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The Advantages of Canon RF 100-500 mm F4.5-7.1 Lens

  • May 16,2021
  • Melissa Young

For every cameraman, a good camera cannot compare with a good set of lenses. In the whole camera assembly, the lens occupies a large cost of the whole camera. Having a good lens can take more perfect photos. It can make the original essential pictures of things more attractive. In the era of SLR, many photographers like Canon's products. Such as Canon RF 100-500 mm F4.5-7.1 lens. It is light. It also has an ultra-long focal length. For many cameramen, this is a lens with excellent professional performance. Let's analyze the advantages of this lens.

Canon RF100-500 mm F4.5-7.1 lens is a lightweight ultra-long focus lens. The weight of the lens is 1370 g. The weight of the tripod ring is 1530 g. The diameter of the filter is 77 mm. The lens is matched with the EOS R5 body, and the proportion is very harmonious. The weight ratio is natural. The long-term holding will not cause fatigue. The lens itself is still a telescopic barrel. 100 mm end is completely contracted. The length is 207.6 mm. However, if 500 mm is fully extended, the front end of the lens will be greatly extended. With the magnifying mirror RF1.4 × or RF2 × sold at the same time, the focal length covers up to 1000 mm. It is suitable for more shooting fields such as wildlife, sports, airplanes, etc. The lens has 5-level optical anti-shake, which can effectively suppress hand shake in combination with EOS R/RP. When matched with EOS R5/R6, the lens optical anti-shake can also be linked with the camera body anti-shake to obtain a hand shake compensation effect equivalent to the maximum shutter speed of 6 levels, making hand-held shooting more reassuring.

This lens has two main characteristics. One is that the telephoto end has reached 500 mm and still retains a close-up focal length of 100 mm. In fact, there are already many lenses that can achieve a telephoto of 500 mm or 600 mm, but the starting focal length of close-up often needs 150 mm or even 200 mm. Canon RF100-500 mm still maintains the possibility of close-up.

This lens also has the ability of macro photography. At the 100 mm end, the nearest focusing distance is only 0.9 m. At the 500 mm end, the magnification of 0.33 times can be realized. Therefore, this lens can shoot some macro themes such as tiny objects, flowers, butterflies and insects.

The lens adopts a waterproof and dustproof structure and implements antifouling fluorine coating. It has strong reliability and can cope with different shooting environments. It can enrich full frame EOS R system and expand the fun of telephoto. The appearance of the lens is painted in Canon's classic white. It can reduce heat storage and make people feel very comfortable when shooting. The lens is provided with various physical keys and rotating rings, which is convenient for people to use and operate in various ways and provides convenience. People do not need to zoom frequently when using this lens. They can set the fixed focal length of TIGHT mode. Switch SMOOTH to smooth zoom can make it easier to take photos. The picture effect is better.

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