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https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/about/newsroom/press-releases/press-release-details/2022/20220712-lens/20220712-lens



Jul 12, 2022 at 12:31 AM
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Pretty sensible lenses. Also both lenses will work well with the new R7 and R10.
I personally would prefer a 22mm RF-s pancake like for the EOS M, but the 24mm f/1.8 will cover that need as well.



Jul 12, 2022 at 02:56 AM
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I was thinking, also, a decent lens that 24 would be on both the full frame and the R7. Reasonably compact, though not quite as small as the pancake 22, as you noted.


Jul 12, 2022 at 03:16 AM
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It'll be very interesting to see what the 15-30mm looks like optically. It's obviously a very slow lens, but for UWA that often doesn't matter all that much.


Jul 12, 2022 at 07:13 AM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Canon announces RF 24 f/1.8 and 15-30 f/4.5-6.3 IS lenses


I want to see some reviews of that 24mm for astro. May order one if its good.

-Brian



Jul 12, 2022 at 07:24 AM
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Was hoping for $100 cheaper on both, but I am not surprised at the prices in the current economy.


Jul 12, 2022 at 09:40 AM
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I wonder how much image correction magic these are going to have


Jul 12, 2022 at 11:11 AM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Canon announces RF 24 f/1.8 and 15-30 f/4.5-6.3 IS lenses


It looks like Canon saw my thread.

https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1743446



Jul 12, 2022 at 11:20 AM
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Rudy Winston introducing the 15-30

https://youtu.be/EbycJpMu6YU



Jul 12, 2022 at 11:22 AM
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phidong wrote:
I wonder how much image correction magic these are going to have


I really don’t care as long as the image is fine.



Jul 12, 2022 at 11:30 AM
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johnvanr wrote:
I really don’t care as long as the image is fine.


This. I have the 24-105 STM and 24-240, both of which require correction, and it's a non-issue. I'm sure this lens will perform similarly. For half the weight of my 16-35 f/4 + adapter, it's definitely a lens I'll look into.



Jul 12, 2022 at 11:33 AM
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Mike_5D wrote:
This. I have the 24-105 STM and 24-240, both of which require correction, and it's a non-issue. I'm sure this lens will perform similarly. For half the weight of my 16-35 f/4 + adapter, it's definitely a lens I'll look into.


My 14-35 f/4 has some such correction, and it works quite well. I'm still a little skeptical of using software to overcome lens characteristics (I don't want to call them deficiencies, maybe necessary design compromises) but it seems to be working well on the lenses that use the technique. Heck, we've been correcting minor lens issues for years now with software (lens profiles).

The lens that most interests me is that 24/1.8, both on the R5 and the future R7 (pending actual delivery of said camera). On the 7 especially, seems like a nice walkabout lens for urban use, especially with its light weight and small size.

It will be interesting to see how it deals with astrophotography situations. Not that that is a deal killer.



Jul 12, 2022 at 11:49 AM
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matejphoto wrote:
Pretty sensible lenses. Also both lenses will work well with the new R7 and R10.
I personally would prefer a 22mm RF-s pancake like for the EOS M, but the 24mm f/1.8 will cover that need as well.


In my opinion once you get to the size of an R7 and R10, pancake vs a small prime doesn't make too much difference. R7 and R10 bodies alone are significantly larger compared to say M6 Mark II + 22mm.



Jul 12, 2022 at 11:54 AM
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Mike_5D wrote:
It looks like Canon saw my thread.

https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1743446


You are here to fore known as Mike-stradamus!

-Brian



Jul 12, 2022 at 12:01 PM
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Tom_W wrote:
My 14-35 f/4 has some such correction, and it works quite well. I'm still a little skeptical of using software to overcome lens characteristics (I don't want to call them deficiencies, maybe necessary design compromises) but it seems to be working well on the lenses that use the technique. Heck, we've been correcting minor lens issues for years now with software (lens profiles).

The lens that most interests me is that 24/1.8, both on the R5 and the future R7 (pending actual delivery of said camera). On the 7 especially, seems like a nice walkabout lens for urban use, especially with
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Compromise is a good term. Of course, every lens is a compromise. In the case of RF lenses, they're optimizing for size and weight savings in many cases. It's good to have options. Anyone who feels a lens like the 14-35 f/4 made the wrong choice is free to spend a lot more on a 15-35 f/2.8 and lug around twice the weight.

I already have a nice set of L lenses I can't afford to upgrade but don't always need their performance. With RF consumer lenses being very good optical performers at much lower cost, size and weight, I'm building out a kit of those. To me, the trade offs are worth the weight savings in most situations. And when I want all-out performance, I can choose to carry the bigger and heavier EF L lenses. It's good to have options.



Jul 12, 2022 at 12:23 PM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Canon announces RF 24 f/1.8 and 15-30 f/4.5-6.3 IS lenses


The 15-30 looks interesting if lens corrections aren't required, or at least not too bad. I don't mind using them some, to clean up the purple fringing on my 75-300 III, for instance. But I can shoot the 18-55 without corrections. And I often use 1600+ on landscape on aps, even, so I'm not sure how much problems required vignetting correction is going to cause.

But I have no plans to go RF at this time, anyway. Interesting to see the gear, though.



Jul 12, 2022 at 03:13 PM
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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Canon announces RF 24 f/1.8 and 15-30 f/4.5-6.3 IS lenses


That 24 1.8 could be my second RF lens. I’ll keep the 24 IS for video with the drop in filters tough. Hope it performs well


Jul 12, 2022 at 04:00 PM
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Canon announces RF 24 f/1.8 and 15-30 f/4.5-6.3 IS lenses


I like the specs of the 24, but I'm still patiently waiting for the RF 28MM f1.8


Jul 12, 2022 at 04:16 PM
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curious80 wrote:
In my opinion once you get to the size of an R7 and R10, pancake vs a small prime doesn't make too much difference. R7 and R10 bodies alone are significantly larger compared to say M6 Mark II + 22mm.


I don't know, I just love pancake lenses. I really enjoyed using them even on big cameras like the 5D mark II. But since this 24mm was announced I don't think we will see a moderately wide pancake for a while. They still need to fill out the L prime lineup first.



Jul 13, 2022 at 11:09 AM
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matejphoto wrote:
I don't know, I just love pancake lenses. I really enjoyed using them even on big cameras like the 5D mark II. But since this 24mm was announced I don't think we will see a moderately wide pancake for a while. They still need to fill out the L prime lineup first.


I also like pancakes - in the mirrorless world I have owned and used Panasonic 20mm 1.7, Canon 22mm f2 and Samsung 30mm f2. However they do typically come with a disadvantage of slow focusing (as per my understanding, in a pancake design the entire lens assembly has to move which makes them slower than other designs where only elements in the focusing group move). So unless it results in an overall compact package (like eos m + 22mm f2, or Samsung NX500 + 30mm f2), it becomes harder to justify using a pancake design for a lens.



Jul 13, 2022 at 11:26 AM
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