Canon RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM
Announced February 13, 2020
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Reviewer Consensus
Good
The Canon RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM is a compact, lightweight, and affordable zoom lens that serves as a versatile, general-purpose option for full-frame mirrorless beginners. While it offers impressive stabilization and macro capabilities, its narrow maximum aperture and edge softness at wider settings represent significant trade-offs for its size and price.
Weighted from 16 reviewer scores
Pros
- Effective optical image stabilization
- Useful macro and close-up focusing capabilities
- Compact and lightweight build for travel
- Quick and quiet autofocus performance
- Versatile zoom range and good value
Cons
- Restrictive narrow maximum aperture
- Soft corners and distortion at 24mm
- No included lens hood or weather sealing
- Lack of physical AF/MF switch
- Launch price $399 (USD)
- Focal length & aperture 24-105mm f/4-7.1
- Mount & coverage Canon RF Full-Frame
- Stabilization Optical IS, 5 stops (CIPA)
- Close focus 13.1 cm (0.5x)
- Filter thread 67mm
- Autofocus motor STM + lead screw
- Weight & size 395g (13.9 oz) · 76.6 x 88.8 mm (3.02 x 3.50 in)
What the Reviewers Say
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Sure, it may lack the glamour of the brighter aperture and more exotic models, but every system needs a low-cost general-purpose zoom to bundle with the entry-level bodies as a starting point.
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OpticalLimits 4/10
Of course, everything in life is a compromise, and the RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 STM IS is all about making it possible to a budget. However, if you can stretch it, you'd really be better off with the Canon RF 24-105mm f/4 USM L IS. While more expensive, it's just a better investment.
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It also means that the further you zoom, the more you’ll be forced towards slower shutter speeds or higher ISO settings. But as an affordable, portable, walkaround standard zoom, the RF 24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM is pretty exceptional.
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The Canon RF 24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM Lens is a compact, lightweight, economical, general-purpose lens with a generous zoom range, high-performing stabilization, and a smooth, quiet STM AF system.
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[I]f those two things don't bother you though, then you might actually find it quite charming and enjoyable to use. So as a basic kit lens, it does work well in that respect, but you'll probably still find yourself wanting to upgrade from it somewhere down a line.
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The Canon RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM is a fine performer, with a bonus of 24mm ultra-wide coverage, handling superbly, compact, light, focusing down to macro distances, and at half the price of the original offering has to be attractive.
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[D]espite that off-putting F7.1 maximum aperture, we can still strongly recommend the new Canon RF 24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM as a surprisingly versatile partner for the EOS R and especially the EOS RP camera.
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The Canon RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM is a very capable lens, a real Swiss Army knife.
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The Canon RF 24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM is the most affordable zoom lens for the R system, and one of the smallest and lightest full-frame zooms you can get for any camera.
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Photo Review 9/10
Canon’s RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM lens represents a winning combination of size, weight, versatility and price.
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Light around the neck, easy on the wallet and heavy in performance, this Canon RF 24-105mm STM lens is superb.
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It has macro capabilities, it has image stabilization, it has great autofocus. This is really the perfect kit lens for the EOS R, the EOS RP.
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So yeah, great lens, great combination, a great travel lens.
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I think this is a great lens to start with if you're getting into Canon's full-frame mirrorless system. The image quality is surprisingly good for what it is and the size and weight are great for travel.
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[T]his is a nice small all-in-one lens that you can tuck away in the corner of your camera bag for when you need a shorter focal length lens, or carry in your hand when you just want to go on a walkabout in search of a not scared bug.
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Aside from the specific aspect of multiple exposure, I found it to be a quite good lens, and perhaps I might get one of these as a backup, as a second, as a spare lens, and perhaps as a travel or casual lens when photography is just my hobby. This lens here performs quite well.
