Canon RF 50mm f1.8 STM and RF 70-200mm f4L IS USM Announced: Price and Specifications

Canon has officially announced the RF 50mm f1.8 STM and RF 70-200mm f4L IS USM lenses for mirrorless cameras. Apparently, both Canon RF lenses turned out to be quite compact.

 

Canon RF 50mm f1.8 STM

It is a compact, and lightweight lens offering a classic, versatile field of view and an ideal lens for every day, walkaround shooting. This 50mm f/1.8 is characterized by its bright design for available light shooting and apt depth of field control. The optical design incorporates one aspherical element, which reduces spherical aberrations and distortion, and also sports a Super Spectra coating to minimize flare and ghosting for improved contrast and color accuracy. 

The lens has an STM motor which is impressively quiet and smooth autofocus performance and full-time manual focus override. Additionally, a configurable Control Ring lets you adjust exposure settings, including ISO, aperture, and exposure compensation, from the lens itself.

• Focal Length: 50mm
• Maximum Aperture: f/1.8
• Minimum Aperture: f/22
• Lens Mount: Canon RF
• Format Compatibility: Full-Frame
• Angle of View: 46°
• Minimum Focus Distance: 30 cm
• Maximum Magnification: 0.25x
• Diaphragm Blades: 7, Rounded
• Focus Type: Autofocus
• Image Stabilization: No
• Front Filter Size: 43 mm
• Dimensions: 69 x 40 mm

Price and availability

Canon RF 50mm f1.8 STM lens has been priced at $199 and is now available to pre-order on the Bhphotovideo.com website.

Canon RF 70-200mm f4L IS USM

This lens also has a sleek and lightweight design perfect for full-frame mirrorless cameras. The constant f/4 maximum aperture strikes a balance between being bright enough for available light shooting while also contributing to the especially portable, handholdable design. It also has an Optical Image Stabilizer, which compensates for up to 5 stops of camera shake, or up to an impressive 7.5 stops of shake correction when paired with an EOS R-type body with IBIS.

This lens incorporates four UD elements, which suppress a variety of aberrations throughout the zoom range for high clarity, and an Air Sphere Coating is also featured to reduce flare and ghosting. Balancing the distinguished optical system is a Dual Nano USM focus system, which delivers fast, nearly silent autofocus performance with full-time manual focus override. Additionally, this 70-200mm lens is weather-sealed and has a fluorine coating to protect the front and rear elements.

• Focal Length: 70 to 200mm
• Maximum Aperture: f/4
• Minimum Aperture: f/32
• Lens Mount: Canon RF
• Format Compatibility: Full-Frame
• Angle of View: 34° to 12°
• Minimum Focus Distance: 60 cm
• Maximum Magnification: 0.28x
• Focus Type: Autofocus
• Image Stabilization: Yes
• Front Filter Size: 77 mm
• Dimensions: 83 x 120 mm
• Weight: 1.5 lb / 695 g

Price and availability

Canon RF 70-200mm f4L IS USM lens has been priced at $1,599 and is also available to pre-order on the Bhphotovideo.com website.

Last month, Canon has introduced a new M50 Mark II mirrorless camera, and this would be are probably of greater interest to Canon M50 camera owners, who have recently dreamed of getting rid of the old model as soon as possible and purchasing a new one.