Ultrawide L lens coming in the first half of 2023

[TonyG]

I think @Deepboy's point is that CRguy stated that an ultrawide L zoom is missing from the RF lineup, when in fact there are already two UWA L zooms for RF, the 14-35/4 and 15-35/2.8.

My mistake, I misread as I was scrolling.

 

[mavvy]

Canon, whatever you do. Please don't add an SA Control ring

 

[Exploreshootshare]

I wonder what the Astro lens would be?
I really hope we get a 14mm 1.8. I like my GM but I would sell it in a heartbeat for an RF.

It will be a happy day for the credit card companies if we get a 14, 24, 35 release on the same day lol

There was a thread about possible fast primes (patents about a RF 16mm F1 and such) last year or maybe at the end of 2021, I believe.
Since the UWA have gotten wider, I'd think there is a chance Canon will release a 12mm prime as spiritual successor to the EF 14mm F2.8. I hope it features an F2 aperture, but F2.8 might work as well at this focal length.
I used to own the Sigma 20mm F1.4 for a brief time and I rented the Sigma 14mm F1.8, but I sold my copy because it was really heavy and thought the colors/ coma etc. were better with RF lenses, even the RF 35mm F1.8. Therefore, I've been hoping for a fast UWA prime ever since.

 

[Blue Zurich]

This could be just the ticket for my outstanding stable of f/4 RF glass.

 

[mxwphoto]

I've been shooting real estate with the RF 15-35 f/2.8 and it's been awesome...This would be a tough price to swallow though, as the EF version is not cheap.

Get a used lens off Ebay for $1500. I use it for real estate gigs and find it invaluable. Pays for itself in a couple shoots. It is absolutely amazing for tight indoor shots. Both examples shot at 11m at f9. Those shots are impossible with 15mm as you would literally have to knock a hole in the wall of the rooms to fit the content in frame.

I previously used Samyang 14mm 2.8 but the manual focus verification (back then on 5D II live preview) was so time consuming and awkward in tight spaces it was taking double the time than what I did with the Canon per shoot. The ef-rf drop in adapter helps me control reflections via CPL and I can be in and out of a house within 30-40min using AF.

 

[tbgtomcom]

Get a used lens off Ebay for $1500. I use it for real estate gigs and find it invaluable. Pays for itself in a couple shoots. It is absolutely amazing for tight indoor shots. Both examples shot at 11m at f9. Those shots are impossible with 15mm as you would literally have to knock a hole in the wall of the rooms to fit the content in frame.

I previously used Samyang 14mm 2.8 but the manual focus verification (back then on 5D II live preview) was so time consuming and awkward in tight spaces it was taking double the time than what I did with the Canon per shoot. The ef-rf drop in adapter helps me control reflections via CPL and I can be in and out of a house within 30-40min using AF.

I just picked up the Laowa 12mm though so I'm going to ride that out. I'm pretty impressed with the image quality from that glass so far.

 

[sanj]

Looking at the multiple patents, there's no drop-in slot. Keeping my EF 11-24/4L seems like the better option.

I am suspecting the IQ (especially in the far corners) will be much better in the RF lenses. That, to me, will prove to be the buying factor.

 

[neuroanatomist]

I am suspecting the IQ (especially in the far corners) will be much better in the RF lenses. That, to me, will prove to be the buying factor.

Perhaps it will be better, but that might require a correction profile, as with the RF 14-35/4L IS.

 

[apmadoc]

On the EF side I had the 11-24, 16-35, 27-70 lenses,

I purchased the 11-24 lens for the extra wide view. But honesty. It was a rare instance that the 16-35 didn’t suffice. I’ve attached a few of my 11-24 shots. The sunrise / arch pic was taken in Arizona,. The “arch” was actually a knee high crevice in a rock.

would I buy the RF version when it comes out? I looked through the stats on how many of my pics were shot with the 11-24 (Lightroom can do that). Turns out that lens makes up only 2.6 percent of my photos while I had it. It’s really big, weights a lot. I’m not sure I could justify the cost and the extra weight

 

[danfaz]

On the EF side I had the 11-24, 16-35, 27-70 lenses,

I purchased the 11-24 lens for the extra wide view. But honesty. It was a rare instance that the 16-35 didn’t suffice. I’ve attached a few of my 11-24 shots. The sunrise / arch pic was taken in Arizona,. The “arch” was actually a knee high crevice in a rock.

would I buy the RF version when it comes out? I looked through the stats on how many of my pics were shot with the 11-24 (Lightroom can do that). Turns out that lens makes up only 2.6 percent of my photos while I had it. It’s really big, weights a lot. I’m not sure I could justify the cost and the extra weight

Those are some pretty neat shots!

 

[Leonardophoto]

One of the great things about using the EF 11-24 on an R body is the drop-in filter adapter. To me, that’s more useful than an extra millimeter on the wide end.

I have this lens and use it with the polarizer filter adapter. No other way to get a polarizer on this lens. I’m not sure a RF version would be an upgrade.

 

[neuroanatomist]

I have this lens and use it with the polarizer filter adapter. No other way to get a polarizer on this lens.

Sure there is, as long as you don't mind carrying around huge filters.

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I have the equivalent system for my TS-E 17, which uses somewhat smaller 145mm filters instead of the 186mm filters needed in front of the 11-24. Regardless, the drop-in adapter for RF is a far easier solution!

 

[SteveC]

Sure there is, as long as you don't mind carrying around huge filters.

And--BONUS!--the filters can double as frisbees.

 

[JohnC]

One of the great things about using the EF 11-24 on an R body is the drop-in filter adapter. To me, that’s more useful than an extra millimeter on the wide end.

Absolutely, it’s almost essential for landscape use.