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Started Jun 20, 2020 | Discussions thread
Marco Nero
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Re: To: primeshooter - Re: RF 24mm

primeshooter wrote:

Marco thanks for that, looks great. I wish canon had a native 24 1.4 for RF, still not surfaced, nor a 20 1.8!

I've heard they've been working on at least one.  There's no official word on the subject of an RF 24mm lens but several rumors from within Canon have come forth in the last year suggesting a 24mm lens with new features - presumably a new optical design and possibly even a wider (than f/1.4) aperture has been implied.  An RF 35mm f/1.2L rumor has also been floating around and I'd guess that one would be true.  24mm is a key focal length for Canon's pro-shooters so I'd expect to see one emerge sooner rather than later.  If they applied Canon's BR Optics they could produce something pretty special.
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Canon's "Lens Roadmap for 2020-2021" as leaked by an unknown source in September 2020 was EERILY accurate with a bunch of lenses that have since been released... yet listed an RF 24mm f/1.4L USM lens.  PetaPixel leaked the Canon Rumors leak indicating a Canon RF 24mm f/1.8 IS STM Macro lens was on the cards (not that I believe anything from that particular site)... and a Canon TS-R 24mm f/3.5L lens was also supposed to be announced in 2021 from yet another source.
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Canon Watch noticed a number of Canon Lens Patents for "a bunch of RF Prime Lenses" on February 17, 2021 -  which included an optical formula for 24mm and 35mm lens. (*Patent Application 2021-18277A).  I think that it's safe to anticipate one is on the way.

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