Is The First Canon VCM L Zooming Coming in March?

[Canon Rumors]

I have made one mention about an RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS VCM in the pipeline. That mention came from anonymous places, and there really isn't anything that I can confirm about its existence.

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[Exploreshootshare]

I’m curious to see if a new 24-70mm L could reduce weight and compete with Nikons offering. The UWA L lenses makes me curious as well. A possible F2 UWA zoom and maybe a UWA Z zoom come to mind. If Canon decides to release a mkii 24-70mm L, I'd imagine they'd release a 15-35mm mkii alongside it.

 

[candyman]

I’m curious to see if a new 24-70mm L could reduce weight and compete with Nikons offering. The UWA L lenses makes me curious as well. A possible F2 UWA zoom and maybe a UWA Z zoom come to mind. If Canon decides to release a mkii 24-70mm L, I'd imagine they'd release a 15-35mm mkii alongside it.

If it is a VCM, it won't be named Mark II

 

[Del Paso]

Yes! Fantastic rumor.
This is the lens I'm waiting for!
Please Canon sell it before July so I can take it to Iceland.

 

[Del Paso]

I’m curious to see if a new 24-70mm L could reduce weight and compete with Nikons offering. The UWA L lenses makes me curious as well. A possible F2 UWA zoom and maybe a UWA Z zoom come to mind. If Canon decides to release a mkii 24-70mm L, I'd imagine they'd release a 15-35mm mkii alongside it.

If it's an f/2,8, I'm quite sure it will weigh less, be more compact, and be at least as good as the one by Nikon!

 

[stillviking]

Wow!! A new Canon 24-70 2.8 Z looks a dream, specially if smaller size/less weight.

 

[P-visie]

Japanese site DCLife has seen a November 2025 presentation where Canon states that they want to have 100 RF lenses in the medium term. At the end of 2025 the number was 64, including the 7 cinema RF lenses. The post does not have a roadmap or list of lenses.
This will take 4-5 years releasing 6-8 lenses per year.

Google translated link.

 

[DocInfoSci]

I love my weather sealed, full-time manual focus override, EF 24-70 f/4 L with close focus for travelling around. I'd seriously consider the upgrade if Canon could tick those boxes once again but for RF. And if it just happened to be 2.8 but in the same price efficiency range as the EF 4 vs EF 2.8 of the same era then so much the better!

 

[Skyfall]

I’m curious to see if a new 24-70mm L could reduce weight and compete with Nikons offering. The UWA L lenses makes me curious as well. A possible F2 UWA zoom and maybe a UWA Z zoom come to mind. If Canon decides to release a mkii 24-70mm L, I'd imagine they'd release a 15-35mm mkii alongside it.

I would be excited for any type of 15-35mm successor, vcm or not. Currently a very happy 14-35 mm owner but if they manage to reduce the size and and vinjetting compared to the current 15-35 it would be perfect

 

[Exploreshootshare]

Why not? If focal length, f-number and L designation stay the same, I believe they'd call it mkii.

 

[Hector1970]

I’m still on the EF 24-70mm II.
I’m sure this lens would be better but I’m not sure I’d notice. It’s still such a fantastic lens and works perfectly with the adapter.

 

[neuroanatomist]

Why not? If focal length, f-number and L designation stay the same, I believe they'd call it mkii.

You can believe what you want, but in this case historical precedent says otherwise. There have been multiple examples where the only change was the focus motor, and the lens had the USM designation added to the name but did not have the MkII designation added (in the case of the EF 75-300/4-5.6 and EF 75-300/4-5.6 USM, both lenses were updated to a MkII then a MkIII. There was one that went the other way, the EF 90-300/4.5-5.6 USM launched then the EF 90-300/4.5-5.6 (no USM designation) launched later.