Description

Description

• A standard zoom lens for Canon EOS R-series full-frame mirrorless cameras.
• Featuring a constant maximum aperture of f/2.8 throughout the zoom range, which enables shallow depth of field, smooth bokeh and low-light shooting.
• Featuring an optical image stabilizer that provides up to five stops of shake correction, useful for handheld and low-light shooting.
• Comprised of 21 elements arranged in 15 groups, including three aspherical elements and three UD (Ultra-low Dispersion) elements, as well as a Subwavelength Structure Coating (SWC) and an Air Sphere Coating (ASC) to reduce flare and ghosting.
• Featuring a ring-type ultrasonic motor (USM) that delivers fast, accurate and quiet autofocus, with full-time manual focus override.

Image Quality

• It delivers excellent image quality, with superb sharpness across the frame and throughout the zoom range, especially at the centre.
• It has very low levels of chromatic aberrations, distortion and vignetting, thanks to the optical design and in-camera corrections.
• It produces smooth and pleasing bokeh, thanks to the f/2.8 aperture and the nine-blade circular diaphragm.
• It has good resistance to flare and ghosting, thanks to the SWC and ASC coatings and the petal lens hood.

Build Quality

• It has a high standard of build quality, fully living up to the L-series designation that Canon have given it.
• It is relatively compact and lightweight for a standard zoom lens, weighing 900g (31.7oz) and measuring 125.7mm (4.95in) in length.
• It is weather sealed, with a metal lens mount and a rubber seal around the mount.
• It comes with a petal lens hood that bayonets firmly into position.

Other Features

• It offers a close minimum focusing distance of 0.21m (8.27in) at 24mm and 0.38m (14.96in) at 70mm with a maximum magnification of 0.3x (1:3.3) at 32mm, making it suitable for close-up photography.
• It has a control ring on the lens barrel, which can be customized to adjust various settings such as aperture, shutter speed, ISO or exposure compensation.
• It has an ergonomic design, with a large zoom ring, a responsive focus ring and a lock switch to prevent accidental zoom creep.
• It is compatible with Canon’s 1.4x and 2x RF extenders.