RF 28mm f/1.4L VCM and RF 35mm f/1.2L USM

Canon Rumors · Jul 10, 2024

So, both of these lenses appeared in my inbox..... though "not soon".

80% success rate source.

The RF 24mm f/1.4L VCM and RF 50mm f/1.4L VCM are confirmed for 2024. Though, as always, things can change.

...... and no, none of these lenses need IS (The R8 should have had IBIS). Please........

Sporgon · Jul 10, 2024

Interesting point on the R8 and IBIS.
The Nikon Z5 does look attractive with IBIS and 3.6m viewfinder for a copper more than the R8

koenkooi · Jul 10, 2024

Agreed on the R8, although I don’t miss it that much.
It’s mostly when trying to film my kids using unstabilized lenses like the RF16/28/50 that I need to lean heavily on my computer to get rid of the shaking and tilting.

Canon Rumors · Jul 10, 2024

Even if the IBIS was dumbed down..... great camera otherwise... a steal actually when they're $1000 during some refurb Canon USA stock dump.

neuroanatomist · Jul 10, 2024

koenkooi said:
Agreed on the R8, although I don’t miss it that much

I don't miss it at all, but my use case for the R8 is travel and that's mostly either tripod-mounted, brightly lit, or rarely indoors with an IS lens like the RF 24/1.8.

koenkooi · Jul 10, 2024

neuroanatomist said:
I don't miss it at all, but my use case for the R8 is travel and that's mostly either tripod-mounted, brightly lit, or rarely indoors with an IS lens like the RF 24/1.8.

I don’t miss it for stills at all. I can bump the ISO if I need more shutterspeed and I almost never do long exposures.

For the remaining situations there is flash, lens IS or both.

Canon Rumors · Jul 10, 2024

neuroanatomist said:
I don't miss it at all, but my use case for the R8 is travel and that's mostly either tripod-mounted, brightly lit, or rarely indoors with an IS lens like the RF 24/1.8.

We preach lens over camera if you have a tight budget.... frustrating when the R8 is missing something that should be a base feature of any full frame camera.

Yeah, I'm whining.

neuroanatomist · Jul 10, 2024

Canon Rumors Guy said:
We preach lens over camera if you have a tight budget.... frustrating when the R8 is missing something that should be a base feature of any full frame camera.

Not so sure, we lived without IBIS for many, many years. The R8 is pretty similar to the R6II (same sensor, mostly the same top line specs, except number of card slots, battery life and max shutter speed), but the R8 launched at a $1000 lower price. Something had to give, right?

Canon Rumors · Jul 10, 2024

neuroanatomist said:
Not so sure, we lived without IBIS for many, many years. The R8 is pretty similar to the R6II (same sensor, mostly the same top line specs, except number of card slots, battery life and max shutter speed), but the R8 launched at a $1000 lower price. Something had to give, right?

Yeah, segmentation is a necessary evil.

Sporgon · Jul 10, 2024

At least the R8 doesn’t rattle when you carry it switched off.

Canon Rumors · Jul 10, 2024

Well, the R6 III looks like it's going to take the place of the 7D in the lineup with affordable speed (I'm not an R7 fan)... it'll give the R8 II room to grow.

bn5fg · Jul 10, 2024

The lack of IBIS makes the Canon R8 very light and affordable, making it ideal for a two-camera setup. I shoot with a flash 90% of the time, so I don't really care about the lack of IBIS, especially in the studio.

By the way, an RF 28mm f/1.4 lens would be a very welcome addition to the lineup. It could replace both the 24mm and 35mm lenses, allowing me to go out with only three lenses.

koenkooi · Jul 10, 2024

bn5fg said:
The lack of IBIS makes the Canon R8 very light and affordable,[…]

I suspect the lack of IBIS is also what makes the camera a lot thinner than the others.
I hope that there will be such thin RF bodies in the future that do feature IBIS.

Canon Rumors · Jul 11, 2024

They had patents to fit ibis into EOS M, but going with a new IBIS design would only increase the costs of the R8.... dang economies of scale!

My favorite lower end Canon cameras are the R8 and R10 (I should have bought that instead of the R50!, which I do like). I may be more tired with "why no IS on fast wide prime lenses?!"

Del Paso · Jul 11, 2024

No reaction yet from Roby17269???

DhlcadR6 · Jul 11, 2024

The title is 28mm, but we are talking about 24mm???

stillviking · Jul 11, 2024

Also R8 doesn't have a shutter shield.

trexphotos · Jul 13, 2024

Yes, waiting for the 35mm f1.2. I was slightly underwhelmed by the f1.4 for the price.

EricN · Jul 13, 2024

Del Paso said:
No reaction yet from Roby17269???

I'm starting to worry if something has happened to him...

padam · Jul 15, 2024

Canon Rumors Guy said:
Even if the IBIS was dumbed down..... great camera otherwise... a steal actually when they're $1000 during some refurb Canon USA stock dump.

For IBIS it is necessary to have a new body, it takes more power, suffering even more from a small battery. Impossible to do at that price.
The A7CII costs way more and still suffers from other serious limitations like a decent EVF, quality LCD screen and other ergonomic quirks with a slow readout sensor.
Also, IBIS wobble is eliminated, so it can be used with wide-angle RF lenses using lens IS only for video.
Until Canon provides the option to turn off IBIS independently, it makes sense to have a few models without it.

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