Canon Rumors https://www.canonrumors.com/category/canon-lens-news/ Your best source for Canon news, rumors and more Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:47:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Stock Notice: Canon RF 24 f/1.4L VCM and RF 50 f/1.4L VCM https://www.canonrumors.com/stock-notice-canon-rf-24-f-1-4l-vcm-and-rf-50-f-1-4l-vcm/ https://www.canonrumors.com/stock-notice-canon-rf-24-f-1-4l-vcm-and-rf-50-f-1-4l-vcm/#comments Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:23:53 +0000 https://www.canonrumors.com/?p=61243 Both the Canon RF 24mm f/1.4L VCM and Canon RF 50mm f/1.4L VCM began shipping today and USA retailers seem to have stock of both lenses. There doesn’t seem to be stock available at the larger retailers outside of the USA. Both of these lenses had a decent amount of preorders, but it looks like [...]

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]]> https://www.canonrumors.com/stock-notice-canon-rf-24-f-1-4l-vcm-and-rf-50-f-1-4l-vcm/feed/ 22 The Canon RF 50mm f/1.4L VCM is now in short supply https://www.canonrumors.com/the-canon-rf-50mm-f-1-4l-vcm-is-now-in-short-supply/ https://www.canonrumors.com/the-canon-rf-50mm-f-1-4l-vcm-is-now-in-short-supply/#comments Fri, 08 Nov 2024 08:33:46 +0000 https://www.canonrumors.com/?p=60203 Canon has added the RF 50mm f/1.4L VCM to its supply status list, this comes short after the RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Z was added earlier in the week. From what we saw, the RF 24mm f/1.4L VCM is in higher demand, so we look forward to it being added to the list. Canon [...]

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]]> https://www.canonrumors.com/the-canon-rf-50mm-f-1-4l-vcm-is-now-in-short-supply/feed/ 40 Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Z joins supply shortage list https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-adds-the-rf-70-200mm-f-2-8l-is-usm-z-to-their-supply-status-shortage-list/ https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-adds-the-rf-70-200mm-f-2-8l-is-usm-z-to-their-supply-status-shortage-list/#comments Tue, 05 Nov 2024 06:48:51 +0000 https://www.canonrumors.com/?p=60150 Canon’s supply status notifications, a constantly updating list of gear that will have delays when it comes to new orders from retailers has been updated to include the RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Z, which should come as no surprise to anyone. While it’s going to be a popular lens at the retail level, it [...]

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]]> https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-adds-the-rf-70-200mm-f-2-8l-is-usm-z-to-their-supply-status-shortage-list/feed/ 40 Canon RF 24mm f/1.4L VCM MTF Analysis https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-rf-24mm-f1-4l-vcm-mtf-analysis/ https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-rf-24mm-f1-4l-vcm-mtf-analysis/#comments Wed, 30 Oct 2024 07:32:46 +0000 https://www.canonrumors.com/?p=60077 I can answer this in one sentence. This is the best 24mm F1.4 that Canon has ever made and it’s not even close. Canon RF 24mm f/1.4 VCM vs Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 USM II Now for the details. First up we have to compare this against the Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 USM II, which [...]

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]]> https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-rf-24mm-f1-4l-vcm-mtf-analysis/feed/ 214 Canon RF 50mm f/1.4L VCM MTF Analysis https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-rf-50mm-f-1-4-l-vcm-mtf-analysis/ https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-rf-50mm-f-1-4-l-vcm-mtf-analysis/#comments Wed, 30 Oct 2024 05:22:50 +0000 https://www.canonrumors.com/?p=60073 It’s been a long time coming. I mean, not much more can be said about that – right? We have waited for 30 years since the original Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 and here we are. Canon RF 50mm f/1.4L VCM vs Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM First up is comparing the new lens to the [...]

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]]> https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-rf-50mm-f-1-4-l-vcm-mtf-analysis/feed/ 214 Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Z MTF Analysis https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-rf-70-200mm-f2-8l-is-usm-z-mtf-analysis/ https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-rf-70-200mm-f2-8l-is-usm-z-mtf-analysis/#comments Wed, 30 Oct 2024 04:58:23 +0000 https://www.canonrumors.com/?p=60067 At first glance, this is a very impressive lens from Canon. With 18 elements in 15 groups, Canon is flexing its optical engineering muscle with this lens. The first thing I have to mention, and you can see it in the diagram above, is that the rear element is inset into the lens. This is [...]

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]]> https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-rf-70-200mm-f2-8l-is-usm-z-mtf-analysis/feed/ 214 Canon officially announces 4 new RF lenses https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-announces-4-rf-lenses/ https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-announces-4-rf-lenses/#comments Wed, 30 Oct 2024 04:03:26 +0000 https://www.canonrumors.com/?p=60061 Today Canon has launched some much-anticipated lenses for the RF mount. Besides the 35mm F1.4, the next hot lens for Canon has always been the 24mm F1.4, and here we are. The Canon RF 50mm f/1.4 VCM is one of those unicorn lenses that has been widely asked for even the EF mount, as the [...]

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]]> https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-announces-4-rf-lenses/feed/ 214 Here’s a little bit of fun: JuzaPhoto has posted a review of the Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6L USM https://www.canonrumors.com/heres-a-little-bit-of-fun-juza-has-posted-a-review-of-the-canon-ef-1200mm-f-5-6l-usm/ https://www.canonrumors.com/heres-a-little-bit-of-fun-juza-has-posted-a-review-of-the-canon-ef-1200mm-f-5-6l-usm/#comments Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:48:44 +0000 https://www.canonrumors.com/?p=59887 JuzaPhoto, our favourite photographer that curls big giant lenses from SIGMA, Leica and Canon for fun has posted a review of the legendary Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6L IS USM. At the time this lens was produced, it retailed for about $100,000 USD. If one of these show up on the used market, they still command [...]

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]]> https://www.canonrumors.com/heres-a-little-bit-of-fun-juza-has-posted-a-review-of-the-canon-ef-1200mm-f-5-6l-usm/feed/ 10 Canon RF 28-70mm f/2.8 IS STM: Developer Interview https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-rf-28-70mm-f-2-8-is-stm-developer-interview/ https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-rf-28-70mm-f-2-8-is-stm-developer-interview/#comments Thu, 12 Sep 2024 09:20:31 +0000 https://www.canonrumors.com/?p=59489 The Canon RF 28-70mm f/2.8 IS STM on the surface is a technically impressive addition to the RF lineup. Priced at $1099 USD we think that there’s a lot of lens at the price point. There isn’t a single lens that is for everybody! Canon’s Nonomura-san, who is part of the product development team talks [...]

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]]> https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-rf-28-70mm-f-2-8-is-stm-developer-interview/feed/ 394 Canon RF 28-70mm F2.8 IS STM: My new travel lens https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-rf-28-70mm-f2-8-is-stm-my-new-travel-lens/ https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-rf-28-70mm-f2-8-is-stm-my-new-travel-lens/#comments Thu, 12 Sep 2024 05:19:49 +0000 https://www.canonrumors.com/?p=59481 I took a quick look at the data and told Craig. I want two of these, please. When mounted on Canon’s EOS R8, this will now be my perfect travel companion. So first of all, we have seen from past examples with the Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III RXD, that a small lightweight F2.8 zoom lens is [...]

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