Canon RF 800mm f/5.6 and RF 1200mm f/8 announced

Thursday 24 February 2022, 14:07 by Elja Trum | 3,251 views | 0 comments

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Canon has announced two new RF lenses today. They are an 800mm f/5.6 and a 1200mm f/8. You will need a substantial budget for them.

At just over twenty thousand euros, the 800mm is the 'cheapest'. You pay another 3,500 euros for the 1200mm.

Canon RF 800mm f/5.6 L IS USM

• 800mm super-telephoto lens
• Diameter: 163mm, length: 432mm
• Weight of 3.14 kilograms
• f/5.6 maximum aperture
• 4.5-stop image stabilisation
• Dust and drip-resistant design
• Minimum focusing distance of 2.6 metres

Canon RF 1200mm f/8 L IS USM

• 1200mm super-telephoto lens
• Diameter: 168mm, length: 537mm
• Weight of 3.34 kg
• 4-stop image stabilisation
• Dust and drip-resistant design
• Minimum focusing distance of 4.3 metres

Prices and availability

The RF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM and RF 1200mm f/8L IS USM will be available from May at a recommended retail price of 20,249.99 euros and 23,799.99 euros.

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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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