Canon Bring Us Two New Lenses: EF 16-35MM F/4L & EF-S 10-18MM F/4.5-5.6

Off the back of an unusually quiet NAB 2014, Canon have just announced two new lenses, the full-frame EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM and the APS-C EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM. While both lenses are slower than some other Canon options in this range, they both have image stabilization, and the APS-C lens is designed with the quieter STM motors that should work better with autofocus during video.

16-35mm f/4L lens:

The Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L lens, basically a slightly slower, optically stabilized, cheaper version of the f/2.8L zoom lens Canon offers at the same focal length. The IS gives shooters four stops worth of shake reduction.

Full-frame Canon shooters will be able to pick up this lens in June for $1,200,  $500 cheaper than the non-stabilized 16-35mm f/2.8L USM.

Performance of the 16-35mm f/4:

And more on the 10-18mm:

Next up is the EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6: a lens for APS-C shooters or, more specifically, users of the Canon 70D and T5i (700D) who picked up those cameras in large part for the video capabilities. Compared to the EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM wide-angle lens, the EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM ultra wide-angle zoom lens is nearly 20% smaller and 38% lighter. The compact four-group zoom optical system provides a maximum magnification of 0.15x at the telephoto end. The wide-angle zoom range of the new EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM is a perfect complement to the currently available EF-S 18-55mm IS and EF-S 55-250mm IS STM zoom lenses. At $300, the 10-18 is about half the price of the Canon 10-22 lens, though it is a little slower. It, too, is scheduled to arrive in June

• Price: $300


• Availability: June 2014

Canon Bring Us Two New Lenses: EF 16-35MM F/4L & EF-S 10-18MM F/4.5-5.6