Canon R system lenses (Canon RF)

see also:

• Canon R full frame and APS-C mirrorless camera system
• tips for using your Canon R system
• Canon EF lenses

• Canon's R system is a mirrorless full frame camera system introduced mid 2018
• new 12-pin RF mount has an inner diameter of 54mm and a flange focal distance of 20mm (same distance as Micro Four Thirds system)

• 3 new Canon EF-RF lens adapters which are compatible with Canon EF lenses and Canon EF-S lenses:
  • standard $US99
  • customizable control ring $US199
  • rear drop in filter mount adapter with filter rotation thumb dial $US299 with CPL filter, or $US399 with variable ND filter
• see also: tips for using your Canon R system

• the L lenses are weathersealed
• the RF lenses have a new , unique customizable control ring - you can use it for aperture, shutter speed, ISO, etc
• Samyang/Rokinon 14mm f/2.8
  • 7 rounded blades; close focus 0.2m; rear filter; 523g; 3.39 x 3.75″ / 86 x 95.3 mm
  • $US799
• Canon RF 14-35mm f/4L IS:
  • announced June 2021
  • close focus 0.2m; 5.5EV OIS, 7EV dual IS;
  • 16 Elements in 12 Groups;
  • 9 rounded blades; nano USM AF motor
  • 77mm filter
  • 84x99mm; 544g
  • $US1699
• Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM
  • coming 2019
  • no filter thread
  • $US2299
• Canon RF 16-35mm f/2.8L
  • coming 2019
• Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM kit lens
  • 100g lighter and also shorter than the EF version
  • 5EV IS
  • 1st L lens to have Nano USM technology
  • 77mm front filter
  • 700g (1.5lb)
  • $US1099
  • https://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/canon_rf_24_105mm_f4_l_is_review/conclusion
    • excellent sharpness across the frame at most apertures
    • Vignetting at wide-open apertures and some barrel distortion at 24mm are the only other real optical issues of note
    • optically better than the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM
• Canon RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM budget kit lens
  • announced Feb 2020
  • $US399
• Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS
  • coming 2019
• Canon RF 24-240mm f/4-6.3 IS USM
  • coming Sept 2019
  • $US899
• Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L
  • 19 elements in 13 groups
  • 95mm front filter
  • 1430g (3.15lbs) - almost twice as heavy as the EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II
  • $US2,999
  • https://www.slrlounge.com/canon-rf-28-70-2-0l-a-hands-on-review/
    • quite soft wide open - if you need the f/2.0 background blurring, use your prime lens instead
• Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 Macro IS STM
  • see Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 IS Macro lens
  • not weathersealed
  • 0.5x macro to 17cm but no focus limiters, and MF ring is fly-by-wire
  • 9 blades
  • 52mm filter thread
  • 5EV IS compatible with Hybrid IS
  • 305g, 0.7lb; 74mm x 63mm long;
  • $US499
  • https://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/canon_rf_35m_f1_8_is_macro_stm_review
    • AF fast (0.1sec)
    • some vignetting, minor CA but significant barrel distortion
    • some cat's eye peripheral bokeh wide open
    • sharpness wide open is excellent, even better at f/2.8
    • nice sun-star effects at f/16-f/22
• Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L USM
  • Air Sphere Coating (ASC), flourine coating
  • 10 blades
  • 77mm filter thread
  • minimum focusing distance of only 0.4m (0.59 inches) to give 0.19x macro
  • 950g (2.1lb); 90mm x 108mm long
  • $US2,299
  • https://www.slrlounge.com/the-canon-50mm-l-showdown-canon-rf-50mm-f1-2l-vs-canon-ef-50mm-f1-2l/
    • much sharper and more contrasty than the EF at apertures wider than f/5.6, much less lateral CA
    • The EF 50mm is almost half the length of the RF 50 (EF: 3.38 x 2.58″, RF: 3.54 x 4.25″) and feels about half as heavy (EF: 1.28 lbs, RF: 2.09 lbs)
• Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM
  • announced Nov 2020
  • close focus 0.3m (0.98ft)
  • 160g (5.6oz);
  • 41mm (1.6“) long;
  • $US199
• Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
  • released 2019
  • $US2699
• Canon RF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM
  • announced Nov 2020
  • 32% shorter (at wide-angle) and 11% lighter than the Canon EF version but does not support a teleconverter or offer a tripod mount.
  • 5EV OIS (7.5EV dual IS);
  • close focus 0.6m (2ft); two Nano USM motors;
  • 119mm (4.7”) long;
  • 695g (1.5lbs)
  • $US1599
• Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM
  • 1st in the RF-Mount family to incorporate Blue Spectrum Refractive (BR) Optics (1st introduced with the Canon EF 35mm f/1.4 L II USM lens)
  • Air Sphere Coating and flourine coating
  • weather and dust-resistant construction and nice large lens hood
  • 82mm filter; 9 aperture blades;
  • ring type USM motor (same as the RF 50mm f/1.2)
  • close focus 0.85m with focus limiter 1.5m to infinity
  • 4.1 x 4.6“ / 104.14 x 116.84 mm
  • 2.6 lb / 1196.3 g (heavier than the 1.02kg Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L USM lenses)
  • cat's eye bokeh circles towards the edges
  • seems to give excellent C-AF eye tracking with the Canon R at 5fps with subject walking towards camera
  • $US2699
• Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS
  • coming 2019
  • DS = defocus smoothing coating which in this lens will lose 1.3-1.5EV of light transmission making it a T2.5 lens
  • $US2999
• Canon RF 85mm f/2 Macro IS STM
  • announced July 2020
  • budget lens; 0.5x macro; close focus 35cm; 9 rounded blades; 67mm filter; 500g;
  • not weathersealed; 5EV OIS when combined with a Canon R5 or R6 becomes 8EV dual IS
  • $US599
• Canon RF 105mm f/1.4L
  • coming 2019
• Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
  • announced Apr 2021
  • Spherical aberration (SA) control ring
  • Dual Nano USM
• Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
  • announced July 2020
  • 5EV OIS, 6EV sync IS when used with Canon R5 or R6; dual nano USM AF motors; close focus 1m; 77mm filter;
  • extends on zooming;
  • maximum magnification ratio of 0.12x and 0.33x at its wide and telephoto ends, respectively
  • at 400mm it is f/5.6;
  • compatible with RF 1.4x and 2x teleconverters, though the lens must be set to 300mm or longer before one can be attached. A physical hard stop prevents the user from accidentally zooming out past 300mm with these teleconverters.
  • 1365g (3lbs)
  • $US2699
• Canon RF 400mm f/2.8L IS USM
  • announced Apr 2021
  • 5.5EV OIS
• Canon RF 600mm f/4L IS USM
  • announced Apr 2021
  • 5.5EV OIS
• Canon RF 600mm f/11 DO IS STM
  • announced July 2020
  • 8” long packed, extends to 10.6“ in use; fixed f/11 aperture; 5EV OIS;lead screw-type STM motors;
  • $US699
• Canon RF 800mm f/11 DO IS STM
  • announced July 2020
  • 11” long packed, extends to 13.85“ in use; fixed f/11 aperture; 5EV OIS;lead screw-type STM motors;
  • $US899
• Canon RF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM
  • announced Feb 2022
• Canon RF 1200mm f/8L IS USM
  • announced Feb 2022
• RF 1.4x and 2.0x tele-extenders
  • announced July 2020
  • $US500 and $US600 respectively

• Laowa 15mm f/2 Zero-D
  • see https://www.venuslens.net/product/laowa-15mm-f2/
  • Zero-D = minimal distortion but appears to have some aberrations of stars in edges ¹⁾
  • 12 elements in 9 groups—including 2 aspherical elements and 3 extra-low dispersion elements
  • unlike the Sony version, it features 5 straight aperture blades to “produce a clean and sharp 10-point sunstar rendering.”
  • 72mm filter; close focus 0.15m;
  • aperture switch that allows users to quickly switch between click-less and clicked apertures.
  • $US850