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RF16-28mm F2.8 IS STM Lens

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  • Convenient wide-angle zoom with a fixed f/2.8 aperture through the entire zoom range.
  • Light & compact everyday carry lens
  • Built-in optical image stabilization for less camera shake while hand-holding on-the-go.
  • Incredible quality from edge-to-edge due to 4 UD elements to minimize chromatic aberration, and 2 aspheric lenses.
  • Impressive durability and weather-resistant construction equivalent to an L-series lens for use in harsh environments.
  • Incredibly minimal focus breathing when recording video.
  • Optical image stabilization is automatically enabled for cameras without IBIS for effective 5.5 stops of correction.*
  • Coordinated control using IBIS x OIS provides an image stabilization effect of Center 8.0 stops and Corner 7.5 stops.*
  • Leadscrew-type STM for fast and quiet autofocus for stills and video
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Overview

The RF16-28mm F2.8 IS STM lens is perfect for both still and video content creators who desire high image quality and constant aperture at a more affordable price point than traditional L-series products.  This lens is now the smallest, lightest RF zoom lens with image quality equivalent to a Canon L-series specification.  For still image creators this light and compact lens weighing in at just over one pound will be a “take anywhere” kind of lens. Offering a fast f/2.8 aperture throughout the zoom range, photographers can work in low light situations or take creative control and blur the foreground and background with wide apertures not possible entry-level wide-angle lenses. Pairing this lens with the current RF28-70mm F2.8 IS STM gives you incredible zoom range coverage while maintaining high image quality.

Person Holding a Camera with the RF16-28mm F2.8 IS STM Attached

Features

Small Size and Conveniently Portable

This lens accomplishes the incredible feat of being a fixed aperture zoom lens that you can actually carry around all day without wearing your arm out.  The retracting design and a small focus element make the lens lightweight and portable. Taking advantage of the benefit of electronic distortion correction, this large-aperture zoom lens with a fixed f/2.8 aperture achieves both high image quality across the entire image and efficiently with a compact optical system.

Person Holding the RF16-28mm F2.8 IS STM

High-Image Quality and Optical Design

There is a lot that contributes to the optical quality of this lens, and it starts with four Ultra-low Dispersion (UD) elements (marked as dark green). The large-diameter UD lens in the front lens element group is a unique configuration previously found only in L lenses. This configuration effectively corrects chromatic aberration, reduces the weight of the front lens element group, and contributes to ease of use by suppressing the change in the center of gravity felt by the user when changing the zoom range.

Improvements in the manufacturing process have enabled the first-time use of a replica aspherical lens element with a larger diameter than in the past for the front lens, delivering even better image quality, and helps contribute to the lens’ overall compact size. The lens provides clear, high-resolution images from the maximum to minimum apertures. This design also features dust- and weather-resistant construction (another feature borrowed from the L-series lens line).

RF16-28mm F2.8 IS STM - X-Ray of Lens
RF16-28mm F2.8 IS STM - Waterproof Seals

Action!

This lens is for more than just still shots, your video adventures and productions will benefit as well. The leadscrew-type STM focusing motor is extremely quiet and the 16mm-28mm zoom range is great for vlogging at home, or filming on the street. Compatible with focus breathing correction that is corrected electronically by the camera, this lens lends even more professionalism to your productions.

Person Using a Camera with RF16-28mm F2.8 IS STM to Take a Picture

Get Close

An ultra-wide angle lens can do so much more than capture large spaces.  With a minimum focus distance of 7.9 inches (at 28mm), you can really get creative with the look of your images.

Picture of a Rose

Image Stabilization*

Combining 5.5 stops of in-lens image stabilization with a camera equipped with an in-body stabilizer achieves a coordinated control effect of 8.0 stops of shake correction at the center of the image, and 7.5 stops at the corners, making Hand-held shooting in low-light conditions possible.

Picture of a Ceiling with IS Off

IS OFF

Picture of a Ceiling with IS On

IS ON

Bokeh

Even with a zoom lens, the foreground and background can be blurred softly and significantly. This constant f/2.8 lens provides rich bokeh at every focal length. The ability to open the aperture also allows for faster shutter speeds, preventing blurring of the subject.

Picture of a Table

MTF Charts

16mm MTF Chart

Wide (16mm)

28mm MTF Chart

Telephoto (28mm)

Sample Image Gallery by Explorer of Light Erin Babnik

Sample Image Gallery by Noah Wetzel

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Join Canon’s Drew MacCallum as he goes over the specs and features of the RF16-28mm F2.8 IS STM Lens.

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Take a look at the Canon RF16-28mm F2.8 IS STM lens and see how this upgrade from entry-level wide-angle lenses will transform what you can do with your camera. A great all-day carry lens that is lightweight and packed with still and video shooting features, including some that are only available on “L-Series” lenses, like dust and weather resistance.

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Watch as Canon Explorers of Light Erin Babnik takes the Canon RF16-28mm F2.8 IS STM Lens out to photograph several of her favorite scenic locations. From the dunes, mountains, and mud tiles, this lens handles her travels easily.

Technical Specifications

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 *CIPA2024 standards (yaw/pitch/roll directions at a focal length of 28 mm using EOS R1)