Description
Canon RF 50mm
Compact, lightweight, and close-focusing, the RF 35mm f/1.8 IS Macro STM from an essential lens, the Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM is a sleek normal-length prime offering a classic, versatile field of view and an especially compact design. An ideal lens for every day, walkaround shooting, this 50mm f/1.8 is characterized by its bright design for available light shooting and apt depth of field control.
The optical design incorporates one aspherical element, which reduces spherical aberrations and distortion, and also sports a Super Spectra coating to minimize flare and ghosting for improved contrast and colour accuracy. Also, an STM motor affords impressively quiet and smooth autofocus performance and full-time manual focus override. Additionally, a configurable Control Ring lets you adjust exposure settings, including ISO, aperture, and exposure compensation, from the lens itself.
- Normal-length prime is designed for use with full-frame Canon RF-mount mirrorless digital cameras.
- Bright f/1.8 maximum aperture suits working in difficult lighting conditions and also offers increased control over depth of field.
- One precision-molded (PMo) aspherical element suppresses spherical aberrations and distortion for high sharpness and accurate subject rendering.
- Super Spectra coating has been applied to individual elements to minimize ghosting and flare for greater contrast and colour neutrality when working in strong lighting conditions.
- STM stepping motor offers fast, quiet, smooth, and accurate autofocus performance that is ideal for video recording as well as still shooting.
- Configurable Control Ring can be used to adjust a variety of exposure settings, including aperture, ISO, and exposure compensation.
- Rounded seven-blade diaphragm contributes to a pleasing bokeh quality.
- The Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM is a small, light and affordable lens with a fast f/1.8 aperture, ideal in low light and great for creative depth-of-field. With new optics and a very quiet STM motor, this modern ‘nifty fifty’ will advance your photography.
- The Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens offers photographers a normal focal length which is ideal for capturing portraits. The design is engineered for full-frame Canon RF-mount mirrorless cameras.
- It features a wide aperture of f/1.8, making it perfect to create artistic and impactful images at a lower ISO. The aperture range also helps photographers to achieve much sharper images.
- With an STM (Stepping Motor) incorporated into the compact lens design, ensures very smooth and silent focusing which is great for both stills and video.
- With Spectra Coating applied to the optics, it’s guaranteed that when capturing image – the lens will deliver quality over and over.
- The lightweight construction weighs a mere 160g, making it the perfect companion for your day-to-day shooting on the EOS R
The new standard
The RF 50mm F1.8 STM is a small, light and affordable lens with a fast f/1.8 aperture, ideal in low light and great for creative depth-of-field. With new optics and a very quiet STM motor, this modern ‘nifty fifty’ will advance your photography.
More detail
This image, shot at f/8, shows the face in focus as well as more details are visible in the background.
Stand out
By f/4 the background is nicely soft, similar to a standard zoom lens
Maximum impact
At maximum aperture of f/1.8, the subject really stands out against a very soft background.
Wide aperture creativity
Sharp, quiet focusing
Compact and lightweight
Considered design
Great lens for…
The RF 50mm F1.8 STM lens is a simple yet hugely versatile lens. Its superior sharpness, great low light performance and stunning bokeh make it ideal for many types of photography and video.
Great lens for everyday subjects
Keep it with you every day and spot new photo opportunities everywhere.
Great lens for portraits
Create portraits with impact thanks to the wide maximum aperture of this compact lens.
