A few more images of the Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM leak out ahead of this week’s announcement

[Canon Rumors]

The Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM development was announced back in February along with 5 other lenses, including a second 85mm f/1.2L lens with defocus smoothing, the Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L DS USM.
We expect the Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM to be officially announced on or around May 9, 2019, and it will be available for preorder on that day.

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[mb66energy]

Looks like 90-95 mm diameter and 120-130mm length w/o lens hood - what a beast and I think it can be used as a good model for what 1 kg is!

But I expect stellar overall IQ hopefully without clinical sharpness but with "realistic" photographic results.

 

[padam]

It is still a big improvement over a 5D + EF 85/1.2L II combo.
Sharper, smaller, lighter, much faster to focus, tracks the eye as well (and of course it costs more)

 

[Viggo]

If it’s anything like the 50 I’m buying, and I expect it is

 

[AlP]

According to Nokishita the price will (might) be 359,100 JPY, release date end of June

 

[vjlex]

According to Nokishita the price will (might) be 359,100 JPY, release date end of June

Dear God! It's gonna be a couple years before I can afford/justify this one!

 

[Berowne]

ca. 3000€ for a 85mm Prime-Lens. Canon will finally enter the Leica/Otus-Class.

 

[Etienne]

Dear Canon: Please make a humble RF 50mm f/1.4 IS

 

[Viggo]

359,100 Yen? Holy cr@p...

 

[mb66energy]

Dear Canon: Please make a humble RF 50mm f/1.4 IS

Give it a good balance between size, optical quality and a reasonable MFD - in EOS M land the EF-M 32mm is a dream lens if it comes to "balance": Photographic IQ is excellent (maybe it gets sharper but not "more natural"), the MFD or better minimum reproduction ratio of 1:4 results to an image field of ~ 60 x 90mm which is no macro but fully in the close up range.
I would trade in the f/1.4 for 1:2 macro and be very satisfied with f/1.8!

 

[Del Paso]

ca. 3000€ for a 85mm Prime-Lens. Canon will finally enter the Leica/Otus-Class.

Leica? Are you kidding?
The Leica M lens 1,25/75 mm costs Euro 11900 !!!!!!

 

[Mistral75]

• Highest image quality among all Canon 85mm interchangeable lenses
• Includes BR (Blue Spectrum Refractive) optics
• Equipped with the same ring USM as the RF 50mm f/1.2L USM.

Source: https://www.nokishita-camera.com/p/blog-page_29.html

 

[cayenne]

Anyone have an idea what this lens might be in US dollars?

 

[bokehmon22]

Wow that's expensive!

359,100 Japanese Yen equals
$3,253.81 United States Dollar

I guess with Canon predicting declining sales, the price of lenses are going to be more expensive.

 

[RayValdez360]

Wow that's expensive!

359,100 Japanese Yen equals
$3,253.81 United States Dollar

I guess with Canon predicting declining sales, the price of lenses are going to be more expensive.

oh hell noooo

 

[wockawocka]

• Highest image quality among all Canon 85mm interchangeable lenses
• Includes BR (Blue Spectrum Refractive) optics
• Equipped with the same ring USM as the RF 50mm f/1.2L USM.

Source: https://www.nokishita-camera.com/p/blog-page_29.html

So the blue goo wasn't just for wide angle lenses after all.

But the price though...the price lmao.

 

[degos]

At this rate there's going to be a huge gulf between Canon's EOS-M lenses and RF lenses. Which manufacturer will fill the gap? Seems with Canon's obsession with $3000 perfection there's a gap for Tamron to get in with 1.8 VC lenses at reasonable ( e.g. affordable by average wedding shooter ) prices.

 

[padam]

From the MSRP differences it looks like it's going to be about 10% less than the RF 28-70mm f/2L USM, so about 2700$

 

[wockawocka]

That's a lot of money for a fixed focal length lens unless Canon aren't looking to sell many of them. Or maybe as they're introducing a new line of glass they don't actually want to sell that many due to their current capacity.

Either way, thank goodness for mount adapters.

 

[bokehmon22]

At this rate there's going to be a huge gulf between Canon's EOS-M lenses and RF lenses. Which manufacturer will fill the gap? Seems with Canon's obsession with $3000 perfection there's a gap for Tamron to get in with 1.8 VC lenses at reasonable ( e.g. affordable by average wedding shooter ) prices.

Sigma & Tamron are already filling those gap left from Canon, Sony, Nikon. For 1/2-2/3 the price, you can get close to similar performance or exceed it. Sigma have alot of 1.4 Art lenses.

I have no doubt Canon 85 1.2 RF will be a great lens, but it just a diminish return buying expensive lenses.