Question(s) for RF 14-35 owners

Blue-Shift wrote:

Basil Fawlty wrote:

For anyone who actually has the RF 14-35:

1. Does Lightroom now have a correction profile for this lens? I've heard it has quite a bit of barrel distortion and vignetting at the wide end?

2. If LR has a profile now, how well does it work?

3. If you had it to do over, would you still get this lens, or would you get something else (like maybe RF 15-53 or EF 16-35, etc)? Why or why not?

Thanks in advance.

1. Yes and yes.

BUT there is a big advantage, too: If you deactivate the lightroom profile, you get closer to 12mm with good image quality. (with distortion and vignetting). Having that option can be very helpful, 12mm is an incredible focal range for such a compact package.

2. I could see no problems with it whatsoever.

3. I had the EF 16-35 before. It's a very good lens, and for many use cases it's fine keeping that one. I switched because:

1. Wanted to go all-native (not a strong reason, because adapting EF glass works perfectly)

2. The RF 14-35 can focus much closer, giving it 2x the magnification of the EF 16-35. That's quite an advantage for a flower guy like me.

3. The option to go wider while deactivating profile is so nice to have, I use this on a regular basis. It's useless for architecture, but most shots of living subjects (plants, portraits, animals...) will not be negatively affected by the distortion.

Don't you miss the EF16-35mm? I am about to walk down the path of trading it with the RF14-35. Biggest hesitation is the build quality.