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Canon RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM

A small, lightweight RF series 24-50mm zoom lens that you can use every day to explore your full frame creativity.

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The small, light, everyday zoom

Start your full frame mirrorless journey with a compact, lightweight lens that offers advanced image stabilisation, near-silent operation and great image quality.

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A truly versatile lens

See how the RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM can bring out the best in full frame photography or video.

Explore full frame depth-of-field

Get creative with wide apertures and make your foreground blurred for intriguing images.

Shoot wide for images with impact

Get down low and fill the frame with your subject, using the zoom’s wide angle to explore perspective.

Capture that perfect landscape or group

Shoot incredible vistas on your travels or zoom out to get the whole family in one perfect shot.

A lens you can use every day

Thanks to a flexible zoom range, this is the ideal lens to get you started on your full frame journey.

The ideal starter lens that’s a joy to use

Discover the joy of photography and video with a lightweight, stowable lens offering a 2x zoom with 24-50mm focal length, perfect for family groups, portraits, interiors and travel

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Smooth, quiet focusing with instinctive control

Shoot and film like a pro thanks to an STM focusing motor that’s fast and quiet with extra control from a customisable lens control ring that lets you adjust different settings at your fingertips.

Advanced image stabilisation

Pick up and use handheld straight away – even in low light – with super steady results, thanks to a 4.5-stop Optical Image Stabilizer^*. Move the slider to see the difference

Image Stabilizer ON

Image Stabilizer OFF

A lens that works intuitively with your camera

Thanks to its RF mount, the lens works with EOS R series cameras to support a wide range of in-camera image enhancement features including panning in scene mode and focus breathing correction for movies

2x optical zoom

24-50mm focal length in a compact body, great for flexible framing
Optical IS

4.5-stops Optical Image Stabilization^* for steady images and smooth video
AF/CONTROL/MF SWITCH

Switch between different focusing modes and assign different functions to the Control Ring
STM Motor

Leadscrew-type STM motor focuses quickly for stills and lets you record movies with smooth and quiet Auto Focus
Combined Lens Control/Focusing Ring

Customisable for TV/AV/ISO and MF as well as advanced functions such as Exposure Compensation, white balance, AF area selection.
7-blade aperture

Achieve beautiful circular bokeh for a more natural separation between your subject and the background

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Comparison

See how the RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM compares to the RF 24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM

RF 24-50mm
F4.5-6.3 IS STM

RF 24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

RF 24-105mm
F4-7.1 IS STM

Focal Length Range

24-50mm

24-105mm

AF Type

STM

Optical¹ / Combined IS²

4.5-stops / 7-stops

5-stops / 8-stops

Diaphragm Blades

Special Optics

2 x Aspherical

3 x Aspherical
1 x UD

Coatings

Super Spectra

Minimum Aperture

f/22-32

f/22-40

Closest Focusing Distance (M)

0.3 (24mm)

0.2 (24mm) (MF: 0.13)

Maximum Magnification (X)

0.19 (50mm)

0.40 (105mm) (MF: 0.5 @ 24mm)

Filter Size

58mm

67mm

Max. diameter x length (mm)

69.6 x 58.0mm (fully retracted)

76.6 x 88.8

Weight

Approx. 210g

Approx. 395g

Accessories

EW-63C Lens Hood
LP1014 Pouch

EW-73D Lens Hood
LP1116 Pouch

What’s in the box

RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM Lens
Dust Cap RF
Lens Cap E-58 II
User Manual