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

[Steve Balcombe]

Either of the Astro wides!
14-21 f1.4 or 14-28 f2.0
Milky Way photography kings with versatile uses such as landscape, architecture and vlogging.

Yes, there is huge potential for these.

 

[MadScotsman]

I’d like to see Canon leverage the RF platform take a bite out of a couple lenses that you pretty much have to go elsewhere for.

Give me a solid 14mm Prime in the$600-$800 range for Astro.

And I’d LOVE to see a Canon RF version of the Laowa 24mm Probe macro lens. Don’t care if it costs a bit. I know they’ll have one eventually, but... rather have Canon native RF and the quality that comes with it.

 

[usern4cr]

I'd like any of the following with
(best IQ with a curved field in focus and not dwell on flat field test charts)
(preferably with a large maximum magnification):

RF 105mm f1.8(or f1.4) L USM
RF 135mm f2(or f1.8) L USM

... and also any of the following with a moderate f# to enable a smaller size & weight:
RF 17-70mm L IS USM
RF 24(or 22)-200 L IS USM
A 1:1 macro long-telephoto L IS USM prime (preferably 200mm or longer)

 

[Aaron D]

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?

I don't mean 'tiny'. I mean 'compact' : "occupying a small volume by reason of efficient use of space." And they don't HAVE to be slow--when I say 'fast is a low priority', I don't mean slow is important!

What I should have said instead of 'compact' is 'uncomplicated'. Meaning a good sharp 17 mm to be used on a tripod would be great, without the bulbous front even better. It doesn't have to be a 14mm f/1.4 or a 14--35mm zoom, or have IS, or make phone calls. These are meat and potato lenses I earn a living by.

 

[blackcoffee17]

200-600 F5.6 which is internal zoom and sealed. And with fast AF, nano USM, not STM

 

[Mountains-and-More]

Wishlist:

1. 14-21 / 1.8 L IS USM
2. 12-24 / 2.8 L IS USM
3. 100-300 / 2.8 L DO IS USM 2x Ext. (or a 1.4x Ext. and a second external extender ) - with ArcaSwiss compatible tripod ring please

 

[CanonGrunt]

Can we actually have a new EF 135mm f/2.0 IS for ****** sake?!?!

I second this.

 

[1D4]

Nikon showed these types of lenses can sell like hotcakes:
300mm f/4 DO IS
500mm f/5.6 DO IS

 

[Stuart]

I'd like a 200mm f8 2:1 macro with min focus of 2cm

 

[AdmiralFwiffo]

+1 to a 180 or 200mm 1:1 macro. Also mid-range primes (better than nifty-fifty, crappier than L, in the spirit of the EF 50 1.4).

Oh, and Sigma RF lenses.

 

[fiendstudios]

14-21/f1.4. Only thing I find missing for me.

 

[pixel8foto]

Had an R5 for three days now. With the adaptor it's given each and every EF lens I have an instant upgrade.
I'd deffo be interested in a 24-35 f/1.4 if it were possible, but I'm blown away with the benefits of mirrorless face and eye focussing, as it is.

 

[samh004]

As previously mentioned, a 1:1 macro lens is what I’m after. However, seeing as current RF lenses have all tended to need big improvements... I would expect this new macro to be at least f/2 and perhaps even go above 1x magnification, just to drive home the superiority of the line.

 

[photogreedy]

24 f/2.8 pancake

 

[goldenhusky]

Here is my wish list on that order

200-600mm f/4.5 - f/6.3
85mm f/1.4L IS
135mm f/1.8L
200mm f/2.8L
50mm f/1.4
100mm f/2.8L Macro

 

[john1970]

A 500 mm f4 DO and 35 f1.2

 

[lyleschmitz]

a 20-50ish f/2 or f/2.8 IS would kick ass (the faster the better, but I don't want it to be too massive). Something for the wide-normal range, since that's the vast majority of what I use in video. A 24-70 isn't quite wide enough on the wide end and i rarely go past 50mm, while a 16-35 is great on the wide end, but doesn't get me to 50mm

I might be the only person who wants this but I want it bad

 

[Fotofriend]

As compact and light as possible please, there are enough bulky lenses:

RF 28 f2 or at least 2.8 IS USM (small and light like the EF-version!)
RF 85 1.8 USM (small!! Like EF-version)
RF 50 f1.8 IS USM/STM
RF 15-35 f4 IS USM

 

[Kjsheldo]

Gotta have a high-quality, quiet focusing set of small (300-400 grams) f1.8 - f2 primes. Their f1.8s are plastic-y, cheap, and loud focusing.

I want something like Zeiss Batis lineup, the new Panasonic f1.8 lineup (looks sweet), with the build quality of Sigma's mirrorless 45mm f2.8. Even Sony's lower priced f1.8 lineup is still pretty high-quality. Canon always seems to make them pretty crappy.

Either that or make more 1.4 primes the size of Sony's 24mm f1.4. I'm not a fan, at all, of these 1kg primes when something 450 grams can get you 95% of the IQ.

 

[adrian_bacon]

I want to see an RF 40mm pancake prime, just like the EF 40, but in RF mount, and preferably f/2 instead of f/2.8. That would pair wonderfully with a small and light RF body, like the RP, or any future small and light RF body.