These are a few of the RF lenses coming in 2021 [CR2]

peters · Jun 11, 2020

Hm, 24mm macro sounds weird for me. Is this a usefull lense? I never heard of anything like that...

mrproxy · Jun 11, 2020

Lets hope brighter than f/8.
Maybe the aperture number is new cripple hammer?

esglord · Jun 11, 2020

24mm macro IS. For video on a cropped sensor? 100-400 might be worthwhile

jolyonralph · Jun 11, 2020

I suspect they won't release APS-C lenses, and the 18-45 will cover the full image circle for full frame, it might be optimized for APS-C (assuming they release an APS-C R body, which is far from certain) and require some hefty in-camera correction to get it to look reasonable on full frame.

WhereDoWeGoFrmHere · Jun 11, 2020

R5 & R6 dropping this year, one would hope a number of fast L primes are on the way.

Maximilian · Jun 11, 2020

Interesting scope of lenses. If the 18 - 45 was a FF lens, it would be cool, if IQ was good.

peters said:
Hm, 24mm macro sounds weird for me...

I suppose it is a 1:2 macro like the 35.
It's like Canon thinking: 'The optical formula can do it, so why not offer it to the customer.'

WhereDoWeGoFrmHere · Jun 11, 2020

I would love a line of non-L primes of the same quality as the EF 24/28/35 IS lenses. Light, compact, sharp, but w/o the max aperture price tag.

mpb001 · Jun 11, 2020

As a user of the EF f4 L series zooms, and since Canon has primarily focused on the RF f2 or 2.8 L series zooms, I now wish Canon would address the RF f4 series zooms more adequately. They have an RF 24-105f4 L and and upcoming RF 70-200’f4 L. Not any in the f4 ultrawide yet. Its sort of unlikely that I would upgrade to an expensive R body until the f4 L line is complete.
As I see it now, if I do add another Canon body it would probably be the R6 with an adapter to use my 17-40 L and 70-200’f4 L. Both are non IS lenses. I would then still use my 5DIV also.

Rivermist · Jun 11, 2020

No reason for the 18-45 to be sub-par or APS-C, we have had a very good EF 17-40 L for many years, so designing a new lens with added flexibility of the RF mount and modern lens design capabilities it should be a breeze for Canon to pull off a full-frame RF 18-45, albeit probably not an L. IS is a fair trade for what may be a non-constant maximum aperture (3.5 - 4.5? 4 - 5.6?).

Quarkcharmed · Jun 11, 2020

Because the f-number isn't specified, we presume it's f11 by default?..

LensFungus · Jun 11, 2020

I'm waiting for new EF-M lenses.

MaxDiesel · Jun 11, 2020

WhereDoWeGoFrmHere said:
R5 & R6 dropping this year, one would hope a number of fast L primes are on the way.

Hoping for that F2 Trinity. Once they release the 70-135 F2, I’m all-in and will be investing into RF selling most of my EF lenses and bodies.

Stuart · Jun 11, 2020

Isn't STM always aimed at video now?

unfocused · Jun 11, 2020

As usual, it seems like Canon is about 10 steps ahead of us. Instead of simply duplicating the EF line, I feel like they are creating an entirely new line of lenses and we should not expect that RF lenses will have EF equivalents or that EF lenses will have RF equivalents.

blackcoffee17 · Jun 11, 2020

So after all the criticism Canon received for not having "PRO body for the PRO lenses" and releasing "only $3000 lenses", in 2 years we will have:

2 top of the industry pro bodies
10 non L RF primes and zooms.

Not too bad.

Stuart · Jun 11, 2020

I've seen nothing concrete t suggest APS-c will ever resurface in RF. Its closer to to camera phones and EF-M lenses/bodies somewhat cover this area anyway - meanwhile longer cheaper lenses and TC's are appearing for the FF bodies to get FF shooters nearer their subjects - an APS-C feature.
For the next few years there will still be loads of APS-C EF camera's around, and then stock levels to run down, followed by a decent second hand market in RF FF bodies. The RP body is now only £1150 with adapter pretty much the same as a EOS 90D.
Would canon need to chase the £300 EOS 4000D market with RF lenses when its still trying to pull xxD and XXXD users up into the FF market. Mirrorless still has a mechanical shutter and until they lose that it may not be worth pursuing the value end of the market.
I actually hope i'm wrong and APS-c is possible soon, but they are doing so much elsewhere that's great too so i see them focusing there for now..

Bukozik · Jun 11, 2020

There were rumors about RF-crop ... So, there should be lenses

Rivermist · Jun 11, 2020

And this makes life hard (unless you have just won the lotto). The 70-200 2.8 IS is awe-inspiring and very tempting (my first "L" lens in EF was the 70-200 2.8 ISL), but the 70-135 L is mouthwatering for portrait (with an IBIS body, extra $$), and for travel I have got used to taking my EF 100-400L for years, so the RF 100-500L is on the list too. Except that as a non-professional, you can't have 'em all

Mark3794 · Jun 11, 2020

Stuart said:
I've seen nothing concrete t suggest APS-c will ever resurface in RF. Its closer to to camera phones and EF-M lenses/bodies somewhat cover this area anyway - meanwhile longer cheaper lenses and TC's are appearing for the FF bodies to get FF shooters nearer their subjects - an APS-C feature.
For the next few years there will still be loads of APS-C EF camera's around, and then stock levels to run down, followed by a decent second hand market in RF FF bodies. The RP body is now only £1150 with adapter pretty much the same as a EOS 90D.
Would canon need to chase the £300 EOS 4000D market with RF lenses when its still trying to pull xxD and XXXD users up into the FF market. Mirrorless still has a mechanical shutter and until they lose that it may not be worth pursuing the value end of the market.
I actually hope i'm wrong and APS-c is possible soon, but they are doing so much elsewhere that's great too so i see them focusing there for now..

The fact that the EOS RP + 24-105 f4-7.1 is currently 999$ at B&H is a solid proof that we won't see aps-c RF cameras. Also, there is the M line for small and compact camera.

Link if you wanna grab this super sweet deal:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1558260-REG/canon_3380c132_eos_rp_mirrorless_digital.html