Canon RF 14-35mm F4L IS USM - The LENS you CANT afford NOT to OWN!

[@kingdom001_]

Great video! Do the 16mm f2.8 to demonstrate the dearth between the ends of the lenses respective lines.

[@cinechimp]

Great suggestion! I have just happen to have one in my hand at the moment so a should have a review coming out soon.

[@kingdom001_]

@@cinechimp nice thanks!

[@cinechimp]

@@kingdom001_ soon soon

[@cinechimp]

Hey dudes, This is the Canon RF 14-35mm L IS USM lens. And I have to say the image quality from this lens is outstanding. Its optical quality is amazing. The close focusing is insane and opens up a lot of creative avenues for photographers and videographers alike. But let me know your thoughts. Do you own the Canon RF 14-35mm L IS USM zoom lens?

[@KPAki1Ler]

I personally love the build of these lenses and the overall fit & finish, well refined. Scratches on metal lenses would be more visible, no? Their great whites are mostly metal I believe.

[@cinechimp]

Hey James you actually raise some good points, the plastic most like does hold the physical look better as the colouring is most likely embedded into the plastic at moulding. Opposed to metal lenses needing to either be anodised or painted.

[@ritasammy4575]

I would consider this lense for my photography

[@cinechimp]

for the price tag, the 14mm end of this RF lens is worth every penny

[@mutantmanfred]

I have a RF15-35 f2.8 with my C70 and i thinking buy 14-35mm F4L. It is lighter and more manageable. Don't worry F4. Indoor I use lights. Thanks for video!

[@cinechimp]

Thanks for sharing. Like you, I also run the RF 15-35 on my Canon C70. But when I really need to go wide, putting either the 14-35 or 15-35 on a full frame body looks amazing.

[@matthewsantos9011]

Awesome! Love the organization of your video. How do you think this would perform on the R7 or R10?

[@cinechimp]

Thanks for the Kudos brother. I think the Canon 14-35mm would make you very happy. You will get better performance with a cropped sensor as the best part of the lenses optics, the centre will only be recorded. Better edge to edge sharpness, contrast and illumination. Plus, when you're ready to step up to FF, you can take the lens with you.

[@raulgolfs]

Great lens for vlogging! I got the 24-105 when I vlog and debating on getting the more expensive 2.8, would it be worth the price for golf and lifestyle vlogs??

[@cinechimp]

That all comes down to whether you can afford to spend the extra money. I cant say I have ever been disappointed buying a faster version of a lens.

[@colorred89]

Love the 14mm look. Don't mind F4 for video work honestly

[@cinechimp]

F4 is where - in all my testing at least - all Canon lenses seem to start performing the best.

[@TheBigBlueMarble]

The days when being plastic inherently meant cheap and short-lived are gone. It is possible to make high-end products from modern plastics. This lens is designed to require distortion correction either in-camera or post. At the short end, the lens is actually about 12mm. Only after correction it is a 14mm.

[@cinechimp]

You did see the part where I tested it against Canons 14mm Prime which is much wider than the zoom, so Im not sure if it is actually about 12mm as you suggest, its more like a 15mm.

[@TheBigBlueMarble]

@@cinechimp If you compared JPGs, then the correction is automatically applied in camera.

[@cinechimp]

this was a video test

[@rbfndz]

5:54 your model is so chillax. It bet he’s well paid 🤣

[@cinechimp]

pork chops ;)

[@johnmerino4775]

Can I use it with my Canon EOS SL3 ? Thanks :)

[@cinechimp]

I dont the the canon sl3 is a RF mount camera body. Please correct me if Im wrong.

[@andrewskater17]

work horse video lens right there

[@cinechimp]

straight up brother

[@matiakd]

I didn’t think that you could use Lens IS and IBIS independently on the R6/R5??

[@EgorKlimenko-]

I use canon r6 for my KZbin videos. It is fantastic camera. I love it))))💙🌛I think that r10 or r7 will fantastic cameras too for special tasks

[@cinechimp]

Yes I am looking at the r7 and r10 now. I cant believe they have better features, like a full size hdmi and clog 3....crazy....this 14-35 would be ideal for the r7

[@cjonwickham1933]

Do not use ff lenses on crop camera bodies...crop factor and focal length changes 1.4x native and maybe double using 4k. Wait for rf s lenses...

[@ILINBLOG78]

Big thanks from Russia

[@cinechimp]

Hey, hi from France!

[@andrewkitto9726]

I always thought the build quality looks good to me, but i'v never actually held an rf lens in real life. For that amount of money I feel like they shouldn't feel cheap.

[@cinechimp]

yeah I dont know why Canon is persisting with plastic lenses over milled aluminium. I get the weight difference, but for guys like us that come from the cinema world, they do not come across as durable. However, in saying this - the Rf 14-35mm image quality is incredible. It is worth the money

[@leonarddai4998]

it's okay to me in terms of build quality, still a plastic build quality, don't expect the build quality is like a sigma high end lens with metal build

[@itacatv2146]

Canon has the worst build quality of any major lens maker. I have a ef 16-35 f2.8 and without ever falling to the ground it snapped above the mount. When I called the service, they told me that’s actually a feature, because it introduces a weak link that prevents the lens getting completely destroyed in case it falls to the ground. I knew that’s BS, considering mine never fell to the ground. I’ll have to fix it sooner or later and I’m predicting it will cost a looooot. My Viltrox apsc Fuji lenses are way better in terms of build quality. Not even close. Canon? NEVER AGAIN!

[@danielson_9211]

Was going to get this lens but then the 15-35 2.8 went on sale for 1999 I got that instead, I can justify the extra 500 bucks the min I walk into a bad lighting area such as a church or museums.

[@cinechimp]

I own the RF 15 - 35 as well. Its a far better lens than the 14-35, especially for video work.

[@doug_EX]

@@cinechimp how is the 15-35 way better for video compared to the 14-35?

[@cinechimp]

@@doug_EX You cant really go wrong with either, both are superb, but with that sort of discount you would always be better served with extra speed over extra width.

[@doug_EX]

@@cinechimp Thanks!

[@PaulChoate-s4v]

People love a lightweight lens then complain that it’s made of plastic. Smh

[@cinechimp]

Have you ever had a plastic lens snap in half when your crash cam accidentally gets a light bump. I have. Plastic lenses just are not good for pro level work. And a light weight for me is 1-2 kilos, heavy is over 7. Every ones opinions are relative. SMH at people who don't publish and do nothing but criticise free information on YT.

[@frostgodx]

Dead quiet for nano usm is still louder than the worst Sony lenses which is terrible. A $2500 lens shouldn’t make any noise focusing

[@cinechimp]

I totally agree with you and it is one of the things Canon still is yet to address.

[@newfriendsonapalday947]

lack of lens breathing is amazing

[@cinechimp]

How they designed the optics in the Canon 14-35mm still boggles my mind.

[@Wilbafarce]

Totally, appart from the not to own part....

[@cinechimp]

hahaha, you should own it....

[@cjonwickham1933]

Rf lenses paying premium for plastic?..I find tamron and sigma better price quality build and warranty vs only one year canon cheap plastic.

[@cinechimp]

The warranty is a tricky thing to talk about because it is region specific. Coming from the film industry, Im just not a fan of plastic lenses. They are good if weight is a concern

[@melvinjohnson2074]

This lens is a distortion machine at wide angle. It's so bad that distortion correction is forced on with the resulting loss of resolution. This may be acceptable for most of you but I can afford NOT to own this lens.

[@cinechimp]

Each to their own creatively. Lens distortion is a cinematic tool that is designed into lenses. Some 50K lenses have far worse distortion. Its how you use the "look of the lens" to aid telling your story.

[@danielson_9211]

The distortion is because in reality the lens is really a 13.7 not a 14mm, so with corrections turned on it crops it to a 14mm, I tried this against the 14mm Samyang lens.