Tag Archives: third party RF lenses for Canon EOS R

Tamron 11-20mm f/2.8 Di III-A RXD lens for Canon RF-mount officially announced

By PR admin | Published: November 27, 2024

The previously reported Tamron 11-20mm f/2.8 Di III-A RXD lens for Canon RF-mount is now officially announced. The launch date is scheduled for December 12. Check this link for pre-orders. Additional information is available here:

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Four Sigma f/1.4 prime lenses for Canon RF-mount officially released and available for order

By PR admin | Published: November 19, 2024

As I reported earlier today, Sigma officially released the four Sigma f/1.4 prime lenses for Canon RF mount. Pre-orders are already open at Adorama and B&H Photo. Here are the launch dates:

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Upcoming Sigma mirrorless lenses for Canon RF-mount

By PR admin | Published: June 30, 2024

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 […]

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Officially released: Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary lens for Canon RF-mount

By PR admin | Published: June 25, 2024

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 […]

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Canon allows Sigma and Tamron to produce RF mount lenses – here is what to expect (only APS-C lenses for now)

By PR admin | Published: April 23, 2024

Canon will let Sigma and Tamron produce RF mount lenses. Here is the list of the (long rumored) first lenses that will be released for RF mount: Sigma Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Sigma 23mm f/1.4 DC DN Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Sigma 56mm […]

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Canon is in talks with third-party lens manufacturers about commercializing and opening the RF mount: “There are no restrictions”

By PR admin | Published: February 25, 2024

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:

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Sigma is rumored to announce their first lenses for Canon EOS R cameras (RF mount) in February 2024

By PR admin | Published: November 29, 2023

Sigma is rumored to announce their first lenses for Canon RF mount in February 2024:

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Canon Germany on third-party Viltrox lenses: “Canon believes that these products infringe their patent and design rights and has therefore requested the company to stop all activities that infringe Canon’s intellectual property rights”

By PR admin | Published: September 5, 2022

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:

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