Rumors are slow, let’s talk RF lens wish lists

[Kit Lens Jockey]

non L tilt shifts. I want those for EF too, but since RF is the future I'll take them here.

-Brian

That is such an incredibly specialized lens I don't see that ever happening.

 

[Bob Howland]

TSE wides for architecture, very L in construction but compact and sharp as hell. Speed is a LOW priority.

I’d love to pull the trigger for a 50mm 1.2, but an L grade, compact 1.8 or 1.4 would be impossible to resist.

I'm pretty sure that wide TS-E and compact are mutually exclusive. Then again, would a 24 f/5.6 TS-E be acceptable? How about a 17 f/8?

 

[Andy Westwood]

My wishlist is ...

1, 24mm pancake if that is possible
2, RF 15-35mm f/4L and IS would be nice but keep it compact
3, RF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 L IS (but NOT 7.1)

 

[Daner]

42mm f/1.4L IS USM
70-135mm f/2L IS USM
200mm f/2L IS USM

 

[navastronia]

What's the obsession with F/1.2?? I'd much rather have a smaller, lighter f/1.4 lens than a heavier and larger f/1.2.

There's a real appetite for "best of the best" glass.

 

[McLeisa]

20mm f/1.4L USM
24mm f/1.2L USM
35mm f/1.2L IS USM
135mm f/1.8L IS USM
24mm f/1.8 STM Macro (1:2)
50mm f/1.8 STM Macro (1:2)

 

[navastronia]

My wishlist is ...

1, 24mm pancake if that is possible

I keep reading people say that 24mm pancakes aren't possible.

 

[CanonGrunt]

What's the obsession with F/1.2?? I'd much rather have a smaller, lighter f/1.4 lens than a heavier and larger f/1.2.

Cinema mostly for those of us that love taking stills as well, but would love to pair these with the 50 & 85 on the c70 & not buy cinema primes that are $8,000 a piece. But I’d take f/1.4 on any of them as well.

At the moment I use EF primes with a c500 on a lot of productions, and absolutely love them, but having a faster 14, 20, 100, and 135 that are all L glass would be spectacular.

Also, I’d love a 28 1.2 or 1.4 as well.

 

[JackHa2006]

RF 35mm 1.8 L non IS
RF 50mm 1.8 L non IS
RF 100mm 2.8 L macro

 

[mccasi]

I rented it for a wedding and have had a bad back since

Why would you carry it on your back? Just use the damn thing

 

[SUNDOG04]

15-35mm f/4L IS USM zoom or 15mm f/2 IS prime
70-200mm f/4L IS USM

These two zooms would be my preference for landscape work. The 2.8 versions are awesome, but not needing that speed or the cost of a faster lens, in addition to preferring lighter versions.

 

[seasonascent]

Dream lens = 35-85mm f2 that would be my one and done lens!

 

[rom]

Small primes in the 28-40mm range and F1.8 L IS USM. Not the STM types.
Or maybe a compact 28-40mm F2.8 L IS USM zoom.

 

[Quackator]

RF 2.0/70-135 USM.
No IS, and matching the wide open performance of the Sigma 1.8/135mm ART lens,
especially regarding chromatic aberrations. With IS this would be impossible, I think.

 

[mccasi]

Dream lens = 35-85mm f2 that would be my one and done lens!

28 is a lot more practical than 35 and 85 is a tiny crop away from 70..
I have cropped my 28-70 to a 600mm f/18 and it’s still fine

 

[AlanF]

Hey, I want the Canon 100-700 you mention. Where can I get that bad boy? The current RF 100-500 is just a bit slow on the long end at 7.1 and put a 1.4x TC on it and you are at a whopping f/10. That is pretty limiting unless the light is really good. I would love to see a RF 200-600 5.6.

Typo: 420-700mm.

 

[Bob Howland]

Dream lens = 35-85mm f2 that would be my one and done lens!

Vivitar made a 35-85 f/2.8 lens for the Canon FD mount in the late 1970's. That lens largely weaned me off primes until I started photographing bands in poorly lit clubs. Then f/2.8 at ISO 800 just wasn't good enough.

 

[seasonascent]

28 is a lot more practical than 35 and 85 is a tiny crop away from 70..
I have cropped my 28-70 to a 600mm f/18 and it’s still fine

Its probably a bit subjective. I'm in the wedding game and shoot wildly different subject. I also offer large print products so cropping isn't really a solution. I'm the biggest fan of 35mm/85mm combo, so to have just one lens to achieve this with everything in-between would be great.

 

[lellololes]

A non-exotic ultra wide f4 zoom - 16-35/4 would be my #1.

The 100-500 looks like it will probably replace my 70-200/4 (which I adore but it's underutilized) and 150-600. But I might be convinced that a 500mm 5.6DO is a better choice. The 800/11 is curious and I'll rent it some day but I don't see myself buying it.

I'd love something like a 16-18mm 2 or 2.8 for dabbling in astrophotography. I could probably live without the 16-35/4 for some time if I had it. It doesn't need to be an L lens, either.

 

[seasonascent]

Vivitar made a 35-85 f/2.8 lens for the Canon FD mount in the late 1970's. That lens largely weaned me off primes until I started photographing bands in poorly lit clubs. Then f/2.8 at ISO 800 just wasn't good enough.

I was not aware! That'd be a cool lens to source, if not for anything else the novelty of it.