Canon RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM is a Variable aperture Auto Focus (AF)
Superzoom Zoom lens with Optical Image stabilization and 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Canon RF mount cameras.
Lens Mount
Canon RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM is compatible with cameras that have Canon RF lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Canon RF lenses are Canon R10, Canon R7 and Canon R5 C.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Canon RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM has a maximum diameter of 80mm and total length of 123mm when not extended .
Canon RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM has a filter thread of 72mm.
Focal Range
Canon RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM has a focal range of 24-240mm and 10.0X zoom ratio. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.6x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 38.4 - 384mm.
Optical Image Stabilization
Canon RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM features an optical image stabilization system which helps to reduce the blur that occurs due to shaking during hand-held shooting. Canon RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM's stabilization system is effective up to 5.0 stops.
Canon RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM MTF Charts
Below you can find the MTF chart of Canon RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM which would give an idea of the its contrast and resolution from the center to its edges.
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MTF Chart of the Canon RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM
Zoom Method
Canon RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM features Rotary (extending) zoom method where the length of the lens changes as you zoom in or out. This makes it possible to design the lens with a smaller minimum length ( generally when it is zoomed out) compared to internal zoom lenses. The disadvantages of this design are being harder to seal against dust and moisture, weight balance shifting while zooming and zoom creep in certain lenses.
Zoom Lock
Canon RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM has a Zoom lock feature which eliminates Zoom creep where focal length of the lens changes with gravity when it's held downwards or upwards.
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Canon RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.26x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.5m. For a non-macro lens, the 0.26x is considered a high magnification and will come handy for close-up shots.
Aperture
Canon RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM is a variable aperture lens with a max aperture of f4 and a minimum aperture of f22 at 24mm, and a max aperture of f6.3 and minimum aperture of f22 at 240mm .
| Focal Length |
Max Aperture |
Min Aperture |
|
24mm
|
F4 |
F22 |
|
240mm
|
F6.3 |
F22 |
Optical Formula
Canon RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM's optical formula consists of 21 elements in 15 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- 1 aspherical
- 2 UD elements
Lens Hood
Canon RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Body Colour
Canon RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM is available in Black color.
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