A Little Bit of Info on the Canon RF 20-50mm f/4L IS USM PZ

[Canon Rumors]

While a lot of information about the upcoming Canon EOS R6 V has been published, there hasn't been a lot said about the RF 20-50 f/4L IS USM PZ that will be coming alongside the R6 V on May 13, 2026. We will do the best we can to give you some idea about what […]

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[Bob Howland]

Is it actually an "L" lens? That says "expensive" to me.

 

[Canon Rumors]

Is it actually an "L" lens? That says "expensive" to me.

It most definitely is. It's going to depend on the stretch I think. I don't care about the stretch, but lots of others do. This would crush on the R8 for the walkaround when I want AF... but only if the zoom ring feels normal.

 

[Del Paso]

My hopes are, since the lens will belong to the "L" series, that the zoom-ring will mimic a mechanical one when zooming.
I am definitely highly interested in this zoom.
And if expensive means high IQ, I'm in!

 

[john1970]

At first I had little interests in this lens, but the more I think about it it does make a nice all purpose lens covering 21, 28, 35 and 50 mm. Depending on its size I might trade in a couple of rarely used lenses towards this lens. It will depend on the weight a size of the lens.

 

[DhlcadR6]

I still hope it's 1kUSD or slightly below

 

[neuroanatomist]

I still hope it's 1kUSD or slightly below

I hope to take pictures of unicorns and dragons with the lens.

 

[dwkdnvr]

I still hope it's 1kUSD or slightly below

I can't see this being less than the 14-35, particularly if the size suggests less reliance on software corrections.

I do hold out hope on the zoom action - the 'Ordinary Filmmaker' video certainly seemed to be saying that it wasn't just a rocker-in-the-shape-of-a-ring but was in fact a zoom ring with custom menu settings to control sensitivity etc.

If this is as large as the 24-105/4L then I'm probably less excited than I was originally, as that's a bit chunky to be an ideal walk around lens - I was hoping for something closer to the 14-35. Not too long to wait for confirmation, hopefully.

 

[Del Paso]

I still hope it's 1kUSD or slightly below

You just won the "Optimist of the Year" contest!

 

[erader]

I can't see this being less than the 14-35, particularly if the size suggests less reliance on software corrections.

I do hold out hope on the zoom action - the 'Ordinary Filmmaker' video certainly seemed to be saying that it wasn't just a rocker-in-the-shape-of-a-ring but was in fact a zoom ring with custom menu settings to control sensitivity etc.

If this is as large as the 24-105/4L then I'm probably less excited than I was originally, as that's a bit chunky to be an ideal walk around lens - I was hoping for something closer to the 14-35. Not too long to wait for confirmation, hopefully.

i can see this lens being less useful than the 14-35. what an odd focal range for an f4 zoom

 

[Ian K]

If this is as large as the 24-105/4L then I'm probably less excited than I was originally, as that's a bit chunky to be an ideal walk around lens

That depends which 24-105 f4 you are talking about. If it’s the “Z” then it’s big, the original however is pretty decent.

 

[mb66energy]

My bet if it has a red ring: Same outer shell dimensions like the VCM series incl. 67mm filter thread!
If they use high optical correction and a very effective internal "lens hood" design this lens might replace my EF 16-35 f/4 and RF 24-105 which are good lenses but I never loved them.
PZ would be a great addition (1) generally and (2) on a gimbal.
I more and more like the idea to use this one on my R50 V where it has a close to ideal range (for me!) from 32 to 80mm!

 

[scyrene]

That depends which 24-105 f4 you are talking about. If it’s the “Z” then it’s big, the original however is pretty decent.

I thought the Z was f/2.8?

 

[Canon Rumors]

I thought the Z was f/2.8?

Ya, it's definitely not that big!

 

[Del Paso]

My bet if it has a red ring: Same outer shell dimensions like the VCM series incl. 67mm filter thread!
If they use high optical correction and a very effective internal "lens hood" design this lens might replace my EF 16-35 f/4 and RF 24-105 which are good lenses but I never loved them.
PZ would be a great addition (1) generally and (2) on a gimbal.
I more and more like the idea to use this one on my R50 V where it has a close to ideal range (for me!) from 32 to 80mm!

I hope Canon will not sacrifice quality for size or weight.
I don't mind a lens being big or a bit on the heavy side, or being software corrected.
As long as the corners are sharp, since I'm mostly taking pictures of landscapes, cities or macros.

 

[riker]

20-50/4 at the size of the 24-105/4? That's not very attractive to me. The 24-105 is not small at all.

Well, what do I care at all, it's for video anyway, I'm wishing for 28-55/1.8 or /2. 28-70/2m2, etc.

 

[mimbu]

I still hope it's 1kUSD or slightly below

The Sony 16-35/4G PZ is $1300. I wouldn't expect this Canon to be cheaper than that. $1500-ish, maybe.

 

[john1970]

A naive question: Will this lens be internal zooming because it is a PZ design? I assume that it would be and I very much prefer a compact reasonably fast internal zoom covering 21, 28, 35 , and 50 mm focal ranges.

 

[Canon Rumors]

A naive question: Will this lens be internal zooming because it is a PZ design? I assume that it would be and I very much prefer a compact reasonably fast internal zoom covering 21, 28, 35 , and 50 mm focal ranges.

Yes, it's an internal zoom.

 

[Tom R5R7]

At first, I was thinking that this is something of a duplicate of the 14-35, but a bit longer. And it kind of is - but, I think in conjunction with a video-oriented camera, this (providing its' not too heavy) would be a nice walkabout lens for photo/videographing street scenes and indoor event situations where you are more inclined to grab quick table shots or people where you want to include the environment. But going to 50 gives you some portraiture capability as well.

I know, it seems that the trend is to go wide to get that "big nose phone camera" look that so many produce, but that just makes people look weird and distorted to me, and should be used sparingly.