Canon Patent: RF 20mm F1.4 VCM, 21mm F1.4 VCM, 28mm F1.4 VCM

[Richard CN]

Canon released the RF 50mm f1.4L VCM, 24mm f/1.4L VCM, and 35mm f/1.4L VCM, and there have been hints that more is coming.

This patent application (2025-015010) shows the RF 24mm f/1.4L VCM. However, other embodiments may come out in the future. Interestingly, the same overall optical element design was used for the RF 35mm f/1.4L VCM, but it does not appear as an actual embodiment.

Canon Patent: RF 20mm F1.4 VCM, 21mm F1.4 VCM, 28mm F1.4 VCM

Canon released the RF 50mm f1.4L VCM, 24mm f/1.4L VCM, and 35mm f/1.4L VCM, and there have been hints that more is coming.This patent application (2025-0150

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[Exploreshootshare]

Yeeees, yes, oh please yes A RF 20mm F1.4 would be a sure buy for me, even though it is going to be expensive. And a RF28mm would make Craig super happy

So, please let the next announcement of 1.4 lenses be for a 28mm and a 20mm lens. *fingerscrossed

Edit: looking at the prices of the other VCM lenses here in Germany, the first try would be to rent the lens and then wait for rebates, cash back or refurb

 

[Canon Rumors]

I hate this patent and all that it stands for.

 

[Exploreshootshare]

I hate this patent and all that it stands for.

Oh ok, never mind... I thought you wished for a 28mm L lens.

 

[john1970]

Interesting patent. Even though I purchased the 24 mm f1.4 VCM I might consider either the 28 mm or 21 mm. With that said, neither would be a priority for me. I am hopefully for some L-series telephoto zooms in 2025 or a 1:1 macro zoom.

 

[Richard CN]

Oh ok, never mind... I thought you wished for a 28mm L lens.

I think he hates it because if a 28mm F1.4 comes out he has to buy it

 

[Canon Rumors]

Oh ok, never mind... I thought you wished for a 28mm L lens.

That's why I hate it, they keep doing fast 28mm optical designs and NOTHING. I take it personally.

 

[Exploreshootshare]

Ahhh, now I understand

That's why I hate it, they keep doing fast 28mm optical designs and NOTHING. I take it personally.

Ahhhh, now I understand

 

[Del Paso]

Canon shifting into overdrive!
What will come next? (Hoping for 14mm T/S and 60mm + 180mm macros!)

 

[Exploreshootshare]

Canon switching into overdrive!
What will come next? (Hoping for 14mm T/S and 60mm + 180mm macros!)

Or a 60-180mm 2:1 macro zoom

 

[Berowne]

I would like to see a competitor to the 21mm Apo-Summicron SL - one stop faster, half the price, same image-quality. Can Canon you do it?

 

[Del Paso]

I would like to see a competitor to the 21mm Apo-Summicron SL - one stop faster, half the price, same image-quality. Can Canon you do it?

Could they? Maybe. Leica's WA primes are hard to beat...
But it would mean spending the same amount of time selecting elements, using more precision machined brass instead of castings or plastics, measuring, testing, most done by hand.
Half the price seems a utopia.

 

[Del Paso]

I would like to see a competitor to the 21mm Apo-Summicron SL - one stop faster, half the price, same image-quality. Can Canon you do it?

If only they made it in RF mount!
I'd rush to the next Leica Store...
Presently I'm using the very good Zeiss 2,8/21 (EF mount).

 

[davidespinosa]

That's why I hate it, they keep doing fast 28mm optical designs and NOTHING. I take it personally.

They're clearly teasing you !

 

[photophil]

If only they made it in RF mount!
I'd rush to the next Leica Store...
Presently I'm using the very good Zeiss 2,8/21 (EF mount).

M mount has a longer flange distance than RF, and Urth for instance have a matching adapter,
but you probably have another reason why such a setup would not work for you?

 

[Del Paso]

M mount has a longer flange distance than RF, and Urth for instance have a matching adapter,
but you probably have another reason why such a setup would not work for you?

No chance using a shorter M focal on an EOS R or sony.
If the focal length is shorter than 35mm, you'll get some ugly color cast on the sides of the picture. You'd need a camera like the M, of course, or an SL with Leica's decoding adapter to get clean results. Even Panasonic's S series won't work with M lenses, despite it having the same bayonet as the SL.
I've tested all my M lenses on the R and R5 II, 35mm and longer work perfectly. But 28mm and shorter, no chance!