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    Canon to announce RF 24-50mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM this month

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    rflenses - Canon to announce RF 24-50mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM this month

    One of the lenses that Canon will announce in the near future that hasn't been on our roadmap is a Canon RF 24-50mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM. I think it's safe to assume that such a lens will be very small and very light. The price should also be on the lower end of the line-up

    Expect an imminent announcement for this one.

    We know of more products being announced, but we haven't nailed down the announcement date.

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    3. Probably a reasonable amateur kit lens?

      Hopefully it will not be as bare-bones as the RF-S 18-45mm 4.5-6.3. I recently handled that lens for a bit while I was trying out the R10 and it reminded me of the super cheap and plasticky EF-S lenses of yore.
    5. A 24-50mm f2.8 USM would have been nice. Or 50-85mm 1.8 USM. I wish we could choose our own focal length and have the companies make them lol. I'm still waiting on a RF 35mm 1.4 L lens.
    10. Sounds like a kit lens for an inexpensive (~$800?) full frame camera. I wonder if we’ll see one of those announced as well?
      If we do, I hope it's not only relative inexpensive, but also relatively small. The RP was, for me, a great size: use the EG-E1 for larger lenses, remove the EG-E1 minigrip to stick it in a coat pocket.
    11. Honestly, sounds like a super cheap kit-lens which drives customer back to the store just two days after a camera purchase in order to get a capable and/ or versatile lens...

      Zoom range is extremely small, aperture is pretty dark... it must be super cheap (less than the 50mm F1.8 imho) and extremely small. Otherwise, this lens will be irrelevant.
    13. This is just Canon's version of the Nikon 24-50 F4-6.3, that was released with the Z5, and similar to the Sony 28-60 F4-5.6, that was released with the A7C. Those lenses are $400 and $500 respectively, which seems pretty steep for short range slow zooms. They are both tiny, though. Presumably this will be too, which will be its main (only?) selling point. Although this is pretty slow, it's equivalent to a 15-32 F2.8-4 crop lens. Plenty of M users would have preferred such a lens to the 15-45 F3.5-6.3, and, judging by the constant complaints on the DPR R forum about RF-S lenses, plenty of R users would also prefer an RF-S 15-32 F2.8-4 over the current RF-S 18-45 F4.5-6.3.
    14. 50mm 6.3? You cant be serious.
      perfectly fine for an amateur landscape/city photographer as long as the lens is cheap and small... it's only the loss of bokeh, the IS makes up for the light.
    19. A 24-50mm f2.8 USM would have been nice. Or 50-85mm 1.8 USM. I wish we could choose our own focal length and have the companies make them lol. I'm still waiting on a RF 35mm 1.4 L lens.
      At that price point (supposed low price kit lens), forget fast zooms ! Not the same target at all !

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