Canon announces two new wide-angle RF lenses
Wednesday 13 July 2022, 10:01 by Elja Trum | 2,697 views | 0 commentsThis article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.
Canon announced two new wide-angle lenses yesterday, the Canon RF 24mm f/1.8 MACRO IS STM and the Canon RF 15-30mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM.
Canon RF 24mm f/1.8 MACRO IS STM
This wide-angle prime lens has a bright aperture. It can be used for macro photography, as you can tell from the name of the lens, but of course it is much more versatile than that.
On an APS-C format camera, this can also be a nice standard lens. The focal length is then approximately 35mm, which is a very useful focal length for many situations, such as street photography and environmental portraits.
Specifications
• Compact 24mm prime lens
• Large f/1.8 aperture with 9 blades
• 5-stop Optical Image Stabiliser (CIPA standard)
• 6.5-stop combined Image Stabiliser with selected EOS R camera bodies (CIPA standard)
• Weight: 270 grams
• Gear-type STM motor
• 14cm minimum focusing distance with 0.5x magnification
Canon RF 15-30mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM
A compact and lightweight lens with a decent wide-angle zoom range. It can be a useful lens, especially on APS-C format cameras. Unfortunately, it is not particularly bright.
It can also be used for macro photography, even though this is not mentioned in the name.
Specifications
• Ultra-wide-angle zoom lens with a focal length range of 15-30mm
• 5.5-stop Optical Image Stabiliser (CIPA standard)
• 7-stop combined Image Stabiliser with selected EOS R camera bodies (CIPA standard)
• Weight: 390 grams
• Leadscrew-type STM motor
• Maximum magnification of 0.52x
Prices and availability
In the press release, Canon calls them affordable, but personally I do not think these are cheap lenses. Unfortunately, this applies to pretty much all RF lenses. Fortunately, the excellent EF lenses can also be used perfectly well on an R body with an adapter.
The Canon RF 24mm f/1.8 MACRO IS STM will be available from August for 769.99 euros. The Canon RF 15-30mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM will be available in shops in September and will cost 719.99 euros.
About the author
Elja Trum is the founder of Photofacts and online photography course website Photofacts Academy. He has been writing about photography since 2006. Elja is also the author of (Dutch) books on composition, black-and-white photography, flash photography and portrait photography.
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