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Rent NowCanon RF 24-50mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM Lens
The Canon RF 24-50mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM is an ultra-lightweight, exceptionally compact standard zoom lens engineered natively for full-frame Canon EOS R-series mirrorless cameras. Covering a highly practical focal spectrum from a generous wide-angle down to a natural, normal-view perspective, this pocket-sized optic is optimized for daily walkaround shooting, travel photography, and modern content creation. Combining quiet, video-friendly stepping motor autofocus with powerful hardware image stabilization, it serves as an excellent, nimble tool for vloggers, street journalists, and everyday storytellers who prioritize maximum portability without sacrificing full-frame image fidelity.
Ultra-Compact Architecture & Everyday Zoom Range
Featherweight Travel Footprint: Weighing a mere 7.4 ounces and featuring a retractable lens barrel design, this lens offers a highly streamlined profile that adds minimal bulk to your camera rig, making it perfect for all-day hand-held shooting or gimbal stabilization.
Versatile Wide-to-Normal Spectrum: Spans a useful 24mm wide-angle setting—ideal for expansive landscapes, tight interior cityscapes, and arms-length vlogging framing—out to a standard 50mm portrait depth. When mounted on APS-C format EOS R crop sensor bodies, it provides a 38-80mm equivalent field of view.
11.8-Inch Close-Focus Threshold: Features a close minimum focusing distance of just 11.8 inches (30 cm) at the wide end, letting you step in tight to capture high-impact detail shots of food, products, or nearby subjects.
Steady Stabilization & Optical Correction
4.5-Stop Optical Image Stabilizer: Equipped with built-in hardware optical stabilization that counteracts up to 4.5 stops of camera shake. This system allows for significantly sharper handheld stills and fluid video tracking when working in dim ambient light.
Up to 7 Stops of Coordinated Control: When mounted to an advanced EOS R-series camera body equipped with sensor-shift In-Body Image Stabilization (IBIS), the lens and camera synchronize seamlessly to deliver an impressive total of up to 7 stops of coordinated shake correction.
Aspherical Elements & Flare Reduction: The internal optical formula utilizes two aspherical glass elements to aggressively suppress spherical aberrations and geometric distortion. Enhanced with Canon’s Super Spectra Coating, it minimizes internal reflections, ghosting, and lens flare to ensure rich contrast and neutral color accuracy.
Silent STM Autofocus & Programmable Control Ring
Whisper-Quiet STM Stepping Motor: Driven by an agile STM stepping autofocus motor that delivers fast, smooth, and near-silent focusing performance. The near-total absence of mechanical operational noise makes this tracking system ideal for capturing clean, professional video soundtracks.
Dual-Purpose Focus/Control Ring: Features a programmable electronic control ring near the front of the lens barrel. By toggling the on-lens switch, this ring transforms from a manual focus ring into an assignable physical control dial, allowing you to intuitively adjust aperture settings, shutter speed, ISO levels, or exposure compensation on the fly.
Technical Specifications
Focal Length Range: 24-50mm (38-80mm Equivalent on APS-C Sensors)
Aperture Range: f/4.5-6.3 to f/22-32
Lens Mount Type: Canon RF Mount (Full-Frame Native)
Filter Thread Diameter: 58mm
Minimum Focus Distance: 11.8″ (30 cm) at 24mm | 13.8″ (35 cm) at 50mm
Maximum Magnification Ratio: 0.19x (at 50mm)
Lens Optical Formula: 8 Elements in 8 Groups
Diaphragm Blades: 7 Blades
Weight: Approx. 7.4 oz (210 grams)
