Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF)
Standard Zoom lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with
RF Mount cameras .
What type of photography is the Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM lens good for?
The choice of photography type for which you intend to use the Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM is a crucial decision factor. Below, we have assessed its suitability for various photography scenarios:
Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM is a member of Canon's RF L series of lenses. Below you can see the latest lenses in this series.
Canon RF L Series Lenses in Canon RF Mount
Reasons to Buy the Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM Lens
Here we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM lens in a list form to assist you in determining whether it offers the features you need.
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Lens Mount
Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM is compatible with cameras that have a Canon RF lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Canon RF lenses are Canon R6 V , Canon R6 III and Canon C50 .
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
The size and weight are crucial factors to consider when searching for your next lens. Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM has a maximum diameter of 104mm and a total length of 140mm when not extended. It weighs 1430g / 50.4 oz .
Check the size of the Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM when attached to RF Mount cameras :
Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM has a filter thread of 95mm . Below are links to the filters that we recommend you to consider for your Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM:
You can also check All Canon RF Mount Lenses with 95mm Filter Thread Size
Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM Lens Top View
Focal Range
Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM has a focal range of 28-70mm and 2.5X zoom ratio. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.6x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 44.8 - 112mm .
Weather Sealings
The Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM is a weather-sealed lens, which provides extra protection to prevent water and dust get inside the lens and camera body under light rain, snow and wind. In order to have effective protection, you have to pair the Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM with a weather-sealed camera body such as the Canon R6 V , Canon R6 III and Canon C50 .
Optical Image Stabilization
Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).
Alternatively, you can check the Canon RF 24-70mm F2.8L in Canon RF mount that have similar focal range but features Optical Image Stabilization .
Lenses Similar to Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM With Optical Image Stabilization
Zoom Method
Canon RF 28-70mm F2L 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 28-70mm F2L 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 28-70mm F2L USM has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.18x with a minimum focusing distance of 0.39m . 0.18x ratio is quite low, making this lens unsuitable even for modest close-up photography.
Below are the 3 Standard Zoom type Canon RF mount lens alternatives with highest max magnification ratios :
Aperture
Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM is a fixed aperture lens with a constant max aperture of f2 from 28mm all the way to the 70mm .
Focal Length
Max Aperture
Min Aperture
28mm
F2
F22
70mm
F2
F22
Optical Formula
Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM's optical formula consists of 19 elements in 13 groups . The following special elements are used in this design:
UD + aspherical elements Air Sphere SWC fluorine coatings Lens Hood
Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM comes with a removable petal shaped lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos. The model number of the hood is EW-103 .
Recommended Accessories for the Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM
Now it is time to look at the Top Recommended Accessories for the Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM .
Body Colour
Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM is available in Black color.
Here are the 8 most popular comparisons of the Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM amongst Camera Decision readers.
Top Alternatives of Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM Lens
In addition, it would be interesting to check which lenses from other mounts are most commonly compared with the Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM.
Top Alternatives of Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM in Other Lens Mounts
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