Put yourself in the picture with this fast, affordable, ultra-wide EOS R-series lens. At 16mm this full frame prime is great for vlogging, landscapes, architecture, astrophotography and more. Designed for vloggers and creative content makers For crisp, clear ultra-wide views this lightweight and super compact full frame 16mm prime will transform your images and videos, inspiring creativity at every opportunity – from landscapes to architecture and even astrophotography. Can you afford not to have one? Ultra-wide view to capture all the detail At 16mm, the RF 16mm F2.8 STM’s full-frame focal length is ultra-wide, offering optimum vlogging potential and great creative opportunities for content creators shooting interiors and big views. Smooth and quiet STM motor, perfect for video The STM lens motor offers refined, quiet focusing and great smoothness. It is fast for photo, and provides that stunning cinematic look for video, too. Fast f/2.8 circular aperture The RF 16mm F2.8 STM has a fast f/2.8 aperture, delivering smooth, soft bokeh and highlights, great for landscapes with lots of foreground, as well as depth-of-field control when you want to vlog. Superb image quality The RF 16mm F2.8 STM features nine lens elements in seven groups with a single PMo aspheric lens for excellent colour rendition and crisp, contrasty images – great for architecture and travel. Get closer in crop mode When shooting in crop mode, the RF 16mm F2.8 STM becomes a 25.6mm wide-angle – effectively a second lens – making it ideal for content creators seeking more options. A beautifully small, light, take anywhere lens The RF 16mm F2.8 STM weighs only 165g and measures just 40.1mm 1 in length, so you can leave it on your camera all day or pack it in your kitbag and take it out for spontaneous creative moments.
Put yourself in the picture with this fast, affordable, ultra-wide EOS R-series lens. At 16mm this full frame prime is great for vlogging, landscapes, architecture, astrophotography and more. Designed for vloggers and creative content makers For crisp, clear ultra-wide views this lightweight and super compact full frame 16mm prime will transform your images and videos, inspiring creativity at every opportunity – from landscapes to architecture and even astrophotography. Can you afford not to have one? Ultra-wide view to capture all the detail At 16mm, the RF 16mm F2.8 STM’s full-frame focal length is ultra-wide, offering optimum vlogging potential and great creative opportunities for content creators shooting interiors and big views. Smooth and quiet STM motor, perfect for video The STM lens motor offers refined, quiet focusing and great smoothness. It is fast for photo, and provides that stunning cinematic look for video, too. Fast f/2.8 circular aperture The RF 16mm F2.8 STM has a fast f/2.8 aperture, delivering smooth, soft bokeh and highlights, great for landscapes with lots of foreground, as well as depth-of-field control when you want to vlog. Superb image quality The RF 16mm F2.8 STM features nine lens elements in seven groups with a single PMo aspheric lens for excellent colour rendition and crisp, contrasty images – great for architecture and travel. Get closer in crop mode When shooting in crop mode, the RF 16mm F2.8 STM becomes a 25.6mm wide-angle – effectively a second lens – making it ideal for content creators seeking more options. A beautifully small, light, take anywhere lens The RF 16mm F2.8 STM weighs only 165g and measures just 40.1mm 1 in length, so you can leave it on your camera all day or pack it in your kitbag and take it out for spontaneous creative moments.
Put yourself in the picture with this fast, affordable, ultra-wide EOS R-series lens. At 16mm this full frame prime is great for vlogging, landscapes, architecture, astrophotography and more. Designed for vloggers and creative content makers For crisp, clear ultra-wide views this lightweight and super compact full frame 16mm prime will transform your images and videos, inspiring creativity at every opportunity – from landscapes to architecture and even astrophotography. Can you afford not to have one? Ultra-wide view to capture all the detail At 16mm, the RF 16mm F2.8 STM’s full-frame focal length is ultra-wide, offering optimum vlogging potential and great creative opportunities for content creators shooting interiors and big views. Smooth and quiet STM motor, perfect for video The STM lens motor offers refined, quiet focusing and great smoothness. It is fast for photo, and provides that stunning cinematic look for video, too. Fast f/2.8 circular aperture The RF 16mm F2.8 STM has a fast f/2.8 aperture, delivering smooth, soft bokeh and highlights, great for landscapes with lots of foreground, as well as depth-of-field control when you want to vlog. Superb image quality The RF 16mm F2.8 STM features nine lens elements in seven groups with a single PMo aspheric lens for excellent colour rendition and crisp, contrasty images – great for architecture and travel. Get closer in crop mode When shooting in crop mode, the RF 16mm F2.8 STM becomes a 25.6mm wide-angle – effectively a second lens – making it ideal for content creators seeking more options. A beautifully small, light, take anywhere lens The RF 16mm F2.8 STM weighs only 165g and measures just 40.1mm 1 in length, so you can leave it on your camera all day or pack it in your kitbag and take it out for spontaneous creative moments.
Put yourself in the picture with this fast, affordable, ultra-wide EOS R-series lens. At 16mm this full frame prime is great for vlogging, landscapes, architecture, astrophotography and more. Designed for vloggers and creative content makers For crisp, clear ultra-wide views this lightweight and super compact full frame 16mm prime will transform your images and videos, inspiring creativity at every opportunity – from landscapes to architecture and even astrophotography. Can you afford not to have one? Ultra-wide view to capture all the detail At 16mm, the RF 16mm F2.8 STM’s full-frame focal length is ultra-wide, offering optimum vlogging potential and great creative opportunities for content creators shooting interiors and big views. Smooth and quiet STM motor, perfect for video The STM lens motor offers refined, quiet focusing and great smoothness. It is fast for photo, and provides that stunning cinematic look for video, too. Fast f/2.8 circular aperture The RF 16mm F2.8 STM has a fast f/2.8 aperture, delivering smooth, soft bokeh and highlights, great for landscapes with lots of foreground, as well as depth-of-field control when you want to vlog. Superb image quality The RF 16mm F2.8 STM features nine lens elements in seven groups with a single PMo aspheric lens for excellent colour rendition and crisp, contrasty images – great for architecture and travel. Get closer in crop mode When shooting in crop mode, the RF 16mm F2.8 STM becomes a 25.6mm wide-angle – effectively a second lens – making it ideal for content creators seeking more options. A beautifully small, light, take anywhere lens The RF 16mm F2.8 STM weighs only 165g and measures just 40.1mm 1 in length, so you can leave it on your camera all day or pack it in your kitbag and take it out for spontaneous creative moments.
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I wanted to have a wide-angle lens in my amateur collection. This one is cheap and works well. However it gets a lot less use than I thought it would even for panoramic shots where I often prefer the 35 or 50 prime.I am thinking that maybe it would be better to have something more adjustable in this range. The angle is huge and as a prime lens - it's not adjustable. Moreover it's not all that sharp especially on the sides.It's good to use primes for 35-80mm range but for zoom and wide-angle I think spending a bit more for an adjustable lens is warranted.
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Much better than the early reviews are saying. I'm seeing early reviews say that this lens is ok for video and terrible for photos because of the distortion adn vignetting. But, they do not address the fact that this lens has very little distortion after correction in Canon DPP 4.The physical lens is probabaly closer to a 14mm or 15mm lens - on purpose - so that it has the extra room to clean up when the lens profile is applied.If you are thinking I don't see any ditortion when I look at images on the back of my camera, that is correct. You probably won't. Lens correction is applied IN camera to the preview you see (even if you are shooting RAW because the preview you see in camera is actually a jpg). However, once you download images to your computer, you may see ... MoreMuch better than the early reviews are saying. I'm seeing early reviews say that this lens is ok for video and terrible for photos because of the distortion adn vignetting. But, they do not address the fact that this lens has very little distortion after correction in Canon DPP 4.The physical lens is probabaly closer to a 14mm or 15mm lens - on purpose - so that it has the extra room to clean up when the lens profile is applied.If you are thinking I don't see any ditortion when I look at images on the back of my camera, that is correct. You probably won't. Lens correction is applied IN camera to the preview you see (even if you are shooting RAW because the preview you see in camera is actually a jpg). However, once you download images to your computer, you may see the distortion return if you are shooting RAW because the lens profile hasn't been applied yet. One you apply the lens correction in DPP4, or Lightroom, etc. you will see a similar correction that you see on the back of your camera.I was concerned at first about the distortion, but after doing a bit of research, it makes perfect sense. Canon is trying to make smaller and lighter lenses, and in order to do this they need to use less glass and smaller elements. This is great from a weight and potentially price perspective, but means some correction needs to be applied in post to remove distortion. If this means we can have smaller, lighter, and less expensive lens options, I'm on board.I'm shooting with the R5, and I'm very pleased with the sharpness as well. If you're hesitant, don't be. This is a fun lens, that has super close focusing and shows littel to no distortion, and not-bad vignetting after a lens profile is applied. At the time of this post, Lightroom ha still not created a lens profile for this lens, but it will come, and everyone will be happy. Get the lens now before on-the-fencers realize how good this lens is.
originally posted on bhphotovideo.com
The 16mm RF F 2.8 is quite appealing for numerous reasons. Its small- Check - Its RF- Check- its 16mm -Check - The problem is that it is the MOST heavily software corrected RF lens I have used so far. Unlikely the 35mm f 1.8 macro a 5star non -L lens - this lens is not optically ideal. The camera does correct this and lightroom or Capture 1 etc... however the optics Vignette HARD its very distored precorrection- like fisheye bad. its a trade-off. I am just shocked at how bad it is UNCORRECTED - My advice is download sample raw files and disable corrections before you purchase this... if you are using for video this issue will not likely be as bad but Id suggest the same. I am still giving 4 starts because the camera (EOS r5 in my case) will correct and haveing a ... MoreThe 16mm RF F 2.8 is quite appealing for numerous reasons. Its small- Check - Its RF- Check- its 16mm -Check - The problem is that it is the MOST heavily software corrected RF lens I have used so far. Unlikely the 35mm f 1.8 macro a 5star non -L lens - this lens is not optically ideal. The camera does correct this and lightroom or Capture 1 etc... however the optics Vignette HARD its very distored precorrection- like fisheye bad. its a trade-off. I am just shocked at how bad it is UNCORRECTED - My advice is download sample raw files and disable corrections before you purchase this... if you are using for video this issue will not likely be as bad but Id suggest the same. I am still giving 4 starts because the camera (EOS r5 in my case) will correct and haveing a 16mm this small makes it AWESOME for travel or difficult night sky locations (backpack low weight) ---so the question is can you stomach mushy corners from a heavily distorted and corrected lens? I can so I dont regret this purchase.
| Lens system | |
| Closest focusing distance | 0.13 m |
| Maximum aperture number | 2.8 |
| Lens mount interface | Canon RF |
| Number of diaphragm blades | 7 |
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I wanted to have a wide-angle lens in my amateur collection. This one is cheap and works well. However it gets a lot less use than I thought it would even for panoramic shots where I often prefer the 35 or 50 prime.I am thinking that maybe it would be better to have something more adjustable in this range. The angle is huge and as a prime lens - it's not adjustable. Moreover it's not all that sharp especially on the sides.It's good to use primes for 35-80mm range but for zoom and wide-angle I think spending a bit more for an adjustable lens is warranted.
Much better than the early reviews are saying. I'm seeing early reviews say that this lens is ok for video and terrible for photos because of the distortion adn vignetting. But, they do not address the fact that this lens has very little distortion after correction in Canon DPP 4.The physical lens is probabaly closer to a 14mm or 15mm lens - on purpose - so that it has the extra room to clean up when the lens profile is applied.If you are thinking I don't see any ditortion when I look at images on the back of my camera, that is correct. You probably won't. Lens correction is applied IN camera to the preview you see (even if you are shooting RAW because the preview you see in camera is actually a jpg). However, once you download images to your computer, you may see ... MoreMuch better than the early reviews are saying. I'm seeing early reviews say that this lens is ok for video and terrible for photos because of the distortion adn vignetting. But, they do not address the fact that this lens has very little distortion after correction in Canon DPP 4.The physical lens is probabaly closer to a 14mm or 15mm lens - on purpose - so that it has the extra room to clean up when the lens profile is applied.If you are thinking I don't see any ditortion when I look at images on the back of my camera, that is correct. You probably won't. Lens correction is applied IN camera to the preview you see (even if you are shooting RAW because the preview you see in camera is actually a jpg). However, once you download images to your computer, you may see the distortion return if you are shooting RAW because the lens profile hasn't been applied yet. One you apply the lens correction in DPP4, or Lightroom, etc. you will see a similar correction that you see on the back of your camera.I was concerned at first about the distortion, but after doing a bit of research, it makes perfect sense. Canon is trying to make smaller and lighter lenses, and in order to do this they need to use less glass and smaller elements. This is great from a weight and potentially price perspective, but means some correction needs to be applied in post to remove distortion. If this means we can have smaller, lighter, and less expensive lens options, I'm on board.I'm shooting with the R5, and I'm very pleased with the sharpness as well. If you're hesitant, don't be. This is a fun lens, that has super close focusing and shows littel to no distortion, and not-bad vignetting after a lens profile is applied. At the time of this post, Lightroom ha still not created a lens profile for this lens, but it will come, and everyone will be happy. Get the lens now before on-the-fencers realize how good this lens is.
The 16mm RF F 2.8 is quite appealing for numerous reasons. Its small- Check - Its RF- Check- its 16mm -Check - The problem is that it is the MOST heavily software corrected RF lens I have used so far. Unlikely the 35mm f 1.8 macro a 5star non -L lens - this lens is not optically ideal. The camera does correct this and lightroom or Capture 1 etc... however the optics Vignette HARD its very distored precorrection- like fisheye bad. its a trade-off. I am just shocked at how bad it is UNCORRECTED - My advice is download sample raw files and disable corrections before you purchase this... if you are using for video this issue will not likely be as bad but Id suggest the same. I am still giving 4 starts because the camera (EOS r5 in my case) will correct and haveing a ... MoreThe 16mm RF F 2.8 is quite appealing for numerous reasons. Its small- Check - Its RF- Check- its 16mm -Check - The problem is that it is the MOST heavily software corrected RF lens I have used so far. Unlikely the 35mm f 1.8 macro a 5star non -L lens - this lens is not optically ideal. The camera does correct this and lightroom or Capture 1 etc... however the optics Vignette HARD its very distored precorrection- like fisheye bad. its a trade-off. I am just shocked at how bad it is UNCORRECTED - My advice is download sample raw files and disable corrections before you purchase this... if you are using for video this issue will not likely be as bad but Id suggest the same. I am still giving 4 starts because the camera (EOS r5 in my case) will correct and haveing a 16mm this small makes it AWESOME for travel or difficult night sky locations (backpack low weight) ---so the question is can you stomach mushy corners from a heavily distorted and corrected lens? I can so I dont regret this purchase.
Just purchased an RF 16mm lens. Sold by Canon. Who did not have an economical wide-angle lens in its range. For that price. It can be used as a keep-on lens on all RFcamerass even on the new models. Like R10/R7 .It is very sharp and even better at setting F5.6 to F8. It is good for taking all round photos without a heavy lens to carry about. The market stall shows the field of view you can cover. The watch was taken from 6 inches showing even up close the detail you can see
In a nutshell, this lens is excellent for Astrophotography, architecture, landscape and interiors. I also found this lens to be very good for macro because you can get in really close to your subject.There is some distortion around the edges; it hasn't stopped me from using this lens, far from it... I use it a lot and I love it.It's sharp and it gives a unique perspective. I use it mostly for Astrophotography and landscape. The thing I love most about this lens is its compact size. It's so easy to carry about in your bag or even your pocket.For the price, this is a good lens to have in your camera bag. If anything, the ultra wide angle will inspire your creativity with its unique perspective.
I was considering buying the more expensive 14-35mm zoom lens, but I never or rarely use the zoom function on my APS-C 10-20mm DSLR lens. So I decided to give it a try. I am amazed that I am now able to shoot in tighter rooms and get a good result, something I was not able to do with a 10-20mm APS-C camera lens. For 1/5th the cost I was able to buy a drone instead.Note: I use a CPL and keep it on the camera lens which doubles as a lens protector. It also helps with reducing glare on floors and countertops. If you add a UV filter you will get vignetting. The single CPL filter on the lens works great for me.
The promise of mirrorless, among other things, was reduced sized camera bodies. But, that promise is compromised by the fact that more electronics equals more weight. And while my R5 is a much smaller body than my 5D, there's only about 6 oz less weight. Take away the mirror assembly, shrink the body, but the added wizardry doesn't shrink the weight by all that much.The RF lenses are a correlating example of the same thing: I believe each of the RF lenses is better--better glass, better technologies--than their EF counterparts. I own many of the similar lenses, RF and EF, to be able to make that comparison.And my goal to reduce carried size and weight is difficult when the offering is the RF 15-35 2.8, and it weighs a ton. Sure, the 14-35 4.0 came out and did a ... MoreThe promise of mirrorless, among other things, was reduced sized camera bodies. But, that promise is compromised by the fact that more electronics equals more weight. And while my R5 is a much smaller body than my 5D, there's only about 6 oz less weight. Take away the mirror assembly, shrink the body, but the added wizardry doesn't shrink the weight by all that much.The RF lenses are a correlating example of the same thing: I believe each of the RF lenses is better--better glass, better technologies--than their EF counterparts. I own many of the similar lenses, RF and EF, to be able to make that comparison.And my goal to reduce carried size and weight is difficult when the offering is the RF 15-35 2.8, and it weighs a ton. Sure, the 14-35 4.0 came out and did a superb job of reduced both size/weight, but it's still not small.This 16mm 2.8 is small. Elfin. I've only had it a few weeks, and walked through a house the other day taking snapshots--not setting things up, not leveling the camera or using a flash to make direct comparisons with either the 14-35 or my EF 11-24 w/the adapter--and I have to say this: inside, there's a lot of distortion I could not correct in LR. Outside, where the view is wide and the lens doesn't have to strain within its own confines like it does indoors, I am impressed.I carried an EF 20mm on the RF adapter through Grand Canyon earlier this year, the one lens I carried for five days inside the Canyon, and I was looking to buy one for myself, it was that good.This lens was announced and I waited, and I'm glad I did: no adapter, RF qualities I'm finding in all these lenses, tiny size and minuscule weight, and the vista shots are looking very nice. Not sure I trust it like I did the 20mm, but maybe by the next trip into the backcountry I'll have used it enough to know: it's the only one I need.
I've had this lens for a few months now and although I dont use it frequently, I'm glad I purchased it.I typically dont shoot wide that often, but when I do, I am glad I have this lens. the 16mm is an affordable option for someone looking to get into ultra wide photography.The biggest problem I have with this lens isn't the lens' fault, but the R5 and R6 have a very aggressive IBIS so if you are handholding this lens for video, it gets very wobbly. Other than that, you can expect to get great results. Adobe actually just added a lens profile for this lens to help with distortion. If you're shooting JPEG, the camera does quite a bit of distortion correction as well.Here's a video I made regarding this lens, feel free to check it out if you're interested! ... MoreI've had this lens for a few months now and although I dont use it frequently, I'm glad I purchased it.I typically dont shoot wide that often, but when I do, I am glad I have this lens. the 16mm is an affordable option for someone looking to get into ultra wide photography.The biggest problem I have with this lens isn't the lens' fault, but the R5 and R6 have a very aggressive IBIS so if you are handholding this lens for video, it gets very wobbly. Other than that, you can expect to get great results. Adobe actually just added a lens profile for this lens to help with distortion. If you're shooting JPEG, the camera does quite a bit of distortion correction as well.Here's a video I made regarding this lens, feel free to check it out if you're interested! https://youtu.be/FKrEzkhS1zo
Small, light and wide - that's what this lens is and why I bought it. As a compliment to the Canon RF 24-240mm f/4-6.3 IS USM Lens these two lenses offer a good combination of options for the casual traveler wanting to have a decent camera body and focal length options but not the weight of 3 or 4 L lenses. It isn't a great lens but meets my needs for casual travel with a light kit. I've attached two versions of the same photo taken in Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge Jambo House. Canon R6, 1/60 sec f/2.8, ISO 4000. Version 1 was edited in Light Room Classic (LRC), Lens Correction, Vertical Transformation, cropped plusTone, Presence and Detail edits. Version 2 is the original with only LRC Lens and Tone adjustments
This lens is a cheap, small (tiny!), fast-ish UWA with a very close MFD (13 cm - which means the front element will be 7cm from the subject!) and these features make it pretty much unique. However, it has considerable limitations as detailed below.Firstly, it's one of those lenses that is useless without a lens profile for processing - it has drastic barrel distortion and vignetting. JPEGs are automatically corrected in the camera but RAWs aren't and having bought it when it was first released, I struggled to optimise images before a profile became available for my processing software. With a profile, images have an aspect ratio of 1.64:1 and look very stretched at the sides and corners; for some landscape and very close-up shots, this effect can be attractive but ... MoreThis lens is a cheap, small (tiny!), fast-ish UWA with a very close MFD (13 cm - which means the front element will be 7cm from the subject!) and these features make it pretty much unique. However, it has considerable limitations as detailed below.Firstly, it's one of those lenses that is useless without a lens profile for processing - it has drastic barrel distortion and vignetting. JPEGs are automatically corrected in the camera but RAWs aren't and having bought it when it was first released, I struggled to optimise images before a profile became available for my processing software. With a profile, images have an aspect ratio of 1.64:1 and look very stretched at the sides and corners; for some landscape and very close-up shots, this effect can be attractive but objects at the edge of the frame can look quite distorted.IQ isn't super sharp. Wide open, it's reasonably sharp in the centre of the frame but extremely soft in the corners. This doesn't matter for close-ups (e.g. of flowers etc.) if the subject is in the centre of the frame and nothing else will be in focus anyway - although you do have to be very close to the subject to get remotely acceptable bokeh. Stopped down, the corners do improve, but not spectacularly so and it's never a particularly sharp lens - you can take nice landscapes with it but they won't be super detailed - it's best for more atmospheric shots. And why the aperture can be stopped down all the way to f22 baffles me as it's already getting too soft at f11 - I've found it pointless to go beyond f8, which is probably the sweet spot for landscapes, unlike the other relatively cheap RF primes such as the 35mm f1.8, the 50mm f1.8 and the 85mm f2, all of which are still sharper at f14 than this lens is at any aperture, and far sharper overall.So it doesn't sound very good - why have I kept it, and kept using it? A combination of convenience (tiny and light) and MFD, the latter being a major USP for the lens. It would be great if the unusual shots the fast aperture and MFD make possible could be done in better quality, but I suspect the lens that could do that would be too big to focus that close without touching the subject! So it's a fun lens with a few unusual capabilities that can produce some striking images if you work within its limitations.
| Lens system | |
| Closest focusing distance | 0.13 m |
| Maximum aperture number | 2.8 |
| Lens mount interface | Canon RF |
| Number of diaphragm blades | 7 |
