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

[Erlend Krumsvik]

Short list:

Canon RF 11-35mm f/2L USM
Canon RF 70-135mm f/2L USM
Canon RF 180-400mm f/4L IS USM (1,4 converter)
Canon RF 100mm f/2,8L IS MACRO USM
Canon RF 24mm Tilt/Shift

 

[sulla]

all my desired lenses already exist or are already in the pipeline:

• trinity of f/4 zooms
• at least 1.4 fast primes in all varieties. Until then, the EF ones can always be adapted...

The only lens I am missing terribly in the EF lineup is a good 50, and the RF 50 1.2 fills that need just about exactly.

But if you ask for dreams:

1. a bunch of 1.0 - or faster - primes: The classic focal lengths will do: 14, 24, 35, 50, 85

 

[sulla]

@CR guy: what about collecting the suggestions here and doing a little poll?

 

[M Jane]

A 500mm f5.6 DO lens of similar weight to Nikon’s 500mm f5.6 PF lens and a 200-600mm f6.3 zoom.

 

[Chaitanya]

Previously my most used lenses were:

• MP-E65mm (macro)
• EF100mm L (macro)
• EF180mm L (macro)
• EF85 f/1.8 (my kids)
• EF-M32 f/1.4 (my kids)

Since a few weeks I have the RF100-500, which is great for dragonflies and the RF85 f/2 has been preordered at launch.

So what I'd like to see in RF is:

• A long-ish stabilized 1:1 macro, e.g 200mm
• A loooong stabilized 1:1 macro, e.g 400mm
• A stabilized macro that can do up to 3:1 and focus to infinity, somewhere between 60 and 100mm. Preferably with a slot for the same rear filters as the EF-RF filter adapter, the flashes tend to be waaaaay in front of the lens causing flare and other internal reflections.
• 50mm f/1.8 that works with the R5 IBIS to remove the rolling motion when I try to film my kids.

And not RF, but related:

• A first party twin light flash that's a lot cheaper than the MT26-EX at €1300.

For 3:1 Macro if there is a limitation for AF beyond 1x even that would be a reasonable compromise for lens that would be easy to carry in field.

 

[bbasiaga]

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

I know dude...but its a wish list!

 

[Viggo]

400 f5.6.
100 f1.4.
A Canon version of the Zeiss 100 f2 mp.
200 f1.8
135 f1.8

 

[Wickedkayaker]

Canon RF 20mm TSE

 

[Respinder]

My only wish:
A modern version of the Canon “dream” lens
50mm f0.95

 

[max]

135L f/2 or f/1.8

 

[filmmakerken]

I'm still waiting for the RF 70-200mm f/4L IS that was rumored.
I'd also like to see RF Cinema Primes and, since Canon Cinema cameras and video modes on DSLRs are still mostly Super 35 sensors, a RF to RF speed booster

 

[Kit Lens Jockey]

I know dude...but its a wish list!

Just buy the Samyang 24mm tilt shift. That is basically a non-L quality tilt shift.

 

[ozturert]

15-35mm f2.8 IS is a great lens but it has huge vignetting. I understand that to keep the size small enough it was necessary but that high vignetting is extreme. Just look at Imaging Resource and Opticallimits reviews and you'll see.

 

[SUNDOG04]

all my desired lenses already exist or are already in the pipeline:

• trinity of f/4 zooms
• at least 1.4 fast primes in all varieties. Until then, the EF ones can always be adapted...

The only lens I am missing terribly in the EF lineup is a good 50, and the RF 50 1.2 fills that need just about exactly.

But if you ask for dreams:

1. a bunch of 1.0 - or faster - primes: The classic focal lengths will do: 14, 24, 35, 50, 85

The f4 trinity is my desire as well. Always wanted to replace my 50 Compact macro, but I never cared for any of Canon’s 50s nor the 24-70 f4. Nikon has the exact lenses that I like except the 70-200 f4. Their 50 1.8 is outstanding.

 

[Rivermist]

Nice to expect the 15-35 1:4 IS, but I would wait and see the roadmap for wide zooms fleshed out before committing, I have the EF 16-35 1:4 so I can wait. The fundamental question is whether the RF mount can deliver a 10-24, 12-24 or 12-28 that is significantly more compact while maintaining or improving quality compared to the rather bulky EF 11-24 (that I love). For the rest still waiting for my 100-500 on backorder, patents, announcements and rumors are great, but I would really like to actually put it on a camera

 

[privatebydesign]

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

-Brian

Why and how much cheaper would you expect them to be?

 

[ericjon23]

10-24 f2
70-135 f2

 

[KirkD]

A 15mm f1.4 or f2 prime for night landscape photography (both night sky and night landscape in the same photo).

 

[BroderLund]

Something to compete against Sigma 18-35 1.8. On RF but made for crops sensor like the C70. Idealy with IS, but that is wishful thinking.

 

[Bert63]

Go for 1.0. Which comes mounted on its own ATV.

If it’s a Honda I’m in for two.