Canon RF 20mm f/1.4 L VCM Lens

The Canon RF 20mm f/1.4 L VCM is a versatile and high-performing lens that meets the needs of both photographers and videographers. With its fast and wide-angle prime design, this lens is perfect for modern image-making, offering excellent image quality, responsive AF, minimal focus breathing, and intuitive and silent handling.

This ultra-wide prime lens is perfect for a variety of photography applications, including nature, landscape, architecture, interior, and street photography. Its large angle of view allows for impactful compositions with a sense of depth and an exaggerated foreground. With a fast f/1.4 maximum aperture, it offers control over depth of field and is ideal for low-light situations. The lens is equipped with UD and BR elements to minimize chromatic aberrations, as well as ASC and SWC coatings to reduce flare and ghosting. Its 7.9" minimum focusing distance and 0.19x maximum magnification make it versatile for close-up shots as well. Additionally, the 11-blade diaphragm creates beautiful, rounded bokeh.

The lens's ultra-wide field of view and close-focusing design make it ideal for video applications. When combined with motion, it can create dynamic scenes. The manual aperture ring includes a de-click switch for smooth and silent iris pulls. It also boasts excellent focus breathing control, ensuring consistent composition and field of view when adjusting focus. The linear focus motor allows for intuitive manual focus control. Additionally, this lens is designed to match other Hybrid series primes, making it easy to rig and work with multiple lenses on a shoot.

The focusing system has been fine-tuned to accommodate both photo and video tasks, providing a beneficial blend of speed and precision. The combination of Nano Ultrasonic Motor (USM) and Voice Coil Motor (VCM) ensures accurate and noiseless control over the floating and rear focusing groups, making it an ideal choice for video recording. Moreover, the floating focus design maintains consistent image quality across the entire focusing range, from 7.9" to infinity. The lens also includes an AF/MF switch and full-time manual focus override for seamless and intuitive focus adjustment when needed.

This 20mm f/1.4 is designed to be a fast ultra-wide lens that remains compact and lightweight for everyday use. It is built to the same size and weight as other prime lenses in the Hybrid series, measuring 3 x 3.9" and weighing 1.1 lb. It also features a 67mm front filter ring diameter and a rear filter holder for easy use of pre-cut gel filters. This is beneficial for situations where multiple filters are required or when using the same filter for extended periods of time. In addition, the lens has a manual aperture ring and customizable Control Ring and Function Button for adjusting shooting settings. With L-Series durability and weather resistance, this lens is suitable for challenging shooting conditions.