Canon RF 24mm f/1.4L VCM Lens: Cutting-Edge Wide-Angle Prime for Photo & Video
Step into a new era of creative expression in Port Moresby and across Papua New Guinea with the Canon RF 24mm f/1.4L VCM Lens. This cutting-edge standard prime lens is designed to elevate both your photography and videography, offering a wide-angle perspective perfect for travel, street photography capturing the vibrant life of PNG, and immersive storytelling. Its ultra-wide f/1.4 aperture unlocks exceptional low-light performance and stunningly shallow depth of field, allowing your subjects to stand out against beautifully blurred backgrounds.
This fixed prime lens sets a new standard for the hybrid age, offering intuitive ease of use for still and video creators. The wider 24mm field of view, combined with the expressive power of the f/1.4 aperture and impressive bokeh, brings a wide range of themes vividly to life, from expansive landscapes to intimate portraits against the backdrop of Papua New Guinea.
Experience superior focusing with a fast and quiet autofocus system ideal for video shooting. The innovative electronic floating focus control, driven by a powerful VCM (Voice Coil Motor) and a precise Nano USM, independently actuates two focus groups. The high-thrust VCM moves the heavier focusing lens group, while the compact and energy-efficient Nano USM controls the lightweight floating lens, resulting in fast, reliable, and near-silent autofocus performance for capturing both stills and smooth cinematic footage.
The RF 24mm f/1.4L VCM virtually eliminates focus breathing, ensuring stable video compositions. The combination of VCM and Nano USM actuators thoroughly suppresses breathing across all focus positions optically, making this lens ideal for shooting videos with extremely stable framing, even with camera bodies lacking electronic breathing correction functions.
As a member of Canon's prestigious L-series, this lens offers exceptional durability and robustness, allowing you to continue shooting with confidence even in the diverse and sometimes challenging conditions of Papua New Guinea. The RF 24mm f/1.4L VCM is also highly customizable to suit your shooting style, featuring a lens control ring, focus ring, lens function button, iris ring, and a convenient rear filter holder.
Key Features & Benefits:
- Cutting-Edge Wide-Angle Prime Lens: Perfect for travel, street, landscape, and environmental portraiture in PNG.
- Ultra-Wide f/1.4 Aperture: Exceptional low-light performance and stunning bokeh.
- Superior VCM + Nano USM Autofocus: Fast, quiet, and precise AF ideal for both photo and video.
- Electronic Floating Focus Control: Ensures sharpness across the entire focusing range.
- Focus Breathing Control: Minimizes unwanted shifts in the field of view during focus adjustments in video.
- L-Series Design and Reliability: Durable and robust construction for professional use.
- Customizable Controls: Includes lens control ring, focus ring, lens function button, and iris ring.
- Rear Filter Holder: Allows for convenient use of rear-mounted filters.
- Impressive Optical Performance: Delivers sharp and detailed images with beautiful bokeh.
- Ideal for Hybrid Shooters: Optimized for both high-quality stills and cinematic video.
- RF Mount Advantage: Benefits from the advanced communication and design of the Canon RF mount.
Perfect For:
- Professional photographers and videographers in Port Moresby seeking a high-performance wide-angle prime lens.
- Hybrid shooters who seamlessly transition between stills and video.
- Filmmakers and content creators in Papua New Guinea who value cinematic aperture control and minimal focus breathing.
- Photographers who frequently shoot in low light conditions.
- Travel and street photographers capture the vibrant culture and landscapes of PNG.
- EOS R system users looking for a cutting-edge wide-angle prime lens.
Specifications:
- Mount: Canon RF
- Focal Length: 24mm
- Maximum Aperture: f/1.4
- Lens Construction: 15 Elements in 11 Groups
- Aperture Blades: 11
- Minimum Focusing Distance: 0.24 meters
- Maximum Magnification: 0.17x
- Image Stabilization: No
- Focus System: VCM (Voice Coil Motor) + Nano USM
- Dimensions (ø x L): 76.5 x 99.3 mm
- Weight: 515g
- Filter Size: 67mm
- Lens Cap: E-67II (included)
- Lens Pouch/Case: LP1219 (included)