Canon unveils 7 new RF Cinema Prime lenses

Canon has released a mature, full set of manually focussing cinema prime lenses. They all share a common gear positioning and diameter across all 7 lenses which makes it easy to swap lenses during a shoot without having to reconfigure your entire assembly.

Also colour balance is unified throughout the series, so adjusting colour tones when changing lenses while shooting the same scene, can be done with greater ease.

The RF system allows advanced communication that can correct distortion (ie curvature) on the EOS C70 and R5C when shooting in Movie Mode. Other in camera corrections include chromatic aberration (ie purple and green fringing) and peripheral illumination correction (ie vignetting).

 Other features include:

• Genuine RF mount for stable operation without a converter

• High speed lens communication offering advanced metadata support from the lens to camera

• Geared rings offer greater control via hand operation and third party follow focus accessories

• High optical performance and high image quality for 4K, 8K and HDR productions

• T-stops up to T1.3 with broad focal lengths covering ultra-wide to telephoto

• Minimal focus breathing

• 11-blade iris for cinematic bokeh and softly diffused highlights

• Weighing between 1.3 to 1.5kg

• Front lens diameter 114mm

No Australian pricing has been hinted as yet, but some lenses appear listed in the US for US$4,200 each – which may mean approximately $7,000+ with GST here.

Availability for the lenses will be from February - May 2024.

You can read more about the lenses on the Canon website.