Canon - RF14mm F1.4 L VCM Ultra-Wide Angle Prime Lens for EOS R-Series Cameras - Black

Meet the brightest 14mm ultra-wide-angle lens Canon has ever made—designed for both photo and video creators. Featuring an ultra-fast f/1.4 aperture, this groundbreaking lens delivers exceptional low-light performance and stunning shallow depth of field, making it perfect for dramatic stills and cinematic visuals. Its lightweight, fixed aperture design ensures smooth handling and balance, while the advanced Voice Coil Motor (VCM) provides lightning-fast, whisper-quiet autofocus for seamless shooting. For filmmakers, a dedicated iris ring offers precise manual control over exposure, giving you the creative flexibility to capture every moment exactly as you envision. This is the lens that redefines wide-angle brilliance. This lens has a lot going for it already being the brightest ultra-wide-angle lens that Canon has made, but that is just the beginning. This lens is part of a “f/1.4 L Series” family of lenses that revolve around useful features like an iris ring that makes them exceptional for both still photography and video creation. The quality and construction is top notch with an Ultra-low Dispersion (UD) element to minimize chromatic aberration, and 3 GMo aspheric lenses for sharpness around the edges. Subwavelength Structure Coating (SSC) and Air Sphere Coating (ASC) reduce ghosting and flare. The lenses in this f/1.4 L Series family share the same basic dimensions and weight to make it easy to work with multiple prime lenses without having to change your whole setup.

• Compatible with most Canon EOS Mirrorless Cameras: For use with your existing Canon camera with an RF mount, both APS-C and full-frame EOS R-Series cameras without need for an adapter.
• Incredible clarity, even in the corners: This ultra wide‑angle‑ lens delivers remarkable sharpness from edge to edge, with exceptional clarity even in the corners of every frame. This performance is made possible by the use of premium optical elements and a design that fully leverages the large diameter mount and short ‑backfocus distance.
• Focus on focus: The RF14mm F1.4 L VCM Lens features a unique focusing system. There is a VCM (Voice Coil Motor) that powers the primary rear focus unit that is incredibly fast, accurate and quiet (great for video). An important note about the VCM is that it requires power to hold its position, so when the camera is off, or the lens is not attached, you may hear and feel slight movement. This is normal, and there is extra cushioning inside the lens to help prevent damage in this situation.
• Optical design & performance: Improved sharpness, especially at the edges and corners. Great reduction in chromatic and other aberrations. Significant reductions in lens flare, in strong back-lit scenes. A total re-design of the 14mm lens brings all these to EOS R-series users.
• Ultra wide-angle coverage and a fast f/1.4 lens aperture: Two stops faster than Canon’s previous EF-mount 14mm f/2.8 L II USM lens — and likewise, two stops faster than f/2.8 zoom lenses — the RF14mm F2.8 L VCM lens opens new doors to critical still-image and video users. Its ultra-wide coverage makes it ideal for dramatic creative imagery, as well as for subjects ranging from interiors and landscapes to music video productions.
• Optics optimized for starscapes and astrophotography: Optics optimized for starscapes and astrophotography
• A new member of Canon’s VCM lens series: The RF14mm F1.4 L VCM lens, as the name suggests, is another member of Canon’s VCM lens series. This is truly a hybrid lens series — each VCM lens has consistent length and width*, and consistent placement of manual focus rings. This consistency simplifies lens changes for video users working with rigs or other support devices. It features a manually-adjustable Iris Ring, allowing critical video users smooth manual aperture adjustments if desired.
• Voice Coil Motor (VCM) focus drive: A relatively recent technology introduction in Canon’s RF lens line, VCM focus drive motors offer superb power and torque, to rapidly move heavier groups of internal focus elements for swift and virtually silent AF performance. These are up to the dual challenges of both extremely quick AF for still-image shooting, but smooth and positive focus transitions during video recording with EOS R-series cameras.
• Reduced size and weight — even though two stops faster: A stunning reduction in lens diameter and weight is achieved by the RF14mm F1.4’s optical and mechanical design, vs. the previous EF14mm f/2.8L II lens. A wider maximum aperture normally means an increase in size and weight. But the combination of the overall mirrorless structure and Canon’s innovative designs make this lens lighter and slimmer in diameter than the previous f/2.8 version.
• Lens function button: Conveniently located on the side of the lens barrel, one Lens Function Button can be user-customized in the camera’s menu to perform any one of a multitude of potential tasks. For user, it can mean instant access to an important camera setting, feature or focus setting. With an advanced camera like the EOS R6 Mark III, any one of 77 different possible functions (plus totally disabling the Lens Function Button) can be chosen in the camera’s Customize Buttons menu.
• 11 aperture blades: Eleven aperture blades in the RF14mm lens’s diaphragm preserve smooth rendering of out-of-focus in video and still images — especially at close focus distances — even when conditions require the aperture to be stopped-down from its maximum f/1.4 opening.
• What technology makes this lens special?: Advanced technologies such as Air Sphere Coating (ASC), Blue Spectrum Refractive (BR) coating, a dedicated iris ring, a customizable lens function button, and a smooth, tactile control ring make this ultra-wide‑angle lens exceptionally powerful. ASC and BR coatings work together to dramatically reduce flare, ghosting, and chromatic aberrations, delivering cleaner, higher‑contrast images even in challenging lighting.
• Get Closer: With a minimum focus distance of just 9.5”, you can really get close to your subject for some incredibly unique imagery. With the extreme wide-angle of this lens, you will be able to capture something very close to the lens, and still see things happening in the background environment, an absolutely unique look for close-up imagery.
• Filtered content: The RF14mm F1.4 L VCM has a rear filter holder for attaching a sheet-type filter behind the lens. Attaching a soft filter in the rear holder, which is closer to the image plane, makes it possible to shoot point light sources around the edges of the frame without distortion.