After the Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary lens for Canon RF-mount official announcement, here are the rest of the upcoming Sigma lenses for Canon RF mount (only APS-C for now) – already listed at B&H Photo: Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Sigma 23mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary […]
As already reported earlier, Sigma officially released their 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary lens for Canon RF (the lens has been available for Sony E and Leica L Mounts since 2021 and for Fujifilm X mount since last year). This is one of the first six Sigma APS-C lenses (no full-frame lenses for now) that […]
The Japanese publication Mynavi posted online an interview where Tsuyoshi Tokura (Senior Managing Executive Officer in charge of the Canon Imaging Group) confirmed that Canon is in talks with third-party lens manufacturers about commercializing and opening the RF mount – here is the recap by digicame-info:
Sigma is rumored to announce their first lenses for Canon RF mount in February 2024:
Canon never released any official statements on the report that Viltrox was forced to stop selling RF-mount mirrorless lenses until today. The German site Photografix Magazin published the first official statement where Canon Germany indicated that third-party lenses infringe on their patent and design rights. Here is the full text:
It seems that Canon is actively preventing 3rd parties from releasing mirrorless lenses for RF mount – take a look at this conversation between a customer and the Chinese lens manufacturer Viltrox: Viltrox basically confirms that Canon told them “to stop selling all RF mont products”.
Viltrox is rumored to release 23mm, 35mm, and 50mm full-frame mirrorless lenses for Canon RF-mount. Viltrox will is also rumored to release 23mm, 35mm, and 56mm APS-C mirrorless lenses for RF-mount (Canon will announce several new APS-C products next week). The new lenses are expected by the end of 2022. Viltrox already has the 85mm […]
Today Venus Optics announced three new ultra-wide cinema lenses for Canon RF mount cameras that already available in their online store: 9mm T2.9 Zero-D Cine 12mm T2.9 Zero-D Cine 15mm T2.9 FE Zero-D Cine Additional information:
The Latest Pentax Rumors