Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM is an Auto Focus (AF)
Telephoto Zoom lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage and it is designed to be used with Canon RF mount cameras.
Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM is a member of Canon's RF L series of lenses. Below you can see the latest lenses in this series.
RF L Series Lenses in Canon RF Mount
Lens Mount
Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8L 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 R5 C, Canon R3 and Canon R5.
Focal Range
Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM has a focal range of 70-200mm and 2.9X zoom ratio.
Weather Sealings
Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM is a weather sealed lens which provides an extra protection to prevent water and dust get inside the lens and camera body under light rain, snow and wind. In order to have an effective protection, you have to pair the Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM with a weather sealed camera body such as Canon R5 C, Canon R3 and Canon R5.
Optical Image Stabilization
Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8L 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 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM's stabilization system is effective up to 5.0 stops.
Zoom Method
Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8L 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 70-200mm F2.8L 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 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.23x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.7m.
Aperture
Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM is a fixed aperture lens with a constant max aperture of f2.8 from 70mm all the way to the 200mm .
Optical Formula
Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM's optical formula consists of 17 elements in 13 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- Two glass-molded aspherical
- one super UD
- four UD
Lens Hood
Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Body Colour
Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM is available in hite color.
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