![]() Looking at the bokeh, it’s hard to tell the shots came from a cheap lens. It’s not as sharp as leading mirrorless prime lenses, but for $200, the images are pretty spectacular. Bokeh is excellent, colors are rich, and there’s plenty of character left over. I love a good budget nifty fifty - and the Canon RF 50mm f1.8 certainly falls under that category. The lens takes 43mm filters and an equally tiny lens cap. Extended, the lens’s front has a lip, then a plastic edge around the glass that doesn’t quite take up the full front. The 50mm isn’t an internal focus lens, which means the lens changes length as it focuses. A second switch from auto to manual focus or a switch from Manual focus to control ring with autofocus would improve the process. ![]() Using the quick menu to choose manual focus is simpler than digging in the menu for the custom control ring settings. Despite the clever switch from focus to control ring, that means adjusting focus still requires tweaking a setting on the camera body. That means moving from auto to manual focus requires adjusting the setting on the camera body. The ring and the focus to custom control ring switch are the only two controls on the small body. The switch means that you don’t have to go back into the menu and change the custom setting to manually focus the lens again. That clever design makes it easy to adjust ISO, aperture, white balance, or other settings right from the lens. Using the camera menu, you can set the custom ring to one of 17 different functions or turn it off completely. But, use the switch on the middle left of the lens, and the ring becomes a custom control ring. The lens has just a single thin ring at the front for adjusting focus. 5.6 ounces, the lens is one that you’ll barely notice on the front of the body or tucked in a bag.ĭespite the compact design, Canon has cleverly managed to fit in a custom control ring. Coming in at under three inches and about. The Canon RF 50mm f1.8 STM is nearly small enough to call a pancake lens. Maximum Outer Diameter x Length: Approx. ![]() Testing performed at a focal length of 50mm using the EOS R5 camera. Based on CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association) standards. Shake Correction with EOS R Series cameras with In-Body Image Stabilizer Supported: Up to 7 stops of Shake Correction.Lens Construction: 6 elements in 5 groups.Maximum and Minimum Aperture: F1.8 – 22.Canon RF 50mm f1.8 Tech SpecsĪccording to Canon USA, the RF 50mm f1.8 STM boasts the following specifications: That said, I’m totally okay with that because of the still low price point. The Canon RF 50mm f1.8 doesn’t do much more than bring over Canon’s affordable nifty fifty to the RF mount. I edited the RAW files in Capture One, which did not yet have the lens profile for this 50mm at the time of this review. I tested the RF 50mm f1.8 with the Canon EOS R6. Softer than other mirrorless primes, especially at the corners.It delivers excellent autofocus performance, great bokeh, and solid color. The Canon RF 50mm f1.8 lacks the super-sharp optics and weather sealing of lenses from competing systems - but it also lacks the high price.
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