We were told that three new fast L primes will be announced for the RF mount in early 2020. They include an RF 24mm f/1.4L USM and an RF 135mm f/1.8L along with an undisclosed dedicated macro lens which will be a “first of its kind macro lens”, though no details of what that means was given. I wouldn't read too much into the latter.
The three new lenses are scheduled to be announced before CP+ in 2020, but as always, take lens scheduling with a grain of salt.
A lot more lenses are planned for 2020, we could see as many as 8 new RF lenses in 2020.
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That’s what about 10k right there?
There's also a fast 14mm in development and there's got to be an RF 35 f/1.4L in the works too.
Since my EF macro lenses work really well on my RP, I'm hoping for something like an update MP-E that instead of 1x to 5x does 0.5x to 2.5x, has some next level IS and built in lights. Or a 200mm version with subject hypnotizer to keep all the animals still during capture.
First of it's kind macro seems intriguing.
High magnification and still deep DOF if desired? Wouldn't that be sweet.
That's why Canon sells the MT-2*-EX flashes :)
I went full frame to fit larger insects like hornets into the frame with the MP-E, on 1.6x crop a hornet would almost fit lengthwise. So I would prefer that the lens starts at 0.5x or even 0.3x.
The possibilities for the macro are interesting - perhaps a Macro with built-in 1.4X teleconverter, or a tilt/shift macro lens (with auto-focus). Who knows - it will be interesting to say the least.
Consumer oriented glass from Canon (or Nikon) in their new mirrorless mounts is dead on arrival. Just like consumer oriented compact cameras, there's no real market demand for them any more.
I wonder how short the RF 24/1.4 will be. Definitely not a pancake, but still... is it a good match to RP?
You'd need to change the laws of physics to do that.
You'd need to change the laws of physics to do that, too.
Do you think the 35/1.4 will be a new design, given the EF 35/1.4 L II debuted only 4 years ago?