Canon RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM

Canon RF 24-240mm f/4-6.3 USM IS - Review / Test Report

Reviewing a "super zoom" lens is both heaven and hell. It's heaven because the world is full of shooting opportunities with this much zoom range. And it's hell for the same reason when having to do the formal testing across many focal lengths in the lab - with results that are often not all that...

Canon RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM Review

The Canon RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM covers a bigger zoom range than any other lens for the system, but it makes some sacrifices to get there. The Canon RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM ($899) offers as much zoom power as you'll find in a full-frame lens, and manages to squeeze it into a zoom that's relatively light and compact. It also makes the expected compromises—it doesn't gather as much light as shorter zooms, and doesn't offer quite the same level of image quality. But if you're looking for a lens to capture wide views and distant subjects, the RF 24-240mm is a good choice to pair with Canon's low-cost EOS RP.Big Zoom Power The 24-240mm isn't as small as a prime, or similar ultra-zooms for APS-C systems, but when you consider that it works with bigger full-frame sensors, it's surprisingly portable. The lens measures 4.8 by 3.2 inches (HD) at the 24mm position, but does telescope and extend when zoomed in. It's also not that heavy, about 1.7 pounds, just a little more than the RF 24-105mm F4. There's a thread for 72mm filters around the front glass, and the standard front and rear lens caps are included. Aesthetics are b...

Canon RF 24-240mm f/4-6.3 IS USM Review | The Best Full-Frame 10X Super-Zoom Ever!

Canon did the impossible: They made a very decent, even a darn-good 10x full-frame zoom lens. There is a reason you don’t see 16-160mm lenses, or 100-1000mm lenses: They are impossible unicorns, if you want sharp results in a portable package.