CANON RF 14-35 f4L REVIEW: WORST VIGNETTING EVER?!

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I've had the Canon RF 14-35 f4 since it came out and finally finished testing it out. I took it out to a Phillies game and got some really cool images with it on the R3. Stephen also used it to capture some landscape images at Longwood gardens. I did notice there's a HUGE amount of Vignetting at 14mm, but is it a deal breaker....no, just go shoot and capture the moments.

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[dynamicrangeproductions]

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[peterdyndiuk]

Purchased the 14 ~ 35 f/4 as soon as it was available. Replaced the 15 ~ 35 f/2.8. For backpacking and landscape photography the weight savings alone make it worth the purchase!

[jeffreycollins]

I have the 14-35 and love it because of it's small size, light weight, and range. I also have the 11-24 and reach for it if I want something wider. Incidentally, the advantage of the 11-24 is actually inherent in the need for an EF to R adapter- using the adapter with the built in filter gives you the ability to use a polarizing or ND filter which is very nice.

[JohnDrummondPhoto]

Did you happen to have turned off in-camera lens correction? It's my understanding that several RF lenses, including the 14-35mm and the 16mm F/2.8, are actually engineered a couple of degrees wider. They are optimized to use lens correction either in-camera or in post. Without lens correction, that lens is more like 11-12mm at the wide end.

I almost always add vignetting or otherwise use spot exposure adjustments in post, so a little vignette doesn't bother me.

[njrivetelite]

I have the RF 14-35 F4.. I friggin LOOOOVE this lens.
I use it often for real estate, Video and I even use it for some cool quirky or dramatic portraits.
I use the control ring for color balance.
I'm sure the 15-35 2.8 is better. But damn that 14-35 is REALLY GOOD.
If you got the budget for it.. It's soooo worth it.

[thethreeislands]

8:30 thanks for mentioning this. Let's hope Canon are listening. We need an RF 35mm L, I would even be happy with f1.8

[jeffreyhill]

I have this lens. Before this lens I loved the Tamron 15 to 30 f2.8. It still works great on the Canon R, I suspect the Canon R6 as well. The 45mp on the R5 seem to impact the Tamron lens. The 14 to 35 is small, light and very sharp. I am not missing the f2.8. I will still use the Tamron for tight indoor spaces.

[beau__]

The Vignetting, I read that at 14mm, it’s actually 12-13mm and once you correct it in post, it’s 14mm.

[raulgolfs]

Ive been waiting FOREVER for this review! Ive been thinking about getting the 14-35 for my vlogs. Because the 24-105 is definitely not wide enough.

[metphmet]

It seems that some people don’t understand that a barrel distorsion is a lens capturing a wider angle .
With mirrorless cameras we have now a generation of lenses with a strong barrel distortion which take advantage of the software correction.
Once this distortion corrected the vignetting disappears. Of course the focal length announced is the one after correction ( angle of view) . There are many exemples of this type of lenses. The recent Sony 16/35 f4 is like this . The older Sony 24/105 f4 too, it is actually a 22mm not a 24mm. Once the distorsion corrected, the dark corners disappear. They are not part of the final image.
I would not call this a crop like Mr Polin says as the lens has captured more than planned. Don’t forget that on a mirrorless, what you view ( evf or screen) is corrected.
With a pincushion distortion it is the contrary the lens capturing less angle . This is a real crop from the beginning.
Using digital correction instead of optical correction allows to simplify the lens design and makes those lenses more compact and….often better, the end results being sometimes brilliant on high resolution sensor.

[HikingBob]

I've been using a EF 17-40L adapted to my EOS-R, and also carry a IRIX 15mm f/2.6 when I need something wider. I've been waiting for a review of this lens, and am happy to see that it's a good lens. I don't care about it being an f/4, since I shoot landscapes almost exclusively, so rarely, if ever, shoot wide open. I also don't want the added size, weight and $$$ of an f/2.8. Looks like I'll need to sell a few items and get this lens!

[rlfisher]

I have been very happy with this lens for landscape photography. I rented the f/2.8 until this one was available. It's great - I seldom wish I had f/2.8 and substantially lighter.

[JoshuaDircks]

Just got this lens for underwater work as it has all the right qualities for me. Have enjoyed it on the surface too with my R5. The vignette doesn’t really bother me but can always fix if needed as you have pointed out.

[curlsbynat]

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[jonweinraub]

I wasn’t on the fence necessarily but the added cost, weight, and loss of a mm I think based on what you’ve shown isn’t worth the loss of a stop. I think the ƒ/4 is definitely next on my list (as is the 100 mm macro)!

[winfriedwobbe]

I received mine last August. Scary first impressions. First I used PS lens correction with OK results. But then came Digital Photo Professional 4 and éureka! Batch Pre Processing Real Estate Photos are a blast and look great. I'm shouting ± 2/0 HDR @ ƒ8 and with proper placement enjoy up to 4 walls in the frame without vignetting.
Canon Digital Photo Professional 4 makes this lens a star!
Thank you for a great review.

[mxilplict]

Yes - the EF 11-24L is still great. It’s going to take an amazing lens to displace mine. Like a 10-24 2.8, or a non-bulbous 11 or 12-24, while giving up nothing in quality

[kevindiossi]

I survived the first few months with the RF 14-35 f/4L without a supported lens profile and it made my life very miserable to try and correct for manually or by modifying the RF 24-105 variable aperture zoom. Now that Adobe has released its own lens profile, it's actually great to use this lens creatively and see wider. Jared, the thing to keep in mind is that the lens sees at 14mm AFTER you use the correction profile. If you don't use the lens profile then we've calculated out that you're actually seeing closer to 12mm and maybe a hair wider. The problem is obviously the vignette and the distortion. But, as you so nicely demonstrated here, you can still get incredibly good wide images that use the distortions to emphasize the scene. Or, if you want a clean cut image, you can click a box and it's perfectly corrected and cropped down to 14mm.

[KatieF]

I just got my copy about an hour ago. The vignetting was present, but as soon as I imported the images into LRC, the corrections were applied. The images looked great! I did notice that there is a Canon lens correction profile, and there are two Adobe correction files with the addition of version 2. I have no idea what the version history would reveal. The weight of this lens beats lugging around a 15-35 although the f2.8 could come in handy for indoor shots in low light. Thinking concert pictures. I am happy with this lens.

[JohnMacLeanPhotography]

1:03 Just getting started watching, but how do you get the focal length to show in the viewfinder? Is this an R3 feature? I've not seen it in my R5/R6.