December 2023

Canon Readies Release of RF-Mount Cinema Primes

Canon U.S.A., Inc., has announced seven RF-Mount Cinema Prime Lenses for the Cinema EOS System. Set for release in early 2024, the solutions combine high optical performance for 4K and 8K shooting, cinema-style operability and RF-mount communications. The seven lenses — with focal lengths and T stops of 14mm T3.1, 20mm T1.5, 24mm T1.5, 35mm T1.5, 50mm T1.3, 85mm T1.3 and 135mm T2.2 — are compatible with the EOS C70 and EOS R5 C. These lenses will allow for RF-mount protocol transmission, and operators can control magnification, chromatic aberration correction, peripheral light correction and a dual-pixel focus guide via camera-body operations. The lenses also feature lens-distortion correction. The lenses optimally position...more