What New Lens are You Most Excited About?

[bholliman]

I do not plan to buy any of these lenses. The Otus 85mm interest me, but only to see if it sets a new quality benchmark, its way out of my budget.

I'm still hoping and saving for the long rumored 100-400 mkII or a new 50 or 85 IS.

 

[eml58]

The Otus 85 to go with my other Zeiss Lenses, then hopefully an Otus 35f/1.4.

Just don't see Canon anytime soon developing lenses that stand next to the Zeiss Lenses (15/21/55/135 & soon 85), would love Canon to develop a 14-24f/2.8 as good as the Nikon, but that also seems Pie in the Sky.

My wait for a +/- 40MP Body from Canon also seems to be part of the Pie mentioned above, love my 1 Dx, the 5DMK III is Ok, but a 36 to 45 MP Sensor that works as well as the Sony 50MP in the Pentax 645z, that's a worthwhile wait, starting to look like that old movie, "A Bridge to Far".

 

[jrista]

The Otus 85 to go with my other Zeiss Lenses, then hopefully an Otus 35f/1.4.

Just don't see Canon anytime soon developing lenses that stand next to the Zeiss Lenses (15/21/55/135 & soon 85), would love Canon to develop a 14-24f/2.8 as good as the Nikon, but that also seems Pie in the Sky.

My wait for a +/- 40MP Body from Canon also seems to be part of the Pie mentioned above, love my 1 Dx, the 5DMK III is Ok, but a 36 to 45 MP Sensor that works as well as the Sony 50MP in the Pentax 645z, that's a worthwhile wait, starting to look like that old movie, "A Bridge to Far".

Yeah, from the images I've seen, the Otus lenses are amazing. I'm not sure the non-Otus lenses are that far above Canon's, but the Otus definitely seem to be.

Regarding the higher MP body...have you considered the A7r with EF adapter? Since the Zeiss lenses are all manual, it's not like AF is going to be an issue. You would get that nice high resolution, high DR, which would go GREAT with the Otus lenses.

 

[privatebydesign]

The Otus 85 to go with my other Zeiss Lenses, then hopefully an Otus 35f/1.4.

Just don't see Canon anytime soon developing lenses that stand next to the Zeiss Lenses (15/21/55/135 & soon 85), would love Canon to develop a 14-24f/2.8 as good as the Nikon, but that also seems Pie in the Sky.

My wait for a +/- 40MP Body from Canon also seems to be part of the Pie mentioned above, love my 1 Dx, the 5DMK III is Ok, but a 36 to 45 MP Sensor that works as well as the Sony 50MP in the Pentax 645z, that's a worthwhile wait, starting to look like that old movie, "A Bridge to Far".

Yeah, from the images I've seen, the Otus lenses are amazing. I'm not sure the non-Otus lenses are that far above Canon's, but the Otus definitely seem to be.

Regarding the higher MP body...have you considered the A7r with EF adapter? Since the Zeiss lenses are all manual, it's not like AF is going to be an issue. You would get that nice high resolution, high DR, which would go GREAT with the Otus lenses.

Tiniest point, and I hope I am not labeled a pedant, but that should be "A Bridge Too Far", it is an amazing film of an even more amazing Operation, back in my youth I made a "pilgrimage" drive along XXX Corps route through Nijmegen, Eindhoven and on to Arnhem.

Highly recommend the film to anybody with the slightest interest in pretty much anything but romance, there are so many microcosms in it it is impossible to list, the cast is one of the greatest ensemble casts ever and many of the most unbelievable scenes are from the mouths of the films advisers, who were on set, and were the actual people being portrayed.

In our darkest moments the bravest light the way.

 

[cosmopotter]

Guys, maybe it is a stupid question but I wanted to ask the following: If I put EF lenses on my crop camera (7D), I know that 24 mm lens will be equivalent of 38 mm. lens. However, if I put EF-S lenses of 24 mm, will I have 24 mm on crop camera or that will be 38 mm equivalent.

Once more time, sorry for such question but I really want to know the answer.

On a crop camera,an EFS lens is as rated, so EFS24 is 24mm. An EF 24mm on a crop has The same field of view as as an EFS38 (if such a lens existed).

 

[privatebydesign]

Guys, maybe it is a stupid question but I wanted to ask the following: If I put EF lenses on my crop camera (7D), I know that 24 mm lens will be equivalent of 38 mm. lens. However, if I put EF-S lenses of 24 mm, will I have 24 mm on crop camera or that will be 38 mm equivalent.

Once more time, sorry for such question but I really want to know the answer.

On a crop camera,an EFS lens is as rated, so EFS24 is 24mm. An EF 24mm on a crop has The same field of view as as an EFS38 (if such a lens existed).

You didn't write that correctly.

The EF-S 24 mm on a crop camera (which is all it will work on) will have the same field of view as a mythical EF 38mm on a FF camera.

If you could put the EF-S 24 on a FF camera and it covered the sensor you would have the FOV of a EF-S 15mm on a crop camera.

The EF 24 f1.4 L and the EF-S 24 2.8 have the same focal length.

 

[9VIII]

That Sigma 600mm zoom lens has a lot of potential, especially now that we know there are two of them.
They cannot sell two variations if one isn't significantly better than the other, and they would never sell a cheaper one if it wasn't competitive with the Tamron.
Thus, this lens is going to be awesome, even if only for mostly stationary subjects.

And that new TC may have some electronic trickery going on, if it doesn't transmit it's presence then I might not even need a fancy new zoom at all, since the 400f5.6 with crappy slow AF while using a fancy Global Vision TC may give nearly the same result.

And then we have to wait and see how the SX60 plays out, it may just one-up everything else on the market, while being much more compact.

 

[Ruined]

Here is my "Something else" newly announced lens I am most excited about:
None of the above.

 

[Synkka]

Really interested about the 400 DO, it is certainly a newer technology Canon are pushing so I am excited to see where they are taking it. The new samyang fisheye should be pretty great to.

I was really hoping for a 35 1.4 refresh

 

[brad-man]

I didn't notice the Sigma 135 f/1.8 OS Art mentioned.

 

[eli452]

For me it's the Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II.
Why?
Many years ago I had a subscription for an Hi-Fi magazine. Once a year I received a "Buyers Guide" loaded with tons of little paragraphs about new equipment. It was before the Internet and that was a good source of info. So first I read about new models of the components I had. Than what? Pick a description based about one piece of info, Such as price or weight. 8 kg of speaker is standard 80 Kg IS something to look into. So based on price and weight the 400 is the most interesting lens... (at least for me as I do not plan on a new purchase)

 

[Khalai]

I didn't notice the Sigma 135 f/1.8 OS Art mentioned.

Is such lens announced? Just rumors AFAIK...

 

[brad-man]

I didn't notice the Sigma 135 f/1.8 OS Art mentioned.

Is such lens announced? Just rumors AFAIK...

True. Supposedly, the 24 and the 85 Art will come first and I have no doubt they will be excellent, but it's the 135 that I find most exciting from a creative point of view. It's as close to the EF 200 f/2 as I'll ever get.

 

[RLPhoto]

24-105 STM. I need a light GP video lens that isn't too expensive and decently sharp.

 

[RLPhoto]

I didn't notice the Sigma 135 f/1.8 OS Art mentioned.

Is such lens announced? Just rumors AFAIK...

True. Supposedly, the 24 and the 85 Art will come first and I have no doubt they will be excellent, but it's the 135 that I find most exciting from a creative point of view. It's as close to the EF 200 f/2 as I'll ever get.

I'd also agree that is my most awaited prime.

 

[Quest for Light]

A 14-24mm f2.8 with the same quality as my Nikkor would be nice.

But i am waiting for ages.. will not happen.
And for me it´s too late anyway. I am happy with my D800E +14-24mm f2.8 combo.

 

[eml58]

Yeah, from the images I've seen, the Otus lenses are amazing. I'm not sure the non-Otus lenses are that far above Canon's, but the Otus definitely seem to be.

Regarding the higher MP body...have you considered the A7r with EF adapter? Since the Zeiss lenses are all manual, it's not like AF is going to be an issue. You would get that nice high resolution, high DR, which would go GREAT with the Otus lenses.

Hi John, Yes, I actually purchased the a7r, The EVF is a little difficult to get used to for me, the lag thing is just annoying so it's mostly manual focus via live view, size is just perfect, the menu system is quite good, the Sensor & Images from the a7r are pretty good, it's such a pity Sony crippled the E system with too little lens support, I have the metabones VIII adaptor & the Otus 55 works very well on it, it's mostly just that lag in the viewfinder.

I've looked at the Pentax 645z & if they had a better lens line up I'de jump on board for Landscape & Portrait type Images, still nothing around quite like the 1Dx for Wildlife.

Such a shame Canon have dragged the chain on a +/- 40MP body, I do agree wholeheartedly with the comments you make on CR regards the DR of the Canon sensors versus the Nikon, I used the D800 for a while, wasn't happy at all with it, but I still keep my D3x so I can use the 14-24f/2.8, damn pity at the moment we couldn't pull the sensor out of the D810 & put it in the 5DMK III, I'm probably going to get slammed by the Canon puritanical brigade over the comment, but in my view Canon lately have been less about innovation and more about Status Quo. Real innovation seems too be coming from the likes of Sony, Pentax, Fuji etc, what would we give for the Sony 50MP sensor in a Canon 1 series body & 3 FPS, a lot.

Be nice to see Canon do a 40MP sensor, better DR or at least as good as the Nikon & drop a EVF similar to the Fujifilm XT-1 into it, I guess this is enough to have me banned But we can dream & hope, in the meantime it's 1Dx, 5DMK III & the a7r ( I don't post the a7r Images anywhere here, it is after all a Canon centric site).

 

[jrista]

Yeah, from the images I've seen, the Otus lenses are amazing. I'm not sure the non-Otus lenses are that far above Canon's, but the Otus definitely seem to be.

Regarding the higher MP body...have you considered the A7r with EF adapter? Since the Zeiss lenses are all manual, it's not like AF is going to be an issue. You would get that nice high resolution, high DR, which would go GREAT with the Otus lenses.

Hi John, Yes, I actually purchased the a7r, The EVF is a little difficult to get used to for me, the lag thing is just annoying so it's mostly manual focus via live view, size is just perfect, the menu system is quite good, the Sensor & Images from the a7r are pretty good, it's such a pity Sony crippled the E system with too little lens support, I have the metabones VIII adaptor & the Otus 55 works very well on it, it's mostly just that lag in the viewfinder.

I've looked at the Pentax 645z & if they had a better lens line up I'de jump on board for Landscape & Portrait type Images, still nothing around quite like the 1Dx for Wildlife.

Such a shame Canon have dragged the chain on a +/- 40MP body, I do agree wholeheartedly with the comments you make on CR regards the DR of the Canon sensors versus the Nikon, I used the D800 for a while, wasn't happy at all with it, but I still keep my D3x so I can use the 14-24f/2.8, damn pity at the moment we couldn't pull the sensor out of the D810 & put it in the 5DMK III, I'm probably going to get slammed by the Canon puritanical brigade over the comment, but in my view Canon lately have been less about innovation and more about Status Quo. Real innovation seems too be coming from the likes of Sony, Pentax, Fuji etc, what would we give for the Sony 50MP sensor in a Canon 1 series body & 3 FPS, a lot.

Be nice to see Canon do a 40MP sensor, better DR or at least as good as the Nikon & drop a EVF similar to the Fujifilm XT-1 into it, I guess this is enough to have me banned But we can dream & hope, in the meantime it's 1Dx, 5DMK III & the a7r ( I don't post the a7r Images anywhere here, it is after all a Canon centric site).

Thanks for the support. I agree, sadly, that I think Canon is much more about the status quo these days than continuing to innovate on the photography front. Very confusing, since they used to be so cutting edge and cranking out more improvements than anyone not all that long ago. I think a lot of the reason we're here today with DSLRs is thanks to Canon.

I'm trying to think of ways to clearly demonstrate the real-world differences between a D810, A7r and 5D III. A lot of people here say the know there are differences, but just don't really see them. To me, the differences are huge, and the more I mess around with D800 files, the more I realize the differences aren't just in the shadows. The shadows are incredibly clean, even when heavily lifted, compare to any Canon...but it doesn't stop there. Colors are richer (well, maybe just "purer") from the shadows to the highlights. The higher Q.E. translates into lower noise across the board, right into the highlights. The digital signal stored in a NEF is just better, has cleaner, less "dirty" data. I couldn't really see these differences until I had a 5D III...now that I do, it's almost plain as day...and it's surprising. I'm not saying the differences are like 50% or even 30%...but a 10% improvement in color fidelity is a meaningful, visible (even if slightly subtle at times) difference. The shadow noise difference is just massive....you get richer color really deep into the shadows, and you don't see color noise until you've lifted by several stops at least, and sometimes not until you start lifting shadows above the 5-stop mark. That is just mind-blowing to me. I "knew" it intellectually before...but the 5D III in relative comparison is so bad, it's just...a very stark, obvious difference.

Anyway, regardless of how the 7D II actually turns out when it hits the streets, I am probably going to add another brand to my kit. It's a bit of a bummer to hear about your experience with the A7r EVF...that was my feeling, has been my feeling for a long time regarding EVFs. I haven't tried Fujufilm's...never really been interested in Fuji cameras (innovative, but the results just don't seem to really top the competition in the end...like their X-Trans sensor...intriguing, but it is worse than an AA filter in that it causes more blurring than a simple OLPF.) I simply cannot afford the D810 and some Nikon lenses...not if I want to continue enhancing my Astrophotography anyway (I've got over $4000 earmarked for a new cooled astro CCD).

How is the Metabones adapter with other Canon lenses? Does it work well? I am not sure that, if I added an A7r to my kit, that I'd stick with it. I am thinking it would probably be mostly a temporary thing, then I'd sell it and either get the A7r "Mark II" if one comes out soon, or if by some miracle Canon actually turns the 5D IV into a landscape behemoth with 40-50mp AND better Exmore-level DR (the former I think is likely...the latter I think is very unlikely from Canon at this point.)

 

[eml58]

How is the Metabones adapter with other Canon lenses? Does it work well? I am not sure that, if I added an A7r to my kit, that I'd stick with it. I am thinking it would probably be mostly a temporary thing, then I'd sell it and either get the A7r "Mark II" if one comes out soon, or if by some miracle Canon actually turns the 5D IV into a landscape behemoth with 40-50mp AND better Exmore-level DR (the former I think is likely...the latter I think is very unlikely from Canon at this point.)

The Metabones works well, I use it quite a lot these days with the TSE 17 & 24, plus the Zeiss Lenses (15,21,Otus 55, 135 & soon the Otus 85), I like the files from the a7r, certainly better than the 5DMK III, I have 2 5DMK III Bodies that I'm going to sell, I have used the 5D in my Underwater Imaging but recently bought a Housing for the a7r, smaller footprint, better Images.

Like yourself, waiting for Canon to develop that 50MP Sensor & stick into a 1D Body (need the robustness & weather proofing of the 1D line). But I think it's a couple years away at best, more chance of an improved a7r II before we see Canon go + 22MP.

 

[jrista]

How is the Metabones adapter with other Canon lenses? Does it work well? I am not sure that, if I added an A7r to my kit, that I'd stick with it. I am thinking it would probably be mostly a temporary thing, then I'd sell it and either get the A7r "Mark II" if one comes out soon, or if by some miracle Canon actually turns the 5D IV into a landscape behemoth with 40-50mp AND better Exmore-level DR (the former I think is likely...the latter I think is very unlikely from Canon at this point.)

The Metabones works well, I use it quite a lot these days with the TSE 17 & 24, plus the Zeiss Lenses (15,21,Otus 55, 135 & soon the Otus 85), I like the files from the a7r, certainly better than the 5DMK III, I have 2 5DMK III Bodies that I'm going to sell, I have used the 5D in my Underwater Imaging but recently bought a Housing for the a7r, smaller footprint, better Images.

Like yourself, waiting for Canon to develop that 50MP Sensor & stick into a 1D Body (need the robustness & weather proofing of the 1D line). But I think it's a couple years away at best, more chance of an improved a7r II before we see Canon go + 22MP.

Thanks. How is the A7r for underwater? I don't live near a body of water that has anything interesting in it, but years ago I worked with a guy who did reef photography with a film camera (that was just before the turning of the age to digital), and his stuff was amazing. I've loved it ever since. I bet an A7s would be phenomenal for the lower light levels in a reef.