A Record Breaking Lens! | Canon RF 10-20mm F4

In this video I give some introductory details on Canon's newest L Series lens. The new Canon RF 10-20mm F4 L IS STM Zoom lens is an incredible wide angle lens that has broken a record as the widest rectilinear zoom lens that maintains autofocus as a feature.
Has Canon just killed the fish eye lens?
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Leave a comment if you have any questions and I'll do my best to answer them.
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Josh Diaz is a Commercial Director of Photography and Affiliate Member of the Canadian Society of Cinematographers. He’s also an Adobe-certified Video Editor.
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[@The_Idea_of_Dream_Vision]

I love what canon has been doing. 28-70, 35mm macro, the features on the 100mm macro, the 2 eyes lens whatever they call it, the short 70-200

[@StefanMischook]

This is the lens i've been waiting for.

[@edwardhammond5582]

Very informative - thanks. Do we know why Canon went STM rather than, say nano-USM, for this lens? Its a pity that we now have a gap between 20 and 24mm that we need a lens for. When we add that cost and weight needed to address the gap, the move from the 11-24 is not such a no-brainer.

[@kevins8575]

Excellent Review! I'm a bird photographer, so won't get an ultra-wide lens, but I think you did a very comprehensive review. I agree that there is no point in going wider than f/4 in this range.

[@DOPJoshDiaz]

Certainly, there are circumstances where I would like a 2.8, but I find prioritize that number much more on telephoto lenses.

[@x3dgime]

I. WANT. THIS. LENS! PERIOD.

[@DOPJoshDiaz]

Me as well.

[@anthonypc1]

Could it work adapted to a SONY camera, like FX3? How well does the autofocus generally work across brands?

[@DOPJoshDiaz]

Unfortunately, you can't use RF lenses on E mount or vice-versa. I only made that comparison because I work exclusively with Sony cameras, so it's what I know best.

[@anthonypc1]

@@DOPJoshDiaz Ah shoot. I suspected as much. Just looking to invest in a light weight very wide zoom for my SONY cameras; FX3 and ZV-E10. I have a 14-24 f2.8, but it's pretty heavy and 12mm or 10mm would be ideal.

[@livestreamireland7745]

For weddings my 15-35 f2.8 RF is more practical than the 10-20mm. I would love to see comparison shots at 15mm on both though. Esepcially with people at the extremities of the image.

[@DOPJoshDiaz]

15-35mm is a great range for weddings. 10-20mm is certainly... wide.

[@TonyGrant.]

Rectilinear is good for straight lines but not good for curves. When I photograph people with the EFs 10-22 (16mm FF equiv) I add pincushioning in photoshop to correct the shape of their heads. I'd rather a distorted door frame or wall than a distorted head. Also, I often add it in landscapes if I have pebbles or flowers in the foreground, otherwise they come out slightly tear dropped.

[@lbeetech]

There is no comparison between this new RF l series lens and that EFS lens... The similar range is all...

[@GainesvilleKen]

Wouldn't be my go-to for portraits.

[@lbeetech]

@GainesvilleKen You need a 85mm or so for good portraits imo...

[@TonyGrant.]

@GainesvilleKen - It's not my go-to for portraits either but there are many situations where I will photograph people with a 10mm on a cropped sensor camera (16mm FF equiv). I shoot people at a whole range of focal lengths. I often shoot portraits with a 200mm lens which gives a 320mm equiv' as well as shorter ones. There are many compositional reasons to shoot people at different focal lengths which I have always done. But while I was writing about photographing people, I wasn't writing about portraiture in the traditional sense. I use different focal lengths to control the background and foreground and I don't necessarily use a given focal length to zoom out to fit more into the frame or zoom in to get a closer shot. Often I choose a lens to control perspective or manipulate the background or foreground in relation to the subject. My rule of thumb here is to, step in when you zoom out wide, and step back when you zoom in - that's how I control perspective. @lbeetech - You may not have understood what I was getting at. There will be no comparison in terms of quality and the images possible on a FF body. But in terms of composition on a crop sensor they will be very similar. As you mentioned, they have a similar range, but they are also both rectilinear which makes them very comparable. I wrote about that similarity because there is a direct comparison from a compositional and technical point of view. @@lbeetech

[@datdudeinred]

It's not world's widest rectilinear for full frame that title goes to laowa 9mm 5.6. The biggest difference is af vs manual.

[@lbeetech]

And thr f5.6 vs f4...

[@TonyGrant.]

Canon have an 8-15mm!

[@sunkaikit]

@@TonyGrant.8-15mm is fisheye...

[@lbeetech]

@@TonyGrant. That's a fisheye lens, it's not the same...

[@mrdamiansingh]

I agree it’s a record

[@lev_anni]

believe me, f4 is a big deal, as well as bulb front element with inability to put filters, moving front element is very welcome to introdust any kind of dust/dirt inside the lens.

[@El-Ge]

And, it also breaks the price record.

[@DOPJoshDiaz]

Lowkey can't believe how cheap it's coming in at.

[@dude463waze6]

If you think this is an overly bulbous front element check out the TS-e 17mm f/4 L.

[@DOPJoshDiaz]

T H I C K

[@davidrehm9681]

I guess Olympus 7-14mm doesn't exist? This is an unbelievable lens.

[@JamesKerwin]

Not full frame though is it?

[@defteame]

thats 14-28mm FF equiv

[@ChrisThe1]

To answer your question: this lens hasn't killed fisheye. Fisheye has been dead for years.

[@DOPJoshDiaz]

Tell that to the skateboarding community.

[@ChrisThe1]

@@DOPJoshDiaz it looks terrible. I recommend any skater get a proper wide angle

[@hikertrashfilms]

This lens is going to eat dust

[@DOPJoshDiaz]

Yum.

[@lewcehjitl3282]

F4 😂

[@The_Idea_of_Dream_Vision]

F4 is great. Most people will use f8 or higher

[@JA_0143]

You’ll rarely use 1.4, 1.8 or even 2.8 unless you’re shooting portraits, astro, or in low light conditions. F4 are good! The RF 14-35mm F/4, 70-200F/4 and 24-105F/4. I have a lot of 1.4, 1.8 and 2.8 lenses, but the 14-35mm F/4 is the one I use the most. If canon makes a version II of the 70-200F/4 and 24-105F/4 I’m going to sell all my 1.4,1.8 and 2.8 lenses.

[@mattbolt9487]

Plenty of sharpnesss - imagine getting an ultra wide shot of some thing and everything is super blurry in the background this kind of solves that problem if you think about it

[@DreadinNY]

She single?

[@hikertrashfilms]

The lens sucks they need a 24mm F1.2

[@DOPJoshDiaz]

Why stop there. Let's bring back the f/0.95.

[@hikertrashfilms]

@@DOPJoshDiaz, nope. 24mm F1.2 can be made at 700 grams. That is a winner

[@wtfkurtis]

Scratch the front and it's useless - a $2,299.00 write off.

[@DOPJoshDiaz]

Wouldn't that be the case for all camera lenses?