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Canon Adds 85mm L, Three Macro Tilt-Shift Lenses, Macro Flash
28 August 2017
Canon has announced its Canon EF 85mm f1.4L IS USM lens and three new tilt-shift macro lenses: the TS-E 50mm f2.8L Macro lens, TS-E 90mm f2.8L Macro lens and TS-E 135mm f4L Macro lens. The company also announced a new Macro Twin-Lite MT-26EX-RT flash.
"Creating a powerful, timeless image requires more than just a camera," said Yuichi Ishizuka, president and COO, Canon U.S.A. "It requires high-quality, well-crafted optics and flashes to capture compelling photography. These new lenses along and the Macro Twin-Lite flash will continue to push the boundaries and expand the possibilities of what advanced amateur and professional photographers capture and share with the world."
85MM F1.4L
The new portrait lens is the first Canon 85mm optic to feature image stabilization, providing up to four stops of shake correction, according to the company.
It features one large diameter, high-precision molded glass aspherical lens with an ASC coating. The large f1.4 aperture produces shallow depth-of-field, fast shutter speeds and a bright image inside the viewfinder, allowing you to focus and compose reliably. In addition, a circular aperture with 9-blade iris allows for beautiful bokeh.
Specifications for the 85mm lens include:
CANON 85mm f1.4 LENS SPECIFICATIONS Mount Canon EF Focal Length 85mm Aperture f1.4
Nine rounded diaphragm bladesAngle of View 28° 30' Minimum Focus 2.79 feet Autofocus Yes Image Stabilization Yes Filter Thread 77mm Dimensions 3.5 x 4.1 inches Weight 2.09 lbs. The Canon EF 85mm f1.4 L IS USM is scheduled to be available November for $1,599. Adorama and B&H are both now accepting pre-orders.
TILT-SHIFT LENSES
Enhanced optical elements like molded aspherical glass and UD lenses are at the core of the new Canon TS-E 50mm f2.8L Macro lens, TS-E 90mm f2.8L Macro lens and TS-E 135mm f4L Macro lens. These features provide users with edge-to-edge resolution, improved image quality over previous Canon TS-E lenses and minimum distortion.
Tilt-Shift. 50mm, 90mm and 135mm.
Canon also included two anti-reflective coatings, SubWaveLength Structure Coating in the TS-E 50mm f2.8L and TS-E 135mm f4L Macro lenses and Air-Sphere Coating, into the TS-E 50mm f2.8L and TS-E 90mm f2.8L Macro lenses. SWC helps to reduce flare and ghosting, while ASC is a new technology that provides high, anti-reflective performance, particularly when alleviating incidental light.
The new tilt-shift lenses also offer improved usability over previous models, including larger tilt, shift-and-lock knobs, lock-release button and a new tilt-locking mechanism that firmly locks the lens in the zero-tilt position to help prevent unintended tilting to increase more precise shooting capabilities. The rotation of the tilt-shift lenses also allows users to freely change the axis of tilt movement and shift from right angles to parallel to better adapt to various shooting conditions and situations.
Specifications for the 50mm include:
TS-E 50mm f2.8L LENS SPECIFICATIONS Mount Canon EF Focal Length 50mm Aperture f2.8 Angle of View 46° Minimum Focus 10.63 inches Magnification 0.5x Tilt/Shift Tilt ± 8.5°
Shifts ± 12mmAutofocus No Image Stabilization No Filter Thread 77mm Dimensions 3.4 x 4.5 inches Weight 2.08 lbs. Specifications for the 90mm include:
TS-E 90mm f2.8L LENS SPECIFICATIONS Mount Canon EF Focal Length 90mm Aperture f2.8 Angle of View 27° Minimum Focus 1.28 feet Magnification 0.5x Tilt/Shift Tilt ± 10°
Shifts ± 12mmAutofocus No Image Stabilization No Filter Thread 77mm Dimensions 3.4 x 4.6 inches Weight 2.01 lbs. Specifications for the 135mm include:
TS-E 135mm f4L LENS SPECIFICATIONS Mount Canon EF Focal Length 135mm Aperture f4 Angle of View 18° Minimum Focus 1.61 feet Magnification Not Specified Tilt/Shift Tilt ± 10°
Shifts ± 12mmAutofocus No Image Stabilization No Filter Thread 82mm Dimensions 3.5 x 5.5 inches Weight 2.43 lbs. The TS-E 50mm f2.8L Macro lens, TS-E 90mm f2.8L Macro lens and TS-E 135mm f4L Macro lenses are scheduled to be available November for $2,199 each.
Preorders are being accepted by:
MT-26EX-RT FLASH
The new Macro Twin Lite uses a a pair of detachable flashes that together provide a guide number of 85.3 feet at ISO 100. Extensive manual adjustment allows you to dial in settings down to 1/512 power.
Using the 2.4 GHz wireless triggering system, the heads can be easily positioned around the subject. When attached to the lens, the heads with removable difusers can be rotated up to 60 degrees.
It also features an illuminated dot-matrix LCD screen, focus assist lamp and full-power recycling time of five seconds.
Specifications for the Macro Twin-Lite include:
MACRO TWIN-LITE MT-26EX-RT SPECIFICATIONS Mount Shoe Guide No. 83.6 feet at ISO 100 Vari-Power Manual: 1/1 to 1/512 TTL Dedication Yes Recycle Time Five seconds Flash Ready Lamp Yes Side Wings Yes Display Yes Dimensions 9.1 x 3.6 x 1.9 inches Weight 1.25 lbs. The Macro Twin-Lite MT-26EX-RT Flash is scheduled to be available November for $989.99. Adorama and B&H are both now accepting pre-orders.
For more information see the news release below.
Canon U.S.A. Expands Its Lens Portfolio With The New EF 85mm f1.4L IS USM Lens And Their First-Ever Macro Tilt-Shift Lenses
MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Canon U.S.A., Inc. has announced the new Canon EF 85mm f1.4L IS USM lens as an addition to the company's existing 85mm focal-range lens line-up and three new Tilt-Shift macro lenses: the TS-E 50mm f2.8L Macro lens, TS-E 90mm f2.8L Macro lens and TS-E 135mm f4L Macro lens. Canon also announced a new Macro Twin-Lite MT-26EX-RT flash. These new products will help provide both advanced amateur and professional photographers the unique photography tools for a variety of applications and solutions including architecture, landscape, food, product and portrait photography.
"Creating a powerful, timeless image requires more than just a camera. It requires high-quality, well-crafted optics and flashes to capture compelling photography," said Yuichi Ishizuka, president and COO, Canon U.S.A., "These new lenses along and the Macro Twin-Lite flash will continue to push the boundaries and expand the possibilities of what advanced amateur and professional photographers capture and share with the world."
Canon EF 85mm f1.4L IS USM Lens
Canon EF 85mm focal-length lenses are traditionally very sought-after options for portrait photographers. With that in mind, Canon is expanding its EF 85mm line up with the introduction of the new Canon EF 85mm f1.4L IS USM; the first Canon EF 85mm lens to feature image stabilization, providing up to four stops of shake correction for smooth and crisp imagery.
The EF 85mm utilizes one large diameter, high-precision molded glass aspherical lens and features an ASC coating. The large f1.4 aperture produces shallow depth-of-field, fast shutter speeds and a bright image inside the viewfinder, allowing photographers to focus and compose their image reliably. In addition, a circular aperture with 9-blade iris allows for beautiful bokeh.
The New Canon EF 85mm f1.4 L IS USM is scheduled to be available November for an estimated retail price of $1599.
New Tilt-Shift Lenses
Tilt-Shift lenses have several applications for suitable photographers because of their ability to provide enhanced creative control over perspective through the tilt function and depth-of-field through the shift function in their images. This ability can be optimal when photographing landscapes, portraits and architecture.
The image quality derived from Canon Tilt-Shift lenses has evolved considerably since their first inception several years ago. Enhanced optical elements like molded aspherical glass and UD lenses are at the core of the new Canon TS-E 50mm f2.8L Macro lens, TS-E 90mm f2.8L Macro lens and TS-E 135mm f4L Macro lens. These features provide users with edge-to-edge resolution, improved image quality over previous Canon TS-E lenses and minimum distortion. Canon also included two anti-reflective coatings, SubWaveLength Structure Coating in the TS-E 50mm f2.8L and TS-E 135mm f4L Macro lenses and Air-Sphere Coating, into the TS-E 50mm f2.8L and TS-E 90mm f2.8L Macro lenses. SWC helps to reduce flare and ghosting, while ASC is a new technology that provides amazingly high, anti-reflective performance, particularly when alleviating incidental light that can enter a lens.
The new Canon Tilt-Shift lenses also offer improved operability over previous models, including larger tilt, shift-and-lock knobs, lock-release button and a new tilt-locking mechanism that firmly locks the lens in the zero-tilt position to help prevent unintended tilting to increase more precise shooting capabilities. The rotation of the tilt-shift lenses also allows users to freely change the axis of tilt movement and shift from right angles to parallel to better adapt to various shooting conditions and situations.
The new Canon TS-E 50mm f2.8L Macro lens, TS-E 90mm f2.8L Macro lens and TS-E 135mm f4L Macro lenses are scheduled to be available November for an estimated retail price of $2199.
Canon Macro Twin-Lite MT-26EX-RT Flash
To further enhance a photographer's ability to shoot macro photography, the new Canon Macro Twin-Lite MT-26EX-RT Flash can be the ideal tool. The use of a macro twin-lite allows for a more ideal lighting situation for photographers and can be adjusted and shifted depending on the direction the photographer would like to control. Detachable macro twin lites can be rotated up to 60 degrees and features a maximum guide number of 85.3 ft (26 m).
The new Canon Macro Twin-Lite MT-26EX-RT Flash inherits the ease of use and operability of Canon's latest Speedlite EX series flashes and increased brightness of the focusing lamp compared to previous Canon Macro-Twin Lites. There is also less noise produced from the charging of the lights.
The new Canon Macro Twin-Lite MT-26EX-RT Flash is scheduled to be available November, for an estimated retail price of $989.99.
For more information on all of these products, please visit usa.canon.com