Announced: new Canon RF 14mm f/1.4L + 7-14mm f/2.8-3.5 lenses + PowerShot G7 X Mark III “30th Anniversary Edition” camera
The previously rumored Canon RF 14mm f/1.4L VCM, RF 7-14mm f/2.8-3.5 lenses, and PowerShot G7 X Mark III “30th Anniversary Edition” camera are now officially announced:
Additional information:
Canon RF 14mm f/1.4L VCM lens:
- Canon’s brightest ultra-wide-angle (14mm) interchangeable lens for hybrid Photo / Video use.
- Bright f/1.4 aperture with 11-bladed circular iris for background separation and low light.
- Extremely lightweight and compact design, complimenting the comprehensive F1.4 L-Series lens
line-up.
- A VCM (Voice Coil Motor) powers the primary rear focus unit and is incredibly fast, accurate and
quiet (great for video).
- Minimal focus breathing – a hallmark of the Canon hybrid lenses.
- SubWavelength Structure Coating Air Sphere Coating (ASC) helps to significantly reduce ghosting
and flare.
- High image quality as the first ultra-wide-angle lens featuring (1) Fluorite element, along with (1)
BR (Blue Spectrum Refractive) Optics element, 1 UD (Ultra Low Dispersion) element, and 3 GMO
(Glass Molded Optics) aspheric lenses to minimize chromatic aberration and for incredible quality
from edge-to-edge.
- Featuring an Iris ring for manual iris control during video capture, Lens function button, Control
Ring and support for rear cut filters.
- L-series reliability, with dust- and weather-resistant sealing and fluorine coating
Canon RF 7-14mm f/2.8-3.5 fisheye zoom lens:
- Introducing the new Canon ultra-wide-angle zoom (7-14mm) lens – the ultimate creative tool for extreme close-up action imagery with unique distortion, and extraordinary perspectives.
- World’s first fisheye zoom lens that covers a 190-degree angle of view.*
- Can achieve both “circular” fisheye imagery (at 7mm Wide position) and “full frame” diagonal fisheye (at 14mm Tele position) imagery.
- Variable aperture lens support f/2.8 at the widest angle and f/3.5 at the telephoto setting.
- Built-in support for use of EF-to-EOS R mount adapter drop-in filters (Clear, CPL, V-ND).
- High image quality featuring 5 UD lens elements, 2 replica aspheric elements.
- Reduced ghosting and anti-reflectivity with Air sphere coating (ASC).
- Leadscrew-type STM focus drive with minimum focusing as close as 5.9-inches.
- Enhanced operability for photo and video with dedicated Lens Function button, Control Ring,
- Zoom limit/Lock switch, Iris ring, and a practical size and weight.
- EOS VR System application support for monoscopic VR shooting.
- L-series reliability, with dust- and weather-resistant sealing and fluorine coating
Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III “30th Anniversary Edition” camera:
To celebrate 30 years of PowerShot cameras, a limited edition version of the PowerShot G7 X Mark III camera is scheduled to be available later this year. The 1.0 inch PowerShot G7 X Mark III is a compact digital camera featuring a stacked CMOS sensor with approximately 20.1 million effective pixels and a large aperture and bright 4.2 x optical zoom lens for versatile video expression. In addition to still image capture, the “Video Blog” mode, which is specialized for Vlog shooting, enables comfortable video capture. This limited edition model uses a unique color “graphite” for the camera body and the front ring has a diamond knurling to create a design that combines luxury and quality. In addition, the 30 year anniversary logo is printed on the body to create a special feeling suitable for limited edition models.
