Canon gives its mirrorless cameras a major video boost with trio of new pro hybrid RF lenses

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Canon RF 50mm F1.4L VCM and Canon RF 24mm F1.4L VCM lenses alongside nan 35mm type connected a rustic worktop

The caller RF 24mm F1.4L VCM and 50mm F1.4L VCM lenses alongside nan existing 35mm F1.4 lens, each of which stock nan aforesaid format factor. (Image credit: Canon)

Canon has announced 4 caller lenses for its mirrorless cameras, 3 of which are touted 'hybrid', meaning that they are designed for video and still creators. They are nan RF 24mm F1.4L VCM, RF 50mm F1.4L VCM and nan RF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM Z.

The 2 pro-grade primes and zoom are made for Canon's full-frame cameras and subordinate 2 precocious announced lenses of nan aforesaid kind, nan RF 35mm F1.4L VCM and RF 24-105mm F2.8L USM Z – nan second being softly launched alongside nan RF 200-800mm monster wildlife lens – bringing Canon's scope of hybrid lenses to 5 successful all.

In summation to nan hybrid lenses, 2 of which are nan long-awaited 24mm and 50mm F1.4 primes that yet get nan curen for mirrorless, Canon besides unveiled a caller stereoscopic lens for spatial video – nan RF-S 7.8mm F4 STM DUAL for APS-C – which is presently only compatible pinch nan EOS R7. Those 4 caller lenses summation nan number of Canon's RF strategy lenses to 52 successful each – that's a super-impressive accomplishment successful six short years of nan RF-mount.

The RF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM Z lens costs £3,449.99 (we'll update this article pinch US and Australia pricing shortly) and is disposable successful achromatic aliases achromatic from November 14. Meanwhile, nan income commencement day for nan RF 24mm F1.4L VCM and RF 50mm F1.4L VCM lenses is December pinch a circumstantial day TBC – they're priced astatine £1,679.99 and £1,539.99 respectively. The RF-S 7.8mm F4 STM DUAL comes successful astatine £519.99 and will spell connected waste immoderate constituent successful November.

Five Canon hybrid RF lenses broadside by broadside connected a acheronian inheritance pinch their reflections.

A caller dawn for Canon's master lenses?

Canon seems group connected video and still creators if its latest lenses are thing to spell by. It says its RF equine "reflects nan changing needs of nan master arsenic nan request for a lens without discuss drives them to measurement into some worlds", though we don't cognize if this is nan type of lens creation we tin expect going guardant for its master mirrorless cameras.

The RF 70-200mm F2.8 IS USM Z will beryllium alongside nan existing RF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM arsenic a pricier replacement for hybrid users, adding a soft aperture ring, 11-blade aperture, soul zoom, and minimal attraction breathing. It's compatible pinch 1.4x and 2x teleconverters and comes successful achromatic (with a thermal barrier) aliases achromatic – nan second could beryllium celebrated pinch filmmakers who request to beryllium discreet connected set.

And for illustration nan RF 24-105mm F2.8L USM Z, which is virtually nan aforesaid size and weight being a small complete 1kg, it is compatible pinch nan aforesaid Power Zoom adapter for soft and precise video zooming. Together, nan 2 lenses screen disconnected focal lengths from 24mm to 200mm.

Just for illustration nan caller 70-200mm, nan caller RF 24mm F1.4 L VCM and RF 50mm F1.4 L VCM lenses are practically nan aforesaid size and weight, and beryllium arsenic a trio pinch nan existing RF 35mm F1.4 L VCM. They besides connection a video-friendly creation pinch aperture ringing and minimal attraction breathing. However, these are wholly caller for nan RF mount, yet realizing nan highly celebrated 24mm and 50mm F1.4 primes for Canon's DSLRs successful Canon's RF-mount for mirrorless cameras.

Given Canon's research, which says that 65% of master photographers are now shooting video arsenic immoderate portion of their work, and nan changing needs of master photographers, hybrid seems for illustration a adjacent stake going forward. This trio of lenses could correspond a caller dawn for Canon's lens design, and we're each for it, moreover if nan value of these lenses is costly moreover by Canon standards.

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Tim is nan Cameras editor astatine TechRadar. He has enjoyed much than 15 years successful nan photograph video manufacture pinch astir of those successful nan world of tech journalism. During his clip arsenic Deputy Technical Editor pinch Amateur Photographer, arsenic a freelancer and result editor astatine Tech Radar, Tim has developed a profoundly method knowledge and applicable acquisition pinch cameras, educating others done news, reviews and features. He’s besides worked successful video accumulation for Studio 44 pinch clients including Canon, and volunteers his spare clip to consult a non-profit, divers stories squad based successful Nairobi. Tim is curious, a keen creative, avid footballer and runner, and mean level achromatic drinker who has lived successful Kenya and believes we person overmuch to bask and study from each other.

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