RF85mm f/1.4L VCM: A Hybrid Lens for Capturing Intimate Narratives - Canon Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City, 10 September 2025 — Canon today announced the RF85mm f/1.4L VCM, the first medium telephoto lens in its professional f/1.4 VCM series. The series includes photo/video hybrid prime lenses that balance high-quality optics and a large f/1.4 aperture with filmmaker-friendly features. It is also autofocus driven with the new VCM (Voice Coil Motor), within a lightweight body.

"The existing VCM lenses include three wide-angle lenses (20 mm, 24 mm, and 35 mm) and one 50 mm standard lens. With the addition of the RF85mm f/1.4L VCM to the series, a medium telephoto focal length that is popular for portraits, close-ups, and detail shots, signifies Canon's commitment to expanding the series. Users will find that their storytelling can be further enhanced. Content creators who alternate between shooting photos or videos will find the RF85mm f/1.4L VCM useful in their content creation process," said Imasaka Daido, General Director, Canon Marketing Vietnam.

From Pleasing Portraits to Intimate Storytelling

85 mm lenses have long been a classic for capturing pleasing portraits and product images with their natural-looking perspective and compression. This makes the background appear closer without overwhelming the subject. As such, with the RF85mm f/1.4L VCM, creators can capture close-ups of facial expressions and emotional moments in an intimate way even when shooting from a respectful distance away.

The RF85mm f/1.4L VCM combines these framing possibilities with a bright f/1.4 maximum aperture and professional-grade optics, creating breathtaking results. Users can tell their stories in many ways such as engagement shots in the beautiful evening light, recording a quiet scene in a quaint café, or fleeting interactions on a busy street; each telling their own stories. Backgrounds melt away into a smooth, dreamy shallow focus blur that turns the world into a stage, while your subject stands as though in the spotlight: remains sharp and beautifully rendered.

Designed for Professionalism

At 99.3 cm long and weighing just 636 g, it is around 30% lighter than its EF-mount counterpart, the EF85mm f/1.4L IS USM. However, the difference ends there as the RF85mm f/1.4L VCM shares the same compact, lightweight size with its EF predecessor. This makes the RF85mm f/1.4L VCM perfect for creating dynamic transitions with camera movement. Its size, weight, and design are consistent with the other VCM lenses, as well as the shared 67 mm front filter thread, making it easy to swap lenses with minimal rebalancing if users are utilising them either on a gimbal or camera rig.

Like Canon's other hybrid lenses, it is equipped with a clickless iris ring for seamless aperture changes during video shooting. Much like cinema lenses, it has an optical design that mechanically suppresses fluctuations in the field of view (focus breathing) that might occur during focus transitions, allowing users to create professional-looking footage effortlessly.

Built for professional usage, the RF85mm f/1.4L VCM delivers reliable performance even under harsh conditions. Its robust dust- and drip-resistant build, smudge-resistant fluorine coating on the frontmost element caters for easy maintenance. In addition, the Ultra-low Dispersion (UD) and Glass-molded (GMo) aspheric lenses in RF85mm f/1.4L VCM provide superior aberration correction, and Canon's Air Sphere Coating (ASC) optical technology reduces flare and ghosting even when shooting in backlight.

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About Canon Marketing Vietnam Nam Co, Ltd

Canon products have been available in Vietnam since the 1980s through its authorized distributors. During the past years, it established a more significant presence when it set up four production facilities in Thang Long, Hanoi, Que Vo and Tien Son, Bac Ninh and Canon Marketing Vietnam Co. Ltd. Besides providing employment for more than 25,000 people, Canon also makes outstanding contributions to the country's development through its meaningful social activities. Canon Marketing Vietnam Co. Ltd was founded in July 2012 and have been operating under the guidance and support of Canon Asia Marketing Group and Canon Singapore Pte. Ltd., which is the regional marketing headquarter for Canon's South & Southeast Asia region.From 1st January 2024, Canon Marketing Vietnam Company Limited is assigned as the sole authorized distributor for Canon Imaging Products (i.e.: cameras, lenses, Selphy photo printers) in Vietnam, replacing Le Bao Minh Joint Stock Company.Le Bao Minh Joint Stock Company continues to be the authorized distributor of Canon office and printing products in Vietnam.

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