Is Canon planning to make f/1.2 the new standard for all of their L prime lenses up to the focal length of the RF 85mm f/1.2L USM?
The Canon RF 35mm f/1.2L has been rumored for quite some time and has appeared on our RF lens roadmap since the beginning. There have also been previous patents for an RF 35mm f/1.2L USM.
Canon News has uncovered another patent for an RF 35mm f/1.2L USM optical formula, along with two other f/1.2L prime lenses that would be highly desired, an RF 24mm f/1.2L USM and (oh joy!) an RF 28mm f/1.2L USM.
If all of this comes to fruition, this will be a very hard set of prime lenses to beat.
- Canon RF 24mm f/1.2L USM (appears in patent)
- Canon RF 28mm f/1.2L USM (appears in patent)
- Canon RF 35mm f/1.2 USM (appears in patent)
- Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L USM
- Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM
- Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS
Canon RF 24mm f/1.2L USM
- Focal length: 24.74mm
- F-number: 1.24
- Half angle of view: 41.17°
- Image height: 21.64mm
- Lens overall length: 143.97mm
- BF: 13.45mm
Canon RF 28mm f/1.2L USM
- Focal length: 27.15mm
- F-number: 1.24
- Half angle of view: 38.55°
- Image height: 21.64mm
- Lens total length: 146.96mm
- BF: 13.45mm
Canon RF 35mm f/1.2L USM
- Focal length: 34.00mm
- F-number: 1.24
- Half angle of view: 32.47°
- Image height: 21.64mm
- Lens total length: 154.96mm
- BF: 17.05mm
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In all seriousness, though, it would make sense. 1.8/2.0 consumer-grade lenses and 1.2 pro-grade lenses. That's plenty.
I love the 28mm focal length. Really hoping this pans out.
But ... the implementations will differ in my opinion: Maybe 2-3 stops with the lower end cameras and close to 5 stops for the high end systems with camera IBIS alone.
Or they reduce the number of axes for the lower end cameras, e.g. they do a rotation only IBIS while the lens does the rest - would be great for video too.
I decided to take the RF 35 1.8 and maybe I would prefer to have this one if I had to choose only one 35mm because it gives me roughly 4 stops advantage over the RF 1.2 (1 stop less aperture, 5 stops stabilization), at least for photographing static subjects. RF 35 1.8 has further advantages in terms of usability: 1:2 macro, small, light ...
With R5 and 35 IS i can handheld about 1 seconds, and it is crisp sharp. If I reduce the resolution to half (so 11 Megapixel) size, 2 seconds is ok too.
On the 85 IS i can handheld 0,5 seconds... this is just crazy.
And I love it on my 17 TSE too. I don't need 1/30 or 1/15s anymore (like on my 5D3), it can be 1/4 for sure, 1/2 often. So it is a huge difference to get the church ceiling with ISO 400 or ISO 6400. This you can see in the details for sure...
These L lenses can be all 1.2 - which would be unique in the market today.
So I hope there will be also another silver class lenses. Maybe I am interested in a very small 24mm 2.0 IS too.
I use the 135/2.0 to my life end I think, I would never upgrade to a 135 1.4. Yesyes much more bokeh, ok. But maybe a silver class 135 2.0, which is shorter and has adapter included? If not, than I stay with the EF... ;-)
And not a 3000€ 100-500 please...
So I wouldn't expect any fast primes with IS, considering Canon can save money, make lenses more durable without IS, and reduce optical complexity by relying on the large apertures to boost IBIS. 8 stops is far better than what the EF lens IS systems could get.