First Leaked Specs For Upcoming Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 & RF 70-200mm f/4L IS Lenses

Canon RF 70-200mm F/4L Review

First specifications for the upcoming Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM and RF 70-200mm f/4L IS lenses leaked over the web.

Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM (leaked image & lens diagram):

  • 6 optical elements in 5 groups
  • 7 aperture blades
  • 0.3m minimum focusing distance
  • 0.25x magnification
  • filter diameter: 43mm
  • 69.2 x 40.5mm
  • 160g
  • Price: $199

Canon RF 70-200mm f/4L IS (images):

  • 16 optical elements in 11 groups
  • 4 UD elements
  • 9 aperture blades
  • minimum focusing distance: 0.6m
  • 0.28x magnification
  • filter diameter: 77mm
  • image stabilisation up to 5 stops (on EOS R/RP)
  • image stabilisation up o 7.5 stops (on EOS R5/R6)
  • 83.5 x 119mm
  • 695g
  • price: $1,599

We expect the announcement for both lenses within days.

[via Nokishita]

Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM And RF 70-200mm f/4L IS Prices Leaked, Announcement Imminent

Canon Rf 50mm F/1.8 STM Review

Prices for the upcoming Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM (leaked image and leaked lens diagram) and RF 70-200mm f/4L IS (images) lenses leaked over the web.

The Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM will sell t $199, the Canon RF 70-200mm f/4L IS at $1,599. Prices are on the same tier as the EF versions. We expect the announcement this week, likely in a few days.

Stay tuned.

[via Nokishita]

Canon RF 800mm f/11 IS STM Review & Comparison With Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3

RF 800mm F/11 IS STM Review

Canon released two unique lenses with the Canon RF 800mm f/11 IS STM and RF 600mm f/11 IS STM. Here is a review for the former.

Brent Hall reviews the Canon RF 800mm f/11 IS STM and compares it with the Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Which one is the best budget wildlife lens?

At a glance:

  • Super-telephoto prime is designed for use with full-frame Canon RF-mount mirrorless digital cameras
  • Fixed f/11 aperture contributes to the sleek and portable form factor as well as a balanced mixture of depth of field and sharpness
  • Gapless dual-layer diffractive optics contribute to a marked reduction in chromatic and spherical aberrations as well as benefit the design of a relatively compact and lightweight lens
  • Retractable/extendable design, with a locking lens barrel, offers an impressively compact form factor considering the super-telephoto design
  • An Optical Image Stabilizer helps to minimize the appearance of camera shake by up to four stops to better enable working in low-light conditions and with slower shutter speeds
  • STM stepping motor offers fast, quiet, smooth, and accurate autofocus performance that is ideal for video recording as well as still shooting
  • Configurable Control Ring can be used to adjust a variety of exposure settings, including aperture, ISO, and exposure compensation
  • Compatible with optional Extender RF 1.4x and Extender RF 2x teleconverters to further increase the effective focal length.

Also interesting: an interview with the engineers who made these unique lenses.

Canon RF 600mm f/11

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Europe & UK: Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon IT, Canon IT, WEX Photographic, Canon FR, Canon UK, Canon DE

Canon RF 800mm f/11

America: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA
Europe & UK: Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon IT, Canon IT, WEX Photographic, Canon FR, Canon UK, Canon DE

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Canon RF 85mm f/2 IS STM MACRO Review (a no brainer for EOS R owners)

Canon RF 85mm F/2 Macro IS STM Review

The Canon RF 85mm f/2 IS STM is one of the less expensive lenses for the RF mount (not a boutique lens). And it has macro functionality.

At a glance:

  • RF-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
  • Maximum Magnification: 1:2
  • Minimum Focusing Distance: 1.15′
  • One UD Element

Photography Blog reviewed the Canon RF 85mm f/2 IS STM MACRO lens for the Canon EOS R system, and came away with a rather positive impression. This lens is a no brainer, as well as the upcoming RF 50mm f/1.8 will be, and should be in every EOS R owner’s camera bag. From their conclusion:

The RF 85mm F2 Macro IS STM is one of the most affordable lenses in the still relatively new Canon full-frame mirrorless system, and thankfully it’s also a great lens to boot.

It’s a very versatile lens, doubling up as both a great 85mm prime for portraits and as a 1:2 magnification macro lens.

Subsequently we think it deserves to find a place in the camera bag of every Canon EOS R owner, especially given the eye-watering size and price of its main rival, the RF 85mm f/1.2L USM.

There’s lots to like in terms of the RF 85mm F2 Macro IS STM’s image quality, and very little to complain about.

This lens is sharp almost from the get-go, excellent in the centre and at the edges when shooting wide open at f/2 and outstanding between f/2.8 and f/16.

It’s capable of producing some lovely bokeh effects for what is after all only an f/2 lens, helped by the ability to focus as close as 35cms away from your subject.

Read the review at Photography Blog…

Canon RF 85mm f/2 IS STM MACRO:

America: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA
Europe & UK: Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon IT, Canon IT, WEX Photographic, Canon FR, Canon UK, Canon DE

Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens Diagram Leaks, Shows A Newly Designed Lens

Canon Rf 50mm F/1.8 STM Review

An image of the upcoming Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM already leaked, now we also have the lens diagram.

The leaked lens diagram shows a lens based on a new design, and not simply adapted from the EF 50mm f/1.8 STM. The RF 50mm f/1.8 is a nice and small pancake lens and I am pretty sure it will sell like hot cake (if it has the same reasonable price as the EF 50mm f/1.8).

We expect the Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM to be announced within a few days.