Canon RF 7-14mm 2.8-3.5 L Fisheye STM

The Canon RF 7-14mm Fisheye may be an unapologetically specialist lens but remains a welcome addition to the EOS R lens catalogue, delivering both diagonal and fully circular Fisheye images on full-frame systems. Lest we forget native mirrorless Fisheye lenses are still a rarity from the main camera companies, leaving most options to third parties which on Canon’s mount have to be manual focus.As you’d expect, it’s a well-featured lens with excellent optical quality in my tests so far and solid build quality too, as well as having autofocus and a handy drop-in filter system. It’s also brighter and wider than Canon’s previous EF Fisheye zoom. As always there’s a price difference to weigh-up, with the older EF lens available for around two thirds the price new if you can find it, or cheaper still on the used market. Then there’s Laowa’s 8-15 Fisheye which is also available for EOS R, sports a constant f2.8 aperture, and sells for less than half, albeit without autofocus, weather-sealing or a slot-in filter system. Ultimately the new RF 7-14 Fisheye Zoom is an unashamedly premium option with a high-end feature-set and price tag to match.