For those who’re on the lookout for all hope {that a} fisheye zoom lens will likely be coming, you’ll have to have hope. That’s not what’s coming immediately. As an alternative, Canon is asserting the Canon 10-20mm f4 L IS USM lens. They’re claiming this to be the world’s first full-frame rectilinear autofocus zoom lens that goes this large. It targets panorama, architectural, and plenty of different varieties of photographers. And it’s obtained some actually curious issues occurring, too. For starters, it’s simple to see how Sigma might need made the lens.
The screenshot above is from the property that Canon despatched to us earlier than the announcement of the brand new Canon 10-20mm f4 L IS USM lens. That is actually, actually odd — because it’s exhibiting the lens being the Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6. That lens may be very outdated, and was initially meant for APS-C DSLR cameras. So just a few issues may very well be occurring right here.
- Sigma made the lens: Canon likes to say that they make all of their very own lenses. And for probably the most half, I imagine that. However there are outliers the place I don’t essentially imagine Canon on what they’re saying.
- The photographer made a mistake: There’s an opportunity that somebody, when exporting the photographs, made distortion corrections utilizing the older Sigma lens. That’s fairly an odd alternative, as that was a lens designed for APS-C.
I’d wish to imagine both reply. Canon is sure to say that it was a mistake as a result of that’s simply how Japanese firms are. They have an inclination to bash one another in conferences, however in actuality, they’re all utilizing the identical elements. In fact, most likely no digital camera firms may very well be utterly self-sufficient apart from Canon, Sony, and Panasonic. If this had been a decade in the past, Samsung might even have been added to that record.
Nicely, that, and there’s no method that Sigma might make a lens like this and make it this light-weight. Not less than that’s my perception.
If Sigma made the lens, we’re certain that it’s going to be very clinically good. Actually, Canon actually appeared to speak about that of their conferences with the press. Regardless, listed below are the small print of the brand new lens.
Canon 10-20mm f4 L IS USM Tech Specs
- Pairs nicely with the 24-105mm f4 L IS USM
- The non secular successor to the 11-24mm f4 L
- 1.25 lbs
- Rectilinear, not a fish eye
- World’s first AF zoom lens with a 10mm focal size
- 9 aperture blades
- SWC and ASC coatings.
- Picture stabilization is there to eliminate actually minute points round digital camera shake
- Leadscrew sort STM: which is normally in decrease finish merchandise. However they’re utilizing it as a result of it’s so small.
- Mud and climate resistance
- Reduces mud and smudges with coatings on entrance and rear component
- Included lens hood
- Lens perform button
- Rear filter holder, which you’d have to chop your self.
- $2,299
Listed below are some pattern photographs that Canon supplied to us.
We’re assured that it is a lens that’s going to be cherished by many photographers on the market. Whereas some people may not like the truth that it’s solely an f4 lens, that’s greater than sufficient for panorama photographers. Most of this section finally ends up stopping the lens down anyway and focusing to midway between the scene to get all the scene in focus.
This lens can be an enchanting alternative for Canon. Whereas it usually looks like they’re attempting to recreate their DSLR lens lineup, it’s additionally a bit perplexing that they’re not going after Sony even tougher. Sony has a 12-24mm f2.8 and a 16-35mm f2.8 lens possibility. Why hasn’t Canon tried to do a fair wider f2.8 lens possibility? Nicely, that’s a curious query. The one photographer I do know that owns the Sony G Grasp 12-24mm f2.8 lens additionally complains about how giant it’s. Actually, I don’t assume that photographer ever actually makes use of it.
With the brand new Canon 10-20mm f4 L IS USM being just one.25 lbs, it seems like one thing that you simply’d need to carry with you all over the place.
We’re ready for a overview unit, so keep tuned.
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