- Compact, high-quality Lens with broad zoom range for the EOS R system
- Bright, constant f/4.0 zoom Lens
- First L-Series Lens with Nano USM
- Control ring for direct setting changes
- Optical image stabilization at up to 5 Stops* of shake Correction
Product Dimensions | 3.3 x 3.3 x 4.2 inches |
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Item Weight | 1.54 pounds |
Item model number | 2963C002 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | September 4, 2018 |
Manufacturer | Canon Cameras US |
Peter V. –
One of my go to, favorite RF lens, extremely versatility and range of use with this thing. It’s my everyday carry when I go out on nature walks, or go out into a group setting with others. It can take good pictures in damn near every situation
Peter Bond –
Short story: This lens is the best I have ever used. There is nothing negative to report. Fast as a flash, sharp as a fish hook and a joy to use it.
Mychal Conley –
Just received this lens today and what a great lens for my EOS R8. The pictures it takes are stunning. Would really advise anyone who is on the market for a Canon RF lens I would highly recommend it.
Lynn Pratt –
Es original y viene bien empaquetado
CGraves –
Portraits. Parties. Indoor Sports. Family Gatherings. Perfect all around lens. If I could only have one lens, this would be it.
Great for small room close ups and can reach across a larger room to catch the moment without you having to get to close to ruin it!
Highly Recommend! Good Glass, Great Photos.
J. Hoang –
Lighter and smaller than its EF lens which I also own. I bought the EF adapter and was able to use the EF lens but it increased the length of an already long lens. Since I was going overseas, decided to get this RF lens as it’s lighter and more compact.
True what other reviewers said – Amazon packaged this > $1300 lens in a plastic bag delivered by the USPS! Granted the USPS may have treat this package better than FedEx or UPS, it was a surprise to get this in a plastic Amazon bag without any padding. Fortunately, the Canon box looked okay with just a slight dent on one side. Lens seem okay too so not returning it.
Amazon Customer –
Purchased this lens to go with my R5 body. I grew tired of having to use the EF converter with my old 24-105. Love the lens and the quality pf images it captures. Fast focus and silent.
tlinn-com –
The RF 24-105 F4 L is a good lens. Like all of the new RF lenses, the RF 24-105 F4 L gets high marks for aesthetics. It looks great. And it feels solid and smooth in use. The tapered zoom ring makes it easy to find by feel. The customizable control ring makes it easy to control a setting of your choice. (I find it useful as a quick way to adjust white balance when shooting video. I have it set to control other things when shooting stills.) Auto focus is fast and relatively silent. No complaints at all.
In terms of image quality, the RF 24-105 F4 L is arguably the best zoom available with this zoom range. The Sony 24-105 F4 is close and may be better in some respects. The Nikon F-mount equivalent is not close though there is a Z-mount 24-105 on Nikon’s roadmap that is likely to be very good when it is eventually released.
That said, the RF 24-105 F4 L is not perfect. It is consistently sharp in the center across its zoom range. It is noticeably less so in the corners. This comes with the territory when designing a 24-105 lens so it is hard to complain too much. The RF is at least as good, if not better, than the competition in this respect. Bokeh is decent. No complaints there either. The one characteristic that I find unacceptable is longitudinal chromatic aberration. (To be clear, this is not the easy-to-correct lateral CA that is often seen around tree branches in the corner of images.) It is most visible toward the long end of the zoom range. I’ve never shot with a lens before where LoCA was noticeable enough to be objectionable but it can be with this lens. Photograph white text on a black background at 105mm and expect to see purple bokeh in one direction and amber bokeh in the other. It is hard to believe that Canon considers this acceptable but two separately sourced copies of the lens exhibited the same issue. (To my surprise, Canon’s higher end RF 24-70 F2.8 L seems to have the same problem.) Fortunately, high contrast black and white images shot at 105mm are a worst case scenario. In most shooting situations, LoCA is not a noticeable problem.
What is a problem is buying photo gear from Amazon. I feel compelled to record unboxings for *every* Amazon order that includes an expensive camera body or lens. I do this because it seems like every year there is a story about someone ordering high-end camera gear from Amazon and finding a brick inside the box instead of a body or lens. To be fair, I’ve never had this problem personally, but I did experience something almost as bad with the RF 24-105. In what marks a new low in shipping standards, Amazon shipped my RF 24-105 to me in an unpadded envelope. Three of the manufacturer box’s corners were bashed in. It had clearly been dropped at least twice. I love Amazon in general but order your cameras and lenses from a company that knows the proper way to package them.
The bottom line is that the RF 24-105 is a good lens that I do recommend but it falls just a little short of the image quality I’m getting from my other RF L-Series zooms. Overall, Canon is to be commended for their lightweight F4 L series of lenses that combine a relatively small, lightweight form factor with high IQ. For whatever reason, other manufacturers (some more than others) seem unwilling or unable to maintain a commitment to top quality optics in a zoom that isn’t F2.8. This characteristic of the Canon lens system—both EF and now RF—is a solid reason to go with Canon’s new mirrorless R system over another brand.
Peter V. –
Very pleased with this purchase and lens performance.
Ibn –
Don’t let the fact that this lens is F4 dissuade you from buying it. The range is more than versatile, and L build quality of the lens makes it more than durable for field use. I’ve used this lens in the rain and in snow and have had no problems with it whatsoever. I’m using it on a Canon R6 so the benefits of the advanced features of the camera more than make up for the lens not being as “fast” as an F2.8. The added low light capabilities of the R6 more than make this a capable lens to use in lower lighting conditions than EF glass (IMO). I’ve got three other Canon Full frame EF mount cameras and have gotten just as good (if not better) images using this F4 lens on my R6 as with my 6D Mark II using an F2.8 lens. Worth getting for a single lens deployment to photograph a variety of things without the extra bulk of more lenses (35MM, 50MM, 85MM et al) or having paid the extra cost for faster RF lenses just yet.