A Canon RF 7-14mm f/2.8-3.5 Fisheye Zoom is Coming Soon

The R50V is, indeed, very small. I adore mine.

Sigma sold an 8-16mm rectilinear ef-s lens that isn't very big.

Whatever you get, you probably want ef-s or 3rd party instead of Canon RF glass. It's *way* more optimal to get an aps-c lens if you're going ultrawide, especially if weight matters, as that extra image circle takes a ton of extra glass.
Well I don't think there's much of a 3rd party selection of lenses for underwater, but looking around now, I'd be really happy to try R50V+Sigma 10-18/2.8.
Problem is, neither Nauticam nor Ikelite have case for R50V.

It's been 10y+ and I'm still waiting for a great compact underwater setup.
I'll just keep on dreaming about an RF-S fisheye zoom or an R8V+the rumored RF fisheye zoom....and case...almost none of the components of my dream exist today ;)
(and then we didn't even go macro where the reality is worse)
 
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Well I don't think there's much of a 3rd party selection of lenses for underwater, but looking around now, I'd be really happy to try R50V+Sigma 10-18/2.8.
Problem is, neither Nauticam nor Ikelite have case for R50V.

It's been 10y+ and I'm still waiting for a great compact underwater setup.
I'll just keep on dreaming about an RF-S fisheye zoom or an R8V+the rumored RF fisheye zoom....and case...almost none of the components of my dream exist today ;)
(and then we didn't even go macro where the reality is worse)
Honestly, you should look outside of Canon, heh.

A Lumix S9, for instance, has underwater kits. It's light, cheap, full frame, with tons of bright 3rd party ultrawides. Sony's Z series may have some kits too, and actually supports stuff like gyroflow stabilization in post.


The only reason I got an R50V instead is for Canon's better budget telephotos and some legacy lenses. And even then, the cripple hammer is making me look around quite a bit...
 
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Honestly, you should look outside of Canon, heh.

A Lumix S9, for instance, has underwater kits. It's light, cheap, full frame, with tons of bright 3rd party ultrawides. Sony's Z series may have some kits too, and actually supports stuff like gyroflow stabilization in post.


The only reason I got an R50V instead is for Canon's better budget telephotos and some legacy lenses. And even then, the cripple hammer is making me look around quite a bit...
Uh no way. Canon I can use as a second/backup body, or just carry around for street photo, family photo, whatever, with huge lens selection I already own.
Btw the Lumix S9 is not the best idea, as again, no Nauticam or Ikelite housing is available.
The only brand I'd ever consider other than Canon is Sony anyway.
 
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Exactly my point.
6mm lens, no thanks.
15/2.8 crappy lens.
Using an adaptor in an underwater system which I'm trying to make smaller, no thanks.
There's no real good solution.

Maaaybe with this RF fisheye zoom and an R50 V.

I had a 40D with the Tokina 10-17, it's waaaay to big. Btw I'm also trying to avoid Ikelite next time.
You want full frame and want small but fisheye needs a big dome
Didn't you say that you wanted full frame but now R50V? The new fisheye is for full frame so you won't get a circular shot with crop sensor.

Using the FCON-T02 wet lens on the TG7 will be the smallest option for what you want but it seems that you want quality as well!
TG7 is also quite good for macro given its size. Being that small allows you get much closer than my bigger rig.
https://explore.omsystem.com/au/en/fcon-t02-fisheye-converter-lens

Why not Ikelite? Ikelite don't have a current housing for it but I have sent them an email to confirm.

Nauticam look to only support the R50 with one lens RF-S 18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM with a flat port (not dome as I guess it isn't wide-enough angle).

Sea Frogs seem to have a compatible housing for the R50 and support 6-7" domes but don't mention any fisheye support. I haven't heard of this manufacturer before.
https://www.aditech-uw.com/en/shop/7099-sea-frogs-sf-s-r50-for-canon-eos-r50.html

My wife would love for me to have a smaller rig for travel but there is nothing that handles the R5 and macro/wide angle that is much smaller/lighter.
 
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Don't get too excited, the 14mm is a bullshit software zoom lens. Nothing like the one the EF had. Just look at the tiny front element on it. What does f/1.4 even mean if you're zooming the image in software.
Do you even know how foolish your inane drivel sounds? I suspect not.

Too difficult for you to even post your verbal diarrhea in the correct thread? This is the one about the new fisheye lens, not the 14/1.4. Sheesh.

There is some technical explanation of what is going on with a lens like the 14/1.4, along with some graphical examples, in this prior post and this follow up post. Shouldn’t be too hard to understand, but I will not make assumptions about your ability to do so, or lack thereof.

Incidentally, the RF 16/2.8 delivers very similar IQ at a small fraction of the size, weight and cost of the EF 14/2.8L II of which you seem enamored.

Feel free to not buy the new 14/1.4.
 
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You want full frame and want small but fisheye needs a big dome
Didn't you say that you wanted full frame but now R50V? The new fisheye is for full frame so you won't get a circular shot with crop sensor.

Using the FCON-T02 wet lens on the TG7 will be the smallest option for what you want but it seems that you want quality as well!
TG7 is also quite good for macro given its size. Being that small allows you get much closer than my bigger rig.
https://explore.omsystem.com/au/en/fcon-t02-fisheye-converter-lens

Why not Ikelite? Ikelite don't have a current housing for it but I have sent them an email to confirm.

Nauticam look to only support the R50 with one lens RF-S 18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM with a flat port (not dome as I guess it isn't wide-enough angle).

Sea Frogs seem to have a compatible housing for the R50 and support 6-7" domes but don't mention any fisheye support. I haven't heard of this manufacturer before.
https://www.aditech-uw.com/en/shop/7099-sea-frogs-sf-s-r50-for-canon-eos-r50.html

My wife would love for me to have a smaller rig for travel but there is nothing that handles the R5 and macro/wide angle that is much smaller/lighter.
Multiple considerations. First of all I'm wishing for a ff compact regardless of underwater. Then, I'm not wishing to have another (3rd) camera for underwater but taking the ff. Plus+1 the ff fisheye zoom. Using it on an aps-c cam, is not ideal, half of the lens is waste.
(I don't want a circular shot at all, that's not the point when you go underwater.)

But since ff compact does not exist, if I actually want a setup now(ish), a compromise could be using R50V with rumored fisheye zoom...if housing was available that is, so this also remains a wishful thought.

So I'd be guessing if we stick to Canon what could really be done is an R10/R50+rumored fisheye zoom - which would be a bit better than using the EF version or the Tokina with an adapter.
Anyway to relate to the original post, if the rumored lens gets available, it's at least something for underwater photography.
 
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still disappointed that the RF300-600 L will apparently not be f4 throughout the range… suspect it’s largely to preclude cannibalizing future sales of RF600 f4 L II product
It would be enormous!! I have an EF 600/4L III so believe me I know what a pain it is to carry around a lens of that size, and a zoom would almost certainly weigh even more - to say nothing of the cost. In contrast, a 600/5.6L is something we've been asking for for years, and now it's going to be a zoom that makes it even more useful. Even there I would add a note of caution - the RF 100-300/2.8L weighs 2,650 g, and a 300-600/5.6 would be the same optical diameter, just physically longer so it will be at least that and maybe 3 kg.
 
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I'll be keeping a close eye on the RF fisheye zoom. I have an EF 8-15L, which takes some wonderful shots but I would love something more compact, which a designed-for-mirrorless fisheye will be. I'm looking forward to seeing an actual spec and reviews, but I'm spending no more money on Canon gear until I see the R7 Mark II, so there's no rush.
 
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Using it on an aps-c cam, is not ideal, half of the lens is waste.
Just as I said but you also then say you want to use the rf zoom on R10/R50 which are crop sensors… I am confused

(I don't want a circular shot at all, that's not the point when you go underwater.)
I also don’t follow this. At 8mm for the EF8-15/4 and at 7mm on the rumoured rf7-14mm will be circular on full frame. There is no reason not to use that ‘aspect’ underwater. I have in the past for instance…. So what is the point of using a fisheye underwater for you?
Given I have the rf14-35/4 now I prefer to use it at 14mm for big critters or close up sharks vs my fisheye at say 15mm
 
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I'll be keeping a close eye on the RF fisheye zoom. I have an EF 8-15L, which takes some wonderful shots but I would love something more compact, which a designed-for-mirrorless fisheye will be. I'm looking forward to seeing an actual spec and reviews, but I'm spending no more money on Canon gear until I see the R7 Mark II, so there's no rush.
I’m really impressed with the astrhori rf6/2.8
The price is very reasonable, well made and small. Keeping your fingers (and toes) out of frame is the hardest part of it and can still circular crop in post if needed. Keep the focus at infinity and enjoy
 
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Riker and David from Sydney,

I have never felt the need for FF and shot for years with APS-C Canon and many fisheye lenses which all can be sharper in corners even with a smaller 6" / 140mm dome than most rectilinear lenses. Any middle curvature can be "de-fished" or flattened in software easily.

From 2016 - 2025 I tired of hauling housings, strobes and shot exclusively with compact cameras. Mainly the Canon G7X II plus various iPhones but always wanted to get back to APS-C.

I currently own two Canon R100 (the most despised made Canon in recent years) but produce great files with a decent lens. It's super cheap for traveling and shooting underwater. I justified a 2nd one purchased on the Canon refurbished site. with the "kit" RF-S 18-45mm IS STM lens and RF-S 55-210 IS STM for a ridiculous $429.00 USD. Not being a long lens shooter I sold the EF)S 55-210mm IS STM and spare 18-45mm netting a spare body about $180.00 (!!!!)

I also own a Canon R50 and the AF CMOS II, tracking and other features would have made it my first choice to house but Ikelite didn't tackle the 21 pin hot shoe connector :( I use it as my main surface camera with the fabulous RF)S 18-150mm IS STM lens.

The lowly Canon R100 has a Canon "standard" 5 pin TTL hot shoe as does the R10 / R7. My Ikelite Canon R100 housing has a TTL fiber optic cord transmitter which I used for an article and their new small Ecko Fiber strobes:


I did own a Nauticam NA-R50 for the Canon R50 for about 5 months but sold it... I didn't like being locked into just using "wet" expensive lenses you bayonet on outside the fixed housing's port.

The Ikelite DLM housing for the Canon R100 allows me to use multiple lenses. I'm strictly a wide to medium fish shooter these days, no more macro after 55 years diving this year......

The housing's interchangeable 6" dome port accommodates the underrated Canon RF-S 10-18mm IS STM and RF-S 18-45mm IS STM lenses. It will also allow the discontinued Tokina APS-C 10-17mm Fisheye with Canon EF-RF adapter. I have access to those from friends and may take it to Palau end of next month as a back up.

I could also use the discontinued EF 8-15mm L F4 with EF-RF adapter and a slightly longer dome port. But installing that large a lens requires inserting camera body from the back then lens, zoom gear and all through the front before sealing the port.

You have to do that EVERY TIME for changing batteries or memory cards. For me that's a deal breaker no matter how much sharper either the Canon EF 8-15mm F4L or new R F7-14mmL might be. I won't be justifying that cost, especially on an APS-C sensor.

My advice to Riker or others if you really require FF is just get a 6DII / III and new 7-14mm is your budget allows depending on your end photo use is.

On APS-C sensor Canon cameras I usually bought rectilinear lenses as I'd use them above water. Only the less expensive Tokina 10-17mm was used for a few years but I also tired of the curvature look. Many love it and some don't....

The Canon RF-S 10-18mm IS STM is actually damn near perfect behind the 6" dome on my Ikelite DLM housing for edge too edge sharpness. Partly because of APS-C sensor depth of field over FF and 10mm on APS-C is around 16mm which is about the widest one can get sharp corners behind any dome. Unless you're one of those who try and shoot f11-13-22 all the time which are flash shooters mostly. I can shoot even f-8 in bright conditions using ambient light tropical shooting and even at higher ISOs the files look fine.

Sorry for the long write up, just sharing insights from decades of looking for a good combination of performance to cost :)

David Haas

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Looks like a yes, since the Drop-In CPL A is the filter for the EF-RF mount adapter. Too bad I’m not strongly interested in the fisheye zoom, I already have the CPL, vND and clear drop-ins to fit it. Still…it might be a fun lens to play with.
I've had the EF 8-15 and it is indeed fun... for a minute and that was it for me.

The fisheye look is an acquired taste and, as with any ultra wide (e.g. 10mm), I personally find it challenging to achieve a good composition.
There are some specific use cases for such lenses, but if those do not fit your style / needs, like in my personal case, then I found that the novelty wears off pretty quick.

I might still buy one just for the sake of having 7mm 😅... but I won't rush to pre-order it like I would for another lens... 🥹
 
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