, 3D Theater, and spatial video able to be skilled on gadgets like Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional and Meta Quest 3, providing a seamless transition from digicam to immersive viewing.
Suitable with the Canon EOS R7 digicam physique, the high-speed autofocus and high-resolution picture sensor, coupled with Canon’s famend coloration science, effortlessly captures detailed VR content material and Spatial movies whether or not you’re taking pictures in managed environments or on the go.
“With the RF-S 7.8mm F4 STM DUAL lens, Canon shouldn’t be solely offering a brand new visible device but in addition enhancing the way in which creators talk utilizing rising VR, spatial and 3D applied sciences,” stated Hiroto Kato, vp, Imaging Merchandise & Options at Canon U.S.A., Inc. “This lens permits customers to seize immersive content material, bridging the hole between conventional content material creation and the most recent in VR and Spatial imagery. It’s an thrilling step ahead in making high-quality 3D content material extra approachable for everybody.”
Because the demand for VR content material continues to climb, the necessity for user-friendly 3D imaging tools turns into more and more necessary. The RF-S 7.8mm F4 STM DUAL lens is designed to fulfill this demand, working seamlessly with gadgets from Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional to Meta Quest 3, decreasing the boundaries to creating 3D photos, making immersive content material extra accessible for anybody, from informal hobbyists to devoted lovers.
Pricing and Availability
The Canon RF-S 7.8mm F4 STM DUAL lens is scheduled to be out there in November 2024 for an estimated retail value of $449.99*. For added data, please go to www.usa.canon.com.
About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc. is a number one supplier of client, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging options to the US and to Latin America and the Caribbean markets. With roughly $29.4 billion in world income, its father or mother firm, Canon Inc., as of 2023 has ranked within the top-five total in U.S. patents granted for 38 consecutive years †. Canon U.S.A. is devoted to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental accountability. To study extra about Canon, go to us at www.usa.canon.com and join with us on LinkedIn athttps://www.linkedin.com/firm/canonusa.
# # #
* Specs, availability and costs are topic to vary with out discover. Precise costs are set by particular person sellers and will fluctuate.
† Primarily based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent and Trademark Workplace.