Canon RF 50mm f/1.4L VCM Lens
Description
The Canon RF 50mm f/1.4L VCM Lens you've outlined is a professional-grade, prime lens designed for Canon's full-frame mirrorless RF mount system. The L designation in its name indicates it's part of Canon's Luxury line, representing their top-tier lenses with superior build and image quality. The wide f/1.4 maximum aperture allows a substantial amount of light to hit the sensor, facilitating shooting in various lighting conditions. It also provides extensive control over depth of field, enabling striking bokeh (the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in the out-of-focus parts of an image) for portraits and detailed work. The inclusion of two aspherical elements and one Ultra-low Dispersion (UD) element reduces optical aberrations and distortions throughout the entire aperture range, enhancing image sharpness and clarity.
This lens employs a Nano USM motor for fast and silent autofocus, suitable for both photo and video applications. The addition of a Voice Coil Motor (VCM) for rear focusing enhances the AF speed and precision, ensuring the lens can quickly adapt to changing scenes or moving subjects. The design of the diaphragm contributes to a pleasing out-of-focus quality when employing selective focus and shallow depth of field techniques. More blades in the diaphragm enhance the roundness of the aperture, which benefits the bokeh effect with more circular out-of-focus highlights. The robust build quality ensures the lens is protected against the elements. Weather sealing is a vital feature for photographers who need to work in diverse and unpredictable environments.
A new standard for the hybrid age
A simple answer to impressive images and cinematic video. The ease of use of the RF 50mm f/1.4L VCM is aligned for both video and still creators to shoot with confidence in any genre.
f/1.4 aperture
Expressive power for outstanding optical performance and impressive bokeh.
Superior focusing
Fast and quite AF ideal for video shooting. Electronic floating focus control with VCM and nano USM driving two focusing groups independently.
Electronic floating control
VCM (Voice Coil Motor) in combination with a Nano USM achieves electronic floating focus control. The high-thrust VCM actuates the heavy focusing lens group, while a compact, energy-saving Nano USM actuates the lightweight floating lens to deliver fast, reliable and quiet autofocus.
Focus breathing control
The RF 50mm f/1.4L VCM offers stable video compositions with extremely little focus breathing. The combination of VCM and Nano USM actuators, thoroughly suppresses breathing in all focus positions optically, meaning that this lens can be used for shooting videos with extremely stable composition, even together with a camera body that doesn’t have any electronic breathing correction function.
L-series design and reliability
Canon L-series professional lenses offer durability and robustness that allows creators to keep shooting even under harsh conditions. The RF 50mm f/1.4L VCM is highly customisable to suit individual shooting styles with a lens control ring, focus ring, lens function button, iris ring and rear filter holder.
Key Features:
- Full-Frame Format Lens
- f/1.4 to f/16 Aperture Range
- 50mm Focal Length
- Extremely Fast Design, Advanced Optics
- Nano USM for Fast Floating Autofocus
- Voice Coil Motor (VCM) for Rear Focus
- Air Sphere (ASC) Coating
- Two Aspherical Elements, One UD Element
- Manual Iris/Full-Time Focus Rings
- Rounded 11-Blade Diaphragm
- Weather-Sealed Design