Canon Introduces 2 New Ground‑Breaking RF Lenses For Ultra‑Wide Creativity – RF14mm F1.4 L VCM & RF7-14mm F2.8-3.5 L FISHEYE STM

Hong Kong, 5th February 2026 — Canon today announced the launch of two innovative RF lenses designed to push the boundaries of ultra-wide-angle imaging for professional photographers and videographers: the RF14mm F1.4 L VCM and the RF7-14mm F2.8-3.5 L FISHEYE STM.

The launch of RF14mm F1.4 L VCM further expands the lineup of Ultra-Fast F1.4 Hybrid RF lens. Its ultra-wide 104° horizontal field of view with a bright F1.4 aperture, enabling dramatic perspectives, strong low light performance, and beautifully rendered bokeh. The RF14mm F1.4 L VCM is the first Canon ultra wide-angle lens to feature a Fluorite lens, effectively suppresses chromatic aberration along with a BR lens and a UD lens. Despite being a 14mm F1.4 lens, its compact and lightweight design weighs approx. 578g and measures approx. 112mm in length including the integral lens hood. RF14mm F1.4 L VCM delivers exceptional optical performance, compact form factors, and advanced video friendly features, empowering creators across landscape, architecture and astrophotography etc. 

The RF7-14mm F2.8-3.5 L FISHEYE STM is the world’s first fisheye zoom lens capable of covering a 190° circular fisheye angle of view1, its 7-14mm focal length enables circular2  and diagonal fisheye when attached to a full-frame EOS R camera. It features an integrated drop-in filter slot compatible with “Drop-in Variable ND Filter A” or “Drop-in Circular Polarizing Filter A”, increasing the convenience for video shooting and landscape photography. Its circular fisheye images can be also converted to 2D 180o VR format images/videos using EOS VR Utility. The innovative design of RF7-14mm F2.8-3.5 L FISHEYE STM offers professional photographers and videographers unprecedented creative freedom for stills, video, panorama, and VR production.

RF14mm F1.4 L VCM – Ultra-Fast F1.4 Hybrid Ultra Wide-Angle RF Lens 

Made for: Professional photographers and videographers, Photojournalists, Hybrid Shooter, Content Creators, Photo Amateurs
Best for: Landscape, architecture and astrophotography etc.  

Features:

  • The widest ultra wide-angle lens in the ultra-fast F1.4 single focal length hybrid RF lens series, which features a unified exterior look and a common diameter of approx. 76.5mm.
  • A compact and lightweight design that weighs approx. 578g and measures approx. 112mm in length including the integral lens hood, thanks to the optical design optimized for electronic distortion correction3  and lightened VCM components.
  • Its 14mm focal length has a horizontal field of view of 104°, covering a range far beyond that of the naked eye. It is ideal for capturing vast landscapes, narrow spaces and architecture, but also lets user get close to other subjects and emphasizes them dramatically with an extreme perspective.
  • Ultra-fast f/1.4 aperture and 11-blade circular diaphragm bring beautiful bokeh.
  • Features an Iris Ring4 which supports 1/32-stop aperture adjustment during movie shooting5.
  • Fluorite lens is featured for the first time in Canon’s ultra wide-angle lens, along with a UD lens, to suppress lateral chromatic aberration and achieve clear, sharp image quality with minimal color fringing even at the edges of the frame.
  • A BR optical element (Blue Spectrum Refractive Optics), which has anomalous dispersion characteristics that greatly refract blue light (short wavelengths), is also added for effectively suppressing color bleeding, even when shooting subjects with large differences in luminance.
  • 3 Glass-Molded (GMo) Aspherical lenses were optimally positioned to suppress spherical aberration and curvature of field. Sagittal flare is also suppressed to ensure excellent point image reproduction even in the periphery at full aperture.
  • Application of SWC (Subwavelength Structure Coating) on 1 lens surface and ASC (Air Sphere Coating) on 2 lens surfaces to reduce lens flare and ghosting common to ultra wide-angle lenses.
  • Use of a rear-focusing system and a five-element focus lens group actuated by a high thrust VCM (Voice Coil Motor)for high-speed, quiet AF and ensures high image quality from close-ups to infinity.
  • Focus breathing is suppressed in all focus positions optically, Focus Breathing Correction7 is also supported to further reduce focus breathing during movie shooting.
  • 0.11x maximum magnification at 0.24m minimum focusing distance.
  • Features a built-in rear gelatin filter holder.
  • 1 customizable Lens Function (L-Fn) button is provided.
  • Fluorine coating on foremost lens surface to prevent dust, oil and water from sticking to the lens.
  • High level of durability and shock resistance with dust-and-water-resistant design8 to meet professional requirements.

Estimated Suggested Retail Price: HK$18,180
Estimated Sales Start Date: End of February 2026 

RF7-14mm F2.8-3.5 L FISHEYE STM – The World’s First Fisheye Zoom Lens to Cover a 190° angle of view1 

Made for: Professional photographers and videographers, Advanced amateurs
Best for: Landscape, Astrophotography, Panorama and 2D VR production 

Features:

  • The world’s first fisheye zoom lens that covers a 190° circular fisheye angle of view1. It offers 10-degree more angle of view than the EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM, providing compositional margin and fewer shots required for panorama / VR shooting.
  • Its 7-14mm focal length enables circular2 and diagonal fisheye when attached to a full-frame EOS R camera. It also offers ultra wide-angle zoom including diagonal fisheye on an APS-C EOS R camera9.
  • Its maximum aperture of F2.8 to F3.5 lets users shoot with faster shutter speeds in low light and provides greater bokeh effects in close-ups at the wide end.
  • Integrated drop-in filter slot compatible with “Drop-in Variable ND Filter A” or “Drop-in Circular Polarizing Filter A”, increasing the convenience for video shooting and landscape photography.
  • The use of Equidistant projection design that delivers uniform corner performance and natural rendering supports high quality 2D 180o VR production. Circular fisheye images shot can be converted to 2D 180o VR format images/videos using EOS VR Utility.
  • Compact and lightweight design with a diameter of approx. 76.5mm, a length of approx. 109.4mm and weighs only approx. 476g.
  • Internal Zoom with a fixed length design reduces shift in center of gravity during zooming and enables smooth zoom operation.
  • By effectively arranging 2 Replica Aspherical lenses, a large relative aperture of F2.8 at the wide end is achieved while maintaining high image quality across the entire frame.
  • The effective placement of 5 UD lenses corrects chromatic aberration over the entire zoom range, delivering clear rendition with minimal color fringing.
  • Application of ASC (Air Sphere Coating) on 3 lens surfaces to reduce lens flare and ghosting commonly seen in ultra wide-angle lenses.
  • Equipped with Leadscrew-type STM to provide high-speed AF and smooth Movie AF, a position sensor is incorporated to reduce start up time.
  • The use of rear focusing system helps to suppress Focus Breathing optically.
  • 0.35x max. magnification (at 14mm)10 at 0.15m minimum focusing distance.
  • 9-blade circular aperture delivers beautiful and soft background blur.
  • 1 customizable Lens Function (L-Fn) button is provided.
  • A Zoom Limit / Lock switch is provided to either lock the zoom at 7mm to fix circular fisheye for full frame shooting or limit the zoom range for shooting with APS-C camera without vignetting.
  • Fluorine coating on foremost lens surface to prevent dust, oil and water from sticking to the lens.
  • High level of durability and shock resistance with dust-and-water-resistant design11 to meet professional requirements.
  • New petal-type Lens Hood EW-76 and Drop-in Clear Filter A are included.

Estimated Suggested Retail Price: HK$12,580
Estimated Sales Start Date: End of February 2026 


  1. Among lens for interchangeable lens cameras compatible with 35mm full-frame sensors. As of 4th February 2026; research by Canon.
  2. The camera models that support full circular fisheye shooting during video recording are EOS C400, EOS C50, and EOS R6 Mark III, which are compatible with open gate recording. For the C400, firmware ver. 1.4.0.1 or later is required. As of 5th February 2026.
  3. Multiple exposure shooting is not supported on EOS R5 / EOS R6 / EOS R / EOS Ra / EOS RP, it is also not possible to shoot multiple exposures with another lens using images shot with this lens. The lens distortion correction on the camera is set to [Enable] automatically when in use.
  4. The iris ring can be used to set the aperture value when shooting still images with EOS R5 Mark II or later EOS camera only. During movie shooting, when using the iris ring operation, focusing on a subject by autofocus may be difficult.
  5. Depends on camera setting, aperture value is displayed in 1/2-stop or 1/3-stop. The aperture value displayed on the camera may differ from the actual aperture value.
  6. This lens emits weak magnetism, if users with implanted cardiac pacemakers or other medical device experience any abnormalities, stop using the product immediately and consult a doctor. When the lens is not attached to the camera or the power switch of the camera is in the off status when the lens is attached, shaking the lens may cause the internal lens group to shift and noise may occur, but this is not a malfunction. Although the internal lens group shifts due to vibration such as when the lens is carried, this will not affect aspects such as performance.
  7. Available on EOS C50 / EOS R1 / EOS R5 Mark II / EOS R6 Mark III / EOS R6 Mark II / EOS R8 / EOS R50 V / EOS R50. As of 5th February 2026.
  8. With Dust-and-water-resistant EOS R series camera; however, it is not recommended for use under rain.
  9. This lens is designed to provide fisheye effects throughout the entire zoom range.
  10. Maximum magnification at center of screen.
  11. With Dust-and-water-resistant EOS R series camera; however, it is not recommended for use under rain.

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