Review | Canon RF 24-105mm f2.8 L USM Z Lens

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Here's something special for all you #Canon RF shooters out there. The Canon RF 24-105 F2.8L IS USM Z arrives as part of Canon's new Z lens range that is specifically designed for hybrid shooters, offering the very best for both Canon filmmakers and photographers.
A big part of this launch is that this is the World's first ever 24-105mm f2.8 lens. We're used to a maximum f4 from lenses like this and while it may not seem like much, those couple of extra stops are going to make a huge difference to your ability to shoot in lower light environments and play with shallow depth of field.
George took this lens to Richmond Park in London to check out all the amazing features of this lens and to give his two cents on how this lens performs and who he thinks this lens is targeted at.
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@rgraham-ncal 9 месяцев назад

He keeps saying extra "few" stops. It's one (1) stop.

@MindYaBizz_Whiz 9 месяцев назад

Was thinking the same thing 🤣

@chrisstadler7111 9 месяцев назад

Haha exactly

@tobygroves2112 9 месяцев назад

Exactly - loses all credibility within the first minute

@fuzzytalz 9 месяцев назад

You beat me to it. I can’t watch after that.

@fuzzytalz 9 месяцев назад

Least attractive standard zoom. Impractically large and heavy.

@christopherwood1668 9 месяцев назад

One thing I don't think people are talking about is how incredible this would be for interview videos. It's so versatile.

@AugmentedGravity 9 месяцев назад

Insane. What a time to be alive.

@WexPhotoVideo 9 месяцев назад

Agreed!

@wanneske1969 9 месяцев назад

From f4 to f2.8 is not 'a few extra stops of light' but just one stop

@henrybrylowski1332 9 месяцев назад

I love my 24-105 f4 lens! The only thing I ever wished was that it was faster than f4! This will definitely be a great lens for the event shooter/videographer.

@WexPhotoVideo 9 месяцев назад

Totally agree!

@islomtolipovR6 9 месяцев назад

Absolutely right , I’m also f4 user 😊

@mbismbismb 9 месяцев назад

I prefer this heavy zoom over my 5 primes for wedding 😢

@Nuri-Gedik 9 месяцев назад

yep, this thing will live on my r6 mk ii forever

@marvinlovenfeldt 9 месяцев назад

F4 to f2.8 is ONE stop. Not 3, not 2. ONE stop.

@johndembo8038 9 месяцев назад

while I appreciate that he probably had the lens for only a short period of time, I'm suprised that he spent that time taking pictures of animals outside when he said himself that it's main benefit will be for event photography in poor light. Even if the time was limited, a few model shots in natural light indoors would have been more informative.

@WexPhotoVideo 9 месяцев назад

We had a short period with both this and the 200-800. Richmond park seemed a good place to review both under pressure! Thanks for watching! 😀

@davec28 9 месяцев назад

Awesome !! Top of my list now (if I ever get the dosh together)...

@EktorTsolodimos 9 месяцев назад

Mind you: that extra 35 mm is significant and handy on the long end, but really no that much. 24 to 120 would be better. Or 35 to 150 (like the Tamron). You can crop from 70 to 105 as well. Difference is there, but it is not huge.

@johnclay7644 9 месяцев назад

informative lens Review Thanks Wex.

@WexPhotoVideo 9 месяцев назад

Our pleasure!

@teepatchong5668 9 месяцев назад

Amazingly innovative hybrid lens for video and stills. A bit expensive but quality and functionality is not cheap.

@peterjung4680 9 месяцев назад

I want and need this lens.

@harryvuemedia5106 9 месяцев назад

definitely a video lens and traveling lens.

@UberDurable 7 месяцев назад

Groundbreaking Lens!

@WexPhotoVideo 7 месяцев назад

We agree!

@AAJJ007 9 месяцев назад

Can't wait for Tamron to copy it for Sony. Go Tamron! And Congrats Canon!

@paulcollingridge8387 9 месяцев назад

George is a great presenter, we've missed his natural charm

@vaskoobscura_ 9 месяцев назад

Awesome video. Thumbs up.

@WexPhotoVideo 9 месяцев назад

Thank you very much!

@harddriverecordingandfilmsNY 4 месяца назад

decided on this lens the the R5C, but wondering if I should wait to see how the overheating issues are with the upcoming R5ii

@falxonPSN 8 месяцев назад

Great review, and the shots of the deer look good! One tiny critique: several times, you mention you get a few more stops of light, but going from f/4 to f/2.8 is only 1 stop. So as in the past, when people were deciding between the 24-70 and the 24-105, I think depth of field and lens sharpness are more important than how bright/fast the lens is. On a modern mirrorless, 1 stop of difference is really not that major in most cases. The IBIS wobble at 24mm scares me a bit - overall it looks smooth, but in your example, the edges wobble quite a lot.

@WexPhotoVideo 8 месяцев назад

Noted! George wasn't taking too much care when walking, so being more steady with it would help a great deal.

@nicktrieu8129 9 месяцев назад

Looks like a lens I'd get for travel.

@WexPhotoVideo 9 месяцев назад

We agree, very versatile!

@BobBell. 7 месяцев назад

Great review, now I want it 😅

@WexPhotoVideo 7 месяцев назад

You and me both!

@georgelockhart6335 9 месяцев назад

i see this a super good lens for event like car show or expo . just bit pricy and bulky but damm , really tempt

@MartinV. 9 месяцев назад

Great video

@WexPhotoVideo 9 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@Me.Chemical 9 месяцев назад

I like that the video about new canon lens was shot on sony camera 😅

@robert_may 9 месяцев назад

Closest competitor is probably the Tamron 35-150 f/2-2.8, which is a better focal range for my use-case, but it's nice to see Canon doing something funky and interesting (even if it's crazy expensive).

@WexPhotoVideo 9 месяцев назад

Nice! Thanks for watching!

@harryvuemedia5106 9 месяцев назад

Canon should have went that route. I would never use a 24-105mm F/2.8 as an event gig lens unless it was the only lens i have on me. Otherwise, I stick to 2 zoom lenses on 2 bodies.

@vinvanid 9 месяцев назад

@@harryvuemedia5106 No, 24-105 way more useful than 35-150. You can't replace 24mm with 35mm but you can replace 150 with 105mm by little cropping. Event photographers will like 24-105 more than 35-150.

@harryvuemedia5106 9 месяцев назад

@@vinvanid I'm an event photographer and I don't use any of those focal lengths. I prefer to use 2x camera bodies with Cam A housing a 24-70mm F/2.8 and Cam B housing the 70-200mm F/2.8. 2 lighter lenses that allows me to reach and shoot so much more. Like i said, the only time someone will use a 24-105mm if its on a video camera or its their only camera for the event.

@paczek7529 7 месяцев назад

⁠there are so many scenarios where such lens might be a "life saver". For me, as a mobile videographer using motorcyckles alot, such lens is space saver. Instead of carring 24-70 and 70-200 i would go with 24-105 and still having space for drone or other gear which i would have to give up.

@v_stands_for_value124 9 месяцев назад

Pretty sure there's 1 stop from 2.8 to 4 You have to show real speed videos to explain the stability of the lens cuz every slow motion on any camera looks smooth lol

@kevinhall5199 9 месяцев назад

I still don't understand Canon. What Canon customer was asking for this. Most Canon users were hoping for a 2.8 version of the 24-105 with the size of the 70-200.

@tonytech5520 9 месяцев назад

This lens is the same length and less weight than the 70-200mm f/2.8 lens.................for EF mount.😂

@santiagomontalvo3252 9 месяцев назад

Would you consider this a travel lens? I was about to purchase the 24-105mm F4 when this was announced. The F4 is compact and lighter than the F2.8 so easier to handle. The F2.8 is tempting but would it really make a great travel lens? I’m still debating it.

@mcpy2000 9 месяцев назад

You need to withstand the enormous weight of 1.33kg (just the lens itself) for the F2.8, while 0.7kg for the F4. For me, I prefer mobility over bokeh

@alessandro3000 9 месяцев назад

But the f4 version is an ok lens, but i hate it. no magic like for instance the 70-200 2.8 has.

@LUITESLIFE 9 месяцев назад

Tamron 35-150 > This. Way better deal for the price< I feel like Tamron should have just maded it an F2.8 lens though, instead of 2-2.8. Unfortunately for Canon users it's not available for RF (yet?).

@TheAacharge 7 месяцев назад

The first internal zoom mid-range RF L lens 🥰

@WexPhotoVideo 7 месяцев назад

@AP-zo1ww 8 месяцев назад

How'd you guys grade this vid? Very vibrant but not distracting. Super sharp too.

@WexPhotoVideo 8 месяцев назад

Buttery LUTs have some fab options!

@chrislognshot 9 месяцев назад

question why where you using a ND filter on that lens. would it been better show it off with out filter. so we can see true photo from lens and camera. also as nikon shooter i love to see what other major brands are doing and coming out with. because one camera buddy canon shoot in USAs military and other sony user. i watch the stuff to help them out in getting stuff or have not seen new stuff coming out.

@NickHansonPhotography 9 месяцев назад

There is only one stop between f/2.8 and f/4.0, not a 'few stops'.

@livemusic 9 месяцев назад

I was about to type the same, but figured I'd look to see if someone beat me to it. I assumed someone would. Now to see if there are others. HUGE to not see that it's only one stop when promoting a lens. Oh well.

@user-uo9kv9cn9e 9 месяцев назад

Hey you missed an "IS" in the name! It is not long enaugh!

@kunaltewari8059 8 месяцев назад

Does the lens have serious vignetting at 24mm as mentioned by some reports after reviewing ??? This is serious as that would stop me from buying this lens

@J.EarlyMedia 9 месяцев назад

What mic did you use for this review.

@WexPhotoVideo 9 месяцев назад

www.wexphotovideo.com/rode-wireless-go-ii-1769142/

@eleazarproductor 9 месяцев назад

about filter?

@cmfletch1 7 месяцев назад

I shoot a lot of indoor sports. How good would this work for indoor sports? Volleyball, basketball indoor track…

@WexPhotoVideo 7 месяцев назад

The extra push to 105mm should definitely be enough for sports like that. But sometimes you may need something longer depending on your distance from the action.

@cmfletch1 6 месяцев назад

Oh how about for outdoor sports. Football, soccer etc

@threedeman 7 месяцев назад

What filter were you using outside?

@threedeman 7 месяцев назад

I’m pretty sure it was a PolarPro 82mm Peter McKinnon Signature Edition II Variable ND 0.6 to 1.5 Filter (2 to 5-Stop)?

@ngkhacquan 7 месяцев назад

What Gear did you use to filmed this video?

@WexPhotoVideo 7 месяцев назад

Sony A7S III: bit.ly/3G3E2az

@skyviews100 9 месяцев назад

What are the "few" stops you refer to. F4 to F2.8 is hardly a few stops?

@ThatNorma 9 месяцев назад

its 1 stop exactly :)

@lqr824 9 месяцев назад

I made the same point. She's just willing to read off a script no matter how stupid the script is. It's really pathetic. Maybe she's one of those photogs with good artistic eye and good people skills but no technical understanding of the work at all? I know a great travel photographer who took all her cityscapes at f/22 because it would have the best depth of field... she didn't know why her pictures were never that sharp! She had never heard of diffraction. And she was actually an art teacher by day, crazy!

@skyviews100 9 месяцев назад

@@lqr824 Exactly. It doesn't do them any good

@Riskbreaker2009 9 месяцев назад

1 stop is not few

@nabil3527 9 месяцев назад

❤❤

@FlatWaterFilms 9 месяцев назад

No built in ND filter. Sticking with EF glass for now as I use the ND filter adapter. A must for video.

@stephencooper5155 9 месяцев назад

It's basically made for the C70 that has build in NDs

@FlatWaterFilms 9 месяцев назад

@@stephencooper5155 What's basically made for the C70?

@lqr824 9 месяцев назад

8:46 In what strange universe does f/2.8 provide "an extra few stops of light" over an f/4? And why are you telling us how useful this is when not a single shot in the entire freaking video seems to depend on it? You just seem to be motormouthing without a thought as to whether what you're saying is actually correct. Pro-tip: rather than TELL us how useful this f/2.8 is, you could perhaps SHOW us. What is wrong with you that you extol this f/2.8 at length without actually showing a single shot where at f/4 the ISO noise would be more noticable, or the background would be too much in focus, or some such? I get the feeling you put no thought or care into this and are just racing to get a video out fast to sell your ad views. It's really disappointing to see this.

@lqr824 9 месяцев назад

Yes, 24 all the way to 105 IS fantastic for events, but I've shot the RF24-105/4 since about the day it came out for that reason. To make a case for this new lens, you can't just sell it on the focal range, one needs to additionally justify having the f/2.8 across that range, and I think that's a lot harder sell. The f/2.8 zooms were NECESSARY in the 90s and 00s: even the top camera's AF wouldn't work completely without f/2.8, the display brightness depended on big aperture, pictures were far lower quality (due to bad AF, film grain, poorer lenses, camera motion, subject motion) so we tended to distribute photos in far smaller size, so the background blur of f/2.8 was helpful to make the subject pop from the background in a photo only 10cm/4" across. Nowadays even social media photos are 38cm/15" across, the AF is perfect on the eye, the sensor noise is almost nonexistent, we have IS and IBIS to cancel camera motion, and sky-high ISO lets us freeze subject motion. Given the huge images we now display, and the fact the subject is so clear, even the milder bokeh of f/4 suffices, I think most of the time. So while f/2.8 WAS necessary up to say 10 years ago, it simply isn't, yet people still treat it as the gateway to pro shooting. I myself have used f/2.8 "trinity" of zooms from 1995 or so, but for the R and now R5, I've only used f/4 and the 72mm aperture 100-500. (For zooms, more than f-stop, aperture gives a better measure of bokeh I think.)

@rgraham-ncal 9 месяцев назад

Well this saves me a lot of writing. Most of my shots on 24-105 F4 simply couldn't be any sharper, and the bokeh is gorgeous. Many photographers are just stuck on the fallacy that you need an F2.8 lens to take great pictures. Simply not true.

@lqr824 9 месяцев назад

@@rgraham-ncal Thanks for hearing me out and nice to see someone that agrees. I love the 24-105 and shot with it almost exclusively for three years. If I rated the 135/1.8 as a 10 and 100-500 @ 100-135 as a 9.5, then the 100 would be a 9, 50/1.8 an 8.8 and 24-105/4 an 8.5. On one hand, it actually is the least-sharp RF I've tested, and yet, the difference is so small I can't think of a case where it really matters. As you say the bokeh is really nice, and sufficient unless you want the photo to be "bokeh as a special effect." And in that case, f/2.8 isn't enough, you need f/1.4, f/1.2, etc.

@raksh9 9 месяцев назад

As someone who shoots indoor sports that requires fast shutter speeds to freeze action, a lens like this is a godsend.

@lqr824 9 месяцев назад

@@raksh9 It buys you absolutely nothing except cutting your ISO in half, and I'm curious if you're really taking any shots that would be notably worse at twice the ISO.

@falxonPSN 8 месяцев назад

@@lqr824 EXACTLY! A lot of people are obsessed with f/2.8 lenses, and they have their use cases, but with modern sensors, the use case is primarily "I need the smoothest possible bokeh at focal length XXX." Which is perfectly fine, but for most people, that's too many compromises to get that. What interests me more about this is that my only 24-XX lens is the EF 24-105, so if I am buying an RF version, this is the one I would get, since it's effectively parfocal and has better IS than the f4 version; plus, the extra lens function buttons are handy. I also like the fully non-extending barrel for durabillity/sealing quality. But I'm not kidding myself that it's going to make my lower-light stuff 200% better. Especially with how trivial it is to remove noise with Topaz AI tools these days.

@chasingmanhattan 9 месяцев назад

Pair this with a 135mm f/1.8 and you’re all set for everything you need.

@lukmie2769 7 месяцев назад

That lens filter though…

@RamSarup 9 месяцев назад

You unfortunately missed the real reason the lens has a 'Z' on the end and why it's a hybrid lens. 'Z' = support for the Power Zoom Adapters.

@gavthane 9 месяцев назад

Kinda annoying when people demonstrate the IS capabilities of a lens by showing slow motion video… why does no one show examples at standard 24/25fps anymore?

@WexPhotoVideo 9 месяцев назад

Hey! If you x2 the video, that will give you a rough idea. But noted!

@gavthane 9 месяцев назад

@@WexPhotoVideo good shout, didn’t think of that 👍🏼

@user-Thanakorn2514 9 месяцев назад

🥰🥰🥰

@peterstrachan3609 8 месяцев назад

I hope Sony are taking note!

@dq9021 8 месяцев назад

The lens is so tiny. I would get one if they can make it a lil bigger.

@granthartley 9 месяцев назад

A few stops? I had to double check to see if this was even a camera channel... apparently so. Sheesh. 😬

@kai64 9 месяцев назад

Thought this would totally kill F4 version but they definitely didn’t 😂 canon is sneaky

@saskeleephotography9019 9 месяцев назад

why would you say he didnt kill it? the price?

@kai64 9 месяцев назад

@@saskeleephotography9019 yeah the price is one of them, the size, weight. A lot of trade off for switching from F4. Sure they have technology to create this lens in F4 lens body. They didn’t cuz that could almost kill F4

@cuboirs 9 месяцев назад

You can get the new10-20 f4 and the 24-105 f4 for the same price😊

@gregfisher216 8 месяцев назад

Yes , but at a hefty price point !!!!!!

@WexPhotoVideo 8 месяцев назад

A worthy investment! 😉

@bobuk5722 8 месяцев назад

Anyone who is thinking of buying this lens knows about stops. Personally I'm much more interested in the lens capabilities than an editorial slip.

@angelisone 9 месяцев назад

where the world's first 14-90/2.0 IS?

@adebrian1737 9 месяцев назад

Weddings weddings weddings. That's what this lens is for but it's a bit pricey.

@kunaltewari8059 9 месяцев назад

I am confused about pricing. You say £3599 but your website says £3439??

@WexPhotoVideo 9 месяцев назад

Apologies for this. We had the lens before launch and before confirmed pricing but as of launch day, the price is £3,439.00.

@aperture8983 8 месяцев назад

Very very larg & big😮

@Riskbreaker2009 9 месяцев назад

The tamron 35-150mm f2-2.8 is lighter, cheaper and 1 stop better at the wide end

@YanFries 9 месяцев назад

Does it go to 24mm though? No? Then not an apples to apples comparison

@suchetdas5392 9 месяцев назад

Also this is a true hybrid lens with an equivalent focus on video..The Tamron is not..

@vinvanid 9 месяцев назад

"better at wide end" is not so useful.. usually we used F4 or F5.6 at the wide end for more depth. 24mm is more useful than that 35mm.

@bswizz3 6 месяцев назад

Is that a red deer?

@herifury1302 9 месяцев назад

Unless u dont need 24mm, i would rather get tamron or samyang 35-150mm f2-2.8 instead.

@rolle820 9 месяцев назад

24-105 is a GOAT range. So useful for both photo and video. 35mm is a bit too tight for my liking, especially for video.

@Kazzz256 9 месяцев назад

35mm is too tight for traveling or event, thus you will need to carry another wide lens

@vinvanid 9 месяцев назад

you'll see in the future sony will take this route, creating 24-105 F2.8 😜

@strippedlist 9 месяцев назад

Tamron!!!, wake up....we need this for other systems...make it 30% lighter and charge us 2000 $...fast!

@lqr824 9 месяцев назад

6:00 pointless that you only seem to have one bad example of zooming video, so all your blather about maintaining focus while zooming is just so much noise. Pro-tip: when making a VIDEO about a VIDEO capability you can actually SHOW its operation instead of just DESCRIBING it.

@nigelwest3430 9 месяцев назад

"few stops" ? 1 stop only surely ? not sure I can trust anything else said

@henkstraatmanmyportfolioNL 3 месяца назад

TOP!! Ga zaterdag a.s. kijkje nemen bij mijn dichtbij zijde foto winkel (Foto de Vakman). Bedankt voor u uitleg.

@wanneske1969 9 месяцев назад

3600 € is too much

@jasp2003 9 месяцев назад

The price is just.. ugg

@eucsvoboda 9 месяцев назад

its not first ever, u need to prepare better, boy

@aperture8983 8 месяцев назад

Canon is just making sure that they want to keep rumors alive that we are coming up with third party lens but in reality thy are not serious thy want you bay their over price lenses.😅

@PictureTime 9 месяцев назад

It's WAY too big! Bummer.

@vinvanid 9 месяцев назад

show me other lens with this similiar focal length and this bright aperture !

@shlrb2003 9 месяцев назад

Canon is becoming a Joke. Power ZOOM 😆

@swonghobby 9 месяцев назад

No, not the world's 1st. Might be 1st full frame 24-105 F2.8. Tamron 17-70f2.8 is an apsc 25-105mm equivalent at f2.8. It a true F2.8 to 105mm equivalent. Been using that lens for a couple of years already

@Buhis 9 месяцев назад

If you want to do the comparison with "equivalency", you should also consider the fact that APS-C sensors are one stop darker than FX sensors. So in practice you would need to have 17-70 f2.0 on APS-C so that it would be comparable to 24-105 f2.8 on FX.

@FrancisAlbert1990 9 месяцев назад

17-70 f2.8 on APSC is equal to 24-105 f4 on full frame.

@tijsbeek8590 9 месяцев назад

@@Buhisyes and no, regarding light levels it's 2.8, but the depth of field is F4. Since it's an APS-C lens, the ISO performance will be worse, therefor you'll absolutely have light downsides. But the lens itself is 2.8 light wise

@tijsbeek8590 9 месяцев назад

It's depth of field is more than F4 due to Canon having 1.6x APS-C*