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20 Canon RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM

The Canon RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM is a prime lens for Canon RF (Full frame) that covers 20 mm at f/1.4, weighs 519 g and focuses as close as 0.2 m. Widest view (20 mm) and shortest reach (20 mm) of the 3 full frame Canon RF prime lenses in its focal range. Among them, it suits you if you shoot in low light or want a blurrier background, or you want a wider view at the short end. If you carry it all day or travel light, or your body has no in-body stabilization or you shoot handheld video, every other one that does better on weight, or stabilization gives up brightness and width. If you want more reach at the long end, every other one that does better on reach gives up width.

  • f/1.4widest aperture
  • 519 gweight
  • 17bodies it fits
To one scale. Canon RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM: length 99.3 mm, diameter 76.5 mm, filter thread 67 mm.99.3 mmø76.5
To scale from the maker's length and diameter, the mount on the left and the filter thread in yellow at the front. The rings are drawn, not measured.

Compare it with another lensAll Canon RF lenses

To one scale. Canon RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM: length 99.3 mm, diameter 76.5 mm, filter thread 67 mm.99.3 mmø76.5
To scale from the maker's length and diameter, the mount on the left and the filter thread in yellow at the front. The rings are drawn, not measured.

Where it sits

3 lenses

Full frame Canon RF prime lenses in its focal range that state each value, this one included. Each tick is one; the thick one is this one.

Bodies it fits

17 bodies

All cameras, by maker and mount

Specifications

Focal length
20 mm1
Widest aperture
f/1.41
Closest focus
0.2 m2
Maximum magnification
0.19x2
Stabilization
No
Mount
Canon RF2
Covers
Full frame
Type
Prime
Weight
519 g2
Length
99.3 mm2
Diameter
76.5 mm2
Filter thread
67 mm2
Elements
152
Groups
112
Aperture blades
112
Weather sealed
Yes2
Focus motor
VCM2
Hood
EW-73H (included)2

Sources

  1. www.usa.canon.com, cited by Wikidata for Focal length, Widest aperture (Wikidata checked Oct 9, 2026; we didn't read this page)
  2. Canon product specifications, checked Oct 6, 2026
  3. Wikidata: Canon RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM, checked Oct 9, 2026 (CC0 1.0)

Worked out by code, not stated by a source

  • Read from the lens name: each maker marks the sensor size a lens covers (Sony FE/E, Canon RF/RF-S, Nikon DX, Tamron Di III/Di III-A, Sigma DG/DC); every Fujifilm X lens is APS-C and every Micro Four Thirds lens is Four Thirds.
  • Read from the lens name: Sony marks optically stabilized lenses OSS, Canon IS, Nikon VR, Fujifilm OIS, Panasonic O.I.S., Tamron VC and Sigma OS; a lens from these makers without the mark has no optical stabilization.
  • Prime or zoom, read from the focal length in the lens name.

Each value is checked automatically against the source it links, on the date shown. How we build these pages

† The makers' own tables, row by row, with labels in our plain words (translated where the maker's page isn't in English); each row's numbers are checked against the page it links.

Full specifications†

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Full specificationsCanon RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM2
Diagonal angle of view94°00 (Diagonal)
Horizontal angle of view84°00 (Horizontal)
Vertical angle of view62°00 (Vertical)
Closest focusing distance0.2 / 0.66
Lens construction11,15 (Groups Elements)
Diameter and length76.5 × 99.3 (Approx.)
Drive systemVCM
Filter size67
Max magnification0.19
Minimum aperture16
Diaphragm blades11
Anti-dust and moistureYes
Weight519 (Approx.)
Included lens capE-67II & Lens Dust Cap RF (included)
Included lens hoodEW-73H (included)
Included lens bagLP1219 (included)

How the pick works

  1. Widest aperture3

    Lower wins once they are 0.3 apart.

  2. Weight2

    Lower wins from a 12% gap.

  3. Focal length (longest)2

    Higher wins from a 15% gap.

  4. Focal length (widest)2

    Lower wins once they are 2 mm apart.

  5. Optical stabilization1

    Having it wins.

  6. Closest focus, wide end1

    Lower wins from a 15% gap. Compared only between lenses of the same focal length (widest).

  7. Filter thread0.5

    Lower wins once they are 5 mm apart.

  8. Lead for a pick1

Our pick or our take adds up the importance of each real difference, with these importances and thresholds: a gap smaller than its row's threshold is too close to call and counts as the same. They are our editorial choice, not a measurement, the same on every page, and they never read prices, sales or who sells it.

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