An exceptionally wide and fast lens, the Canon RF 14mm F1.4 L VCM is a uniquely compact and versatile ultra-wide intended for both photo and video use. Its function-first design caters to hybrid content creators who value impressive image quality, L-series durability, fast autofocus, virtually no focus breathing, and intuitive, silent, and customizable handling.
Optimized for Photo
Suiting nature, landscape, architecture, astrophotography, and street photography applications, this ultra-wide prime offers a huge angle of view that enables making strong, dynamic compositions with an exaggerated sense of space and foreground.
- Impressively fast F1.4 maximum aperture affords control over depth of field and also greatly benefits low-light shooting, making this an ideal lens for astrophotography applications.
- Optical design includes ultra-low dispersion (UD), fluorite, and Blue Spectrum Refractive Optics (BR) elements to reduce chromatic aberrations for impressive clarity and color accuracy.
- Three GMO (Glass Molded Optics) aspherical elements are also featured to improve sharpness and control distortion.
- Super Spectra (SSC), Air Sphere (ASC), and Subwavelength structure (SWC) coatings reduce flare and ghosting for improved contrast.
- Rounded 11-blade diaphragm creates a smooth, rounded out-of-focus rendering.
Optimized for Video
When used for video applications, the lens’s ultra-wide field of view and close-focusing design can be paired with motion to create especially dynamic scenes.
- Manual aperture ring with de-click switch to make smooth, silent iris pulls.
- Focus breathing is especially well-controlled, helping to maintain a consistent composition and field of view when racking focus.
- Linear focus motor for intuitive manual focus control.
- Matched design with other Hybrid series primes; all lenses have the same 67mm front filter ring and general size for ease in rigging and working with multiple lenses on a shoot.
VCM and Nano USM Autofocus
The focusing system has also been tuned to suit both photo and video tasks, offering a useful mixture of speed and control.
- Nano Ultrasonic Motor (USM) is used to control a floating focusing system while a Voice Coil Motor (VCM) adjusts a rear focusing group; together, these two systems offer an ideal mixture of speed and quiet performance that is especially beneficial to video recording.
- Contrasting the ultra-wide field of view, this lens also excels with close-up subjects thanks to a 9.4″ minimum focusing distance and 0.11x maximum magnification.
- Floating focus design also helps to maintain consistent image quality throughout the focusing range.
- AF/MF switch and full-time manual focus override for intuitive focus control when needed.
Design Details
Despite being a fast ultra-wide lens, this 14mm F1.4 remains relatively compact and lightweight for regular use. Its design and size is matched to the other Hybrid lenses and is built for everyday use for a wide range of shooting applications.
- While featuring the same 3″-diameter as other Hybrid lenses, and a similar length (4.4″) and weight (1.3 lb), this lens is physically distinct due to the bulbous front element and integrated lens hood.
- Rear drop-in filter holder accepts pre-cut gel filters; this lens does not have a front threaded filter ring.
- In addition to the manual aperture ring, this lens has a customizable Control Ring and Function Button, which can be programmed to control a range of shooting settings.
- L-Series level durability and weather resistance for working in inclement conditions.
Note:
It is recommended to use in-camera lens profiles or post-production lens corrections in order to achieve optimal results when working with this lens.
