Why I Own The Canon RF70-200 f/2.8 Lens. 4 Years With The Canon R Mount
The 70-200 is part of my kit for its versatility and for fast action situations such sports, wildlife, but it's also a great lens for portraits and even for some landscapes.
Canon released their updated f2.8 RF70-200 way back in 2019. It was slightly controversial at the time as they removed the internal zoom feature found on most 70-200 lenses. But this has made the lens much lighter at around 1kg compared to the EF MKII version which is around 1.5kg. It's also more portable compared to the older EF version as it compacts down to only 146mm.
That’s great when it comes to travelling. But the downside is potential dust and moisture getting in to the barrel of the lens. I can say that after 4 years of using this lens I’ve not noticed any serious issues with that, and I’ve been to a lot of crazy places around the world.
It also has 5 stops of image stabilisation compared to the 3.5 on the EF MKIII, has a minimum focus distance of only 70cm compared to 1.2m, it has. A dual nano ultra sonic motor that works flawlessly with the new mirrorless audio focus system, and now has 9 aperture blades compared to 8 found on the EF versions.
It’s the most versatile lens around. The 70mm on the wide end is good for number of subjects including portraits, street and urban situations, is great for video, even when handheld utilising the 5 stops of image stabilisation all with a 2.8 constant aperture.
The 200mm end is also amazing for fast action situations I use this all the time for sports and wildlife and I almost always take it with me when travelling because of the overall portability, depth of field and low light capabilities.
I almost always use this lens when shooting live sports. It works so well as a second camera lens combination while I'm shooting with the Canon 400mm f2.8. As that is a fixed prime lens I can't zoom in or out so I therefore simply switch camera to the 70-200mm when my subjects are too close for the 400mm.
It’s extremely sharp from f5.6 to f8 but there's no real issues when shooting wide open, you're still going to create some amazing imagery and the constant aperture of 2.8 is really a necessity when shooting in lower light conditions, especially for sports and wildlife.
There are some minor irritations however, such as the use of teleconverters. Basically you can't use any of the RF teleconverters with this lens. It must have something to do with the mirrorless mount as there are also some issues with other lenses in the Canon RF line up. It's a minor issue for me but hopefully something Canon will fix in future upgrades.
So that's my review after almost 4 years working with the RF70-200 f2.8 lens. It's been an amazing journey so far and I hope to be using it even more during the next 4 years.
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