“ I can now confirm that around February 25 (+/1 day) Sony will announce he new 20mm f/1.8 FE G lens (SEL20F18F)! I have been told the size and construction should be similar to the current 35mm f/1.8 G. „

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Canon has confirmed that it is focusing development on producing RF-mount lens for its full-frame mirrorless system. As it stands today, while the EF mount for DSLRs is still supported, there won't be any new EF lenses unless they are demanded by the marketplace.


The news comes as the company celebrates the launch of its new flagship camera, the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III – a camera that, like all Canon's full-frame DSLRs, can only use EF lenses.

“As you know, last year we launched the RF mount and EOS R system," said Richard Shepherd, pro product marketing senior manager at Canon Europe. "To date we've launched ten critically acclaimed lenses, and as it's a new system we plan to continue this, launching more RF lenses while still fully supporting the EF lens system. And of course, should the market demand it, we are ready to create new EF lenses. But for now, our focus is on RF.”

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"Our focus is on RF”, says Canon – no new EF lenses unless "market demands it"
By James Artaius 2 days ago

Don't expect new EF lenses – Canon confirms plans to focus development on RF-mount optics for the Canon EOS R

"Our focus is on RF”, says Canon – no new EF lenses unless "market demands it"
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Canon has confirmed that it is focusing development on producing RF-mount lens for its full-frame mirrorless system. As it stands today, while the EF mount for DSLRs is still supported, there won't be any new EF lenses unless they are demanded by the marketplace.

The news comes as the company celebrates the launch of its new flagship camera, the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III – a camera that, like all Canon's full-frame DSLRs, can only use EF lenses.

“As you know, last year we launched the RF mount and EOS R system," said Richard Shepherd, pro product marketing senior manager at Canon Europe. "To date we've launched ten critically acclaimed lenses, and as it's a new system we plan to continue this, launching more RF lenses while still fully supporting the EF lens system. And of course, should the market demand it, we are ready to create new EF lenses. But for now, our focus is on RF.”

While it may seem unthinkable for development to draw to a close on EF lenses, the truth is that the lens mount has now been in existence for 33 years. When EF was introduced in 1987, it replaced the Canon FD mount – which at the time was an institution, and it many couldn't fathom the company no longer producing FD lenses.

However, now as it was then, the EF mount has pretty much accomplished all that it can accomplish. After three decades, every lens you can dream of – super fast f/1.0 lenses, tilt-shift lenses, fisheye lenses, macro lenses, super wide and super telephoto lenses – are already on the market. There really isn't a lens that doesn't exist for the EF mount, so there isn't really much left for Canon to develop for it.

And of course, the EF mount hasn't been discontinued; as Shepherd notes, it is still very much supported – and should there be a sudden surge of interest for a lens that somehow doesn't yet exist, Canon will develop it.

The truth of the matter is that the EF mount has had its day, and it had a very good 33-year innings. With 2020 comes the manufacturer's full focus on its mirrorless future – the Canon RF lens roadmap and the Canon EOS R system. „

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“ Canon ha confermato che sta concentrando lo sviluppo sulla produzione di obiettivi con innesto RF per il suo sistema mirrorless full frame. Allo stato attuale, mentre il supporto EF per DSLR è ancora supportato, non ci saranno nuovi obiettivi EF a meno che non siano richiesti dal mercato.


La notizia arriva mentre la società celebra il lancio della sua nuova fotocamera di punta, la Canon EOS-1D X Mark III, una fotocamera che, come tutte le reflex digitali full frame Canon, può utilizzare solo obiettivi EF.

"Come sapete, l'anno scorso abbiamo lanciato l'attacco RF e il sistema EOS R", ha dichiarato Richard Shepherd, senior senior marketing di prodotto pro di Canon Europe. "Finora abbiamo lanciato dieci obiettivi acclamati dalla critica e dato che si tratta di un nuovo sistema, intende continuare, lanciando più obiettivi RF e supportando al contempo il sistema di obiettivi EF. E, naturalmente, se il mercato lo richiede, siamo pronti a creare nuovi obiettivi EF. Ma per ora, il nostro focus è sulla RF. ”

"Il nostro focus è sulla RF", afferma Canon - nessun nuovo obiettivo EF a meno che "il mercato non lo richieda"
Di James Artaius 2 giorni fa

Non aspettatevi nuovi obiettivi EF: Canon conferma i piani per focalizzare lo sviluppo sull'ottica con montaggio RF per Canon EOS R

"Il nostro focus è sulla RF", afferma Canon - nessun nuovo obiettivo EF a meno che "il mercato non lo richieda"

Canon ha confermato che sta concentrando lo sviluppo sulla produzione di obiettivi con innesto RF per il suo sistema mirrorless full frame. Allo stato attuale, mentre il supporto EF per DSLR è ancora supportato, non ci saranno nuovi obiettivi EF a meno che non siano richiesti dal mercato.

La notizia arriva mentre la società celebra il lancio della sua nuova fotocamera di punta, la Canon EOS-1D X Mark III, una fotocamera che, come tutte le reflex digitali full frame Canon, può utilizzare solo obiettivi EF.

"Come sapete, l'anno scorso abbiamo lanciato l'attacco RF e il sistema EOS R", ha dichiarato Richard Shepherd, senior senior marketing di prodotto pro di Canon Europe. "Finora abbiamo lanciato dieci obiettivi acclamati dalla critica e dato che si tratta di un nuovo sistema, intende continuare, lanciando più obiettivi RF e supportando al contempo il sistema di obiettivi EF. E, naturalmente, se il mercato lo richiede, siamo pronti a creare nuovi obiettivi EF. Ma per ora, il nostro focus è sulla RF. ”

Sebbene possa sembrare impensabile che lo sviluppo volga al termine sugli obiettivi EF, la verità è che l'attacco dell'obiettivo è in uso ormai da 33 anni. Quando l'EF fu introdotto nel 1987, sostituì la montatura Canon FD - che all'epoca era un'istituzione, e molti non riuscivano a capire la società che non produceva più obiettivi FD.

Tuttavia, ora come lo era allora, l'innesto EF ha praticamente fatto tutto ciò che poteva realizzare. Dopo tre decenni, ogni obiettivo che puoi sognare - obiettivi superveloci f / 1.0, obiettivi tilt-shift, obiettivi fisheye, obiettivi macro, super grandangolari e super teleobiettivi - sono già sul mercato. Non esiste davvero un obiettivo per l'innesto EF, quindi non c'è molto altro da sviluppare per Canon.

E, naturalmente, la montatura EF non è stata interrotta; come osserva Shepherd, è ancora molto supportato - e dovrebbe esserci un improvviso aumento di interesse per un obiettivo che in qualche modo non esisterà più.

La verità della questione è che la montatura EF ha avuto il suo tempo e ha avuto un inning di 33 anni molto buono. Nel 2020 arriva la piena attenzione del produttore sul suo futuro mirrorless: la roadmap dell'obiettivo RF Canon e il sistema EOS R Canon. „

“ In an interview released at Personal View Tamron manager Jared Powers said that Tamron has already SIX new FE lenses on their roadmap! Jared couldn't share any details about those yet „

“ Announcement Voigtländer 50 mm / 1: 2.0 APO-LANTHAR E
The most powerful standard lens of all time in the history of Voigtländer!



To mark the 20th anniversary of the Voigtland Classic Line, we are today presenting the Voigtland APO-LANTHAR 50 mm F2.0, which was developed exclusively for Sony E-Mount full-frame cameras!

The name APO-LANTHAR is only awarded for particularly powerful lenses in the Voigtländer range. And with the new APO-LANTHAR 50 mm F2.0 we are talking about a real masterpiece! The development goal was to provide the highest level of imaging performance without compromising on design. For this purpose almost all technically possible registers were drawn to ensure this top performance. Two aspherical lens elements, five with anomalous partial dispersion, an integrated floating-focus system and an optical calculation that reduces chromatic aberrations to near zero ensure outstanding performance. The total of 12 diaphragm blades have a special shape, so that not only at aperture F2.0 but also at aperture F2.8 creates a circular opening. This allows for circular bokeh from a point light source. As usual from Voigtländer, the aperture selection and the focusing are done manually, with the focus peaking function, this can be done very precisely. The shutter snaps in 1/3 steps and can also be completely switched to stepless (and therefore silent).

The Voigtland APO-LANTHAR 50 mm F2.0 has electrical contacts that integrate the lens settings in the image acquisition with the Exif information. In addition, the lens is equipped with a distance encoder, which enables the support of 5-axis image stabilization on Sony cameras by providing the distance to the subject to compensate for camera shake.

Our new APO-LANTHAR 50mm F2.0 is a true high-performer and sets the tone in the top class. Especially in conjunction with the new high-performance sensors from Sony, one can expect outstanding results!
The main features summarized:

Designed and optimized for Sony E-mount full-frame cameras
Excellent performance through the use of aspherical lens surfaces
Extremely solid and durable construction
Manual focus with focus peaking for precise focus
Built-in shutter-click-stop mechanism for video
Optical design that eliminates chromatic aberrations
12 aperture blades allow a circular aperture in F2.8

Information on the market launch and selling price is not yet available and will be announced later „