Stock Notice: Canon RF 35mm f/1.4L IS VCM

[Canon Rumors]

It looks like the second allocation of the Canon RF 35mm f/1.4L IS VCM has started hitting retailer stock rooms. Key Features Canon RF 35mm f/1.4L IS VCM $1499

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[john1970]

Glad to see that it is in stock at a major retailer in the US. Already have my copy.

 

[manwithafrotto]

Doesn't seem like pros are snatching this one up as I thought they would a new 35mm L prime.

 

[RehliebtFuchs]

I mean that the lens has no image stabilizer

 

[byjohnburns]

Doesn't seem like pros are snatching this one up as I thought they would a new 35mm L prime.

I don't know the sales data, but based on anecdotal experience I wouldn't be surprised if the perceived popularity of 35mm is very exaggerated by a vocal minority. It is by far my favorite focal length, and I already have my copy of the lens — but in my 8 years of photography I can't recall a time I have seen another photographer on set/at an event shooting on a 35mm prime — weddings included. Portrait photographers generally want a more compressed lens, so it's a bit hard to justify a 35mm prime when zooms cover it quite well.

If 35 were as popular as 50 and 85, we'd probably have seen an L series 35mm much, much sooner.

All that said, it's a lovely lens and perhaps my favorite RF lens to date.

 

[marselian]

I received mine, no image stabilizer, light compared to other L primes, it's very expensive for what you get and compared to the f1.8. The similar Nikon Z lens is listed at $600. No competition keeps canon RF lenses expensive.

 

[Loswr]

…compared to other L primes, it's very expensive for what you get and compared to the f1.8. The similar Nikon Z lens is listed at $600. No competition keeps canon RF lenses expensive.

Is the $600 Nikon lens part of Nikon’s professional line equivalent to Canon’s L-series? Or is it part of their consumer line like Canon’s slower, cheaper (than Nikon) RF 35/1.8?

That’s a rhetorical question, I know the answer and probably you did before you made that ‘comparison’.

Welcome to the forum. Mild trolling isn’t the best choice for a first post, but you do you.

 

[AJ]

Image quality at TDP

Canon RF 35mm F1.4 L VCM Lens Image Quality

View the image quality delivered by the Canon RF 35mm F1.4 L VCM Lens using ISO 12233 Resolution Chart lab test results. Compare the image quality of this lens with other lenses.

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[dominic_siu]

I just bought it here in HK last Sunday, it’s image quality is top notch, also I have tested a bit with video shooting testing the focus breathing, result is great!

RF 35mm F1.4L VCM Test Shots 2 Jul 2024

Explore this photo album by dominic_siupakho on Flickr!

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[Canon Rumors]

Doesn't seem like pros are snatching this one up as I thought they would a new 35mm L prime.

It's the most preordered Canon lens around these parts since the 100-500, small sample size, yes.

 

[koenkooi]

It's the most preordered Canon lens around these parts since the 100-500, small sample size, yes.

I hope this means good things for future releases as well, like the R5II.