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    The RF 24-105mm f/2.8L IS USM Z won’t be the last RF PowerZoom lens

    By 95 Comments Canon Lens Rumors 1 Min Read

    Canon announced the RF 24-105mm f/2.8L IS USM Z last week with a lot of fanfare. With that lens came two PowerZoom accessories, the PZ-E2 and PZ-E2B. The latter utilizes the 20pin port with allows it to work with compatible Canon cinema and broadcast accessories.

    Over the weekend we were told that the RF 24-105mm f/2.8L IS USM Z won’t be the last of the PowerZoom compatible RF mount lenses for the EOS R system, and that we can expect “at least two more in the next year or so”.

    Last month we reported that Canon would release an internal zoom RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens next year, and it seems that it too will be compatible with the PZ-E2 and PZ-E2B.

    This shouldn’t be a shock, a $1000+ accessory should work with more than one EOS R lens. Unlike the PZ-E1, which was about $200 and only compatible with the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 USM.

    The same source suggested that a “superzoom” would also be added to the PowerZoom lineup of lenses next year.

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    95 comments

    6. No surprise that there would be more lenses with the Z designation. Interested to see what this rumored superzoom turns out to be.
      24/28-300 f/2.8-5.6 please, Canon.
    8. I do think there will be some hybrid prime lenses.
      Do you mean:
      • No (or small amount of) focus breathing
      • Internal focus
      • Focus ring with gearing for focus pulling
      • Aperture ring on the lens
      • Silent focus motor
    11. Somehow this sounds like Canon is trying to get more videogs into the R system instead of the competition as the dedicated cine line-up seems to be too expensive.
      Could this a plan that those two should merge closer together? :unsure:
      OTOH, it still seems quite expensive... :unsure:
      For me the portability is more important, size and weight. But it seems that Canon has already addressed that segment well enough in their opinion with the existing line-up of RF lenses.
    12. Do you mean:
      • No (or small amount of) focus breathing
      • Internal focus
      • Focus ring with gearing for focus pulling
      • Aperture ring on the lens
      • Silent focus motor
      That is exactly what I mean.
      IS would be a bonus.
    13. I wish the zoom motor to be internal, it would be fantastic to control it with the gimbal dial.
      Hope will have some way to control it on the gimbal as a one-man crew.
      All of the existing controllers should work with the 20-pin adapter.
      I have no idea what they are planning with the USB-C connector.
    15. For me the portability is more important, size and weight.
      That seems to be the way Sony is going.
      Canon seems to be way more serious about video but I do not think they should just cede small and light to Sony.
    17. Glass half full for the photographers and casual videographers aka content creators is they can avoid paying for the 1K gadget till it's cheaper or needed.
      Looking at both C of R5C & Z attributes, my impression is Canon is trying to repurpose their photo gear to a more seriouse video gear but not quite there for a co-existing workhorses. In a bigger picture, they are planing for tiktok vs. Instagram kind of scenario.

      I still think there are too many letters on such products; could be an indication of several sub group hierarchy they have in their company.
    18. Please, please let it be a 300mm f/2.8...
      I don’t think we’ll be seeing if white primes from Canon any time soon
      The tech and sharpness are already maxxed out. Canon’s only option is to develop them into zooms instead.

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