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Canon RF 70-200mm f/4 L IS USM : Specifications and Opinions

The Canon RF 70-200mm f/4 L IS USM is a tele lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2020. The focus is done by Ultrasonic AF Motor (Nano-USM), it has image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 1589 €;

28 users have given it an average vote of 9.4 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Canon RF: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C Canon RF.

Specifications
Focal lenght	70-200 mm
Angle of view	34.3 - 12.3°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/4
Aperture blades	9
Lenses/Groups	16 elements in 11 groups
Min. focus distance	0.60 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.28x
Features
Zoom type	Ring, external
Stabilization	Yes (built in lens)
Focus	Ultrasonic AF Motor (Nano-USM)
Internal Focus	Yes
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	77 mm
Lens hood	Yes, supplied
Weather sealing	Yes
Weight	695 g
Dimensions	84 x 119 mm
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Daniele Chierichetti

sent on May 13, 2025

Pros: Compact lens, 70-200, stabilizer, overall rendering

Cons: External zoom (but it's inevitable)

Opinion: Coming from Canon's EF 70-200 F4 L (both the first smooth series without IS and the latest stabilized product) I must say that this was also an almost "obligatory" purchase. I used the EF 70-200 F4 L IS II with adapter ring on Canon Eos R for quite some time and I always liked it a lot, but in addition to the performance there was always the argument that its plus was the internal zoom but obviously when you carry it in a bag it has its considerable bulk. When I found the opportunity for this RF 70-200 F4 I replaced the previous one in order to have a lens with the same focal lengths, tropicalized, without having to use the EF-RF adapter and above all that in the bag it takes up much less space for its construction. Of course, in this way the zoom is external (like the RF 24-105 to be clear) but when you transport it both mounted on the camera body but also disassembled it is much more practical. The yield, needless to say, is excellent both in photos and videos. Together with the RF 14-35 F4 and RF 50mm 1.4 it perfectly completes my Canon kit

Jooferr

sent on December 23, 2024

Pros: Reduced weight compared to previous EFs, soft zoom that comes out little.

Cons: Maybe the price.

Opinion: After getting the R8 I wanted to equip it with this lens. I'm a 70-200 lover, I've had two EF 70-200 F/4L IS USM in the past. This lens surpasses similar EF lenses in every way for limited weight, soft zoom that comes out little, very fast in short a must have for me. Last but not least, an applause for AF and stabilization, Canon has done a great job with this lens. The blurred is also beautiful. Try it you won't regret it, highly recommended.

Mattia Campos

sent on May 22, 2024

Pros: Size, light weight and blurry very nice

Cons: Lens hood

Opinion: In my opinion, this is a lens that is mainly suitable for taking portraits of people or animals, or for panning in sporting circumstances. It is very small and light, and even if it is not compatible with multipliers it is not a problem at all, if anything it could be about the older brother F2.8 on which a 1.4x multiplier could fit in different situations, but unfortunately it cannot be mounted. The image quality is very pleasant, and as I said before it lends itself well to making portraits as the sharpness is high but not excessive and surgical, like perhaps that of the big brother F2.8 and other fixed ones, but it is pleasantly "soft", a bit like the old 200 2.8 II at full aperture. Above all, the detachment that is created between the subject and the background is very sweet and pleasant, which is not as exasperated as that of the brightest lenses where you do not understand anything about the moment and the scene and you only have the subject in focus and everything else has not arrived (photos that to my taste tell absolutely nothing) while with this lens you can have a sharp subject (and not surgical) in the foreground, it is a background that fades progressively and gently. The stabilization is very good, you can go down to 1/10, 1/8 handheld. Unfortunately, once again Canon slips me on the small detail, and with its obscene and shameful segmentation policy, on this 70-200 F4 has put a beautiful lens hood identical in all respects to that of the 70-200 F2.8 and the 100-500, that is the ET83, but not with the initials F ... but with the initials G, that is, there is not the small and very convenient window from which you can adjust the filters mounted on the lens... So I have to assemble and disassemble the lens hood every time ..... In short, Canon wants to make it clear that this 70-200 is probably not as professional as the others? Or simply because it costs less (but still a lot) he put a less professional lens hood? Truly a fall in bad taste, as per Canon tradition, alas

Roberto Pasquino

sent on June 13, 2023

Pros: Build quality, fast and accurate AF, excellent stabilization, not excessive weight, very sharp, tropicalized, professional.

Cons: If I really have to find them.... it is certainly very expensive and unfortunately it is not compatible with Tele Converters.

Opinion: I state that in the past I have already used this lens combined with the Canon R6 then sold to switch to Fuji X-H2s so I already knew the amazing optical qualities and more. Recently from the publication of this opinion and to be honest a little nostalgic of the FF, no that the Fuji X-H2s Apsc is poorly performing indeed it gave me a lot of satisfaction! I couldn't help but go back to basics, especially with the release of the new Canon R6 Mark II. After selling my Fuji kit I bought this lens again and I combined it with the new Canon Eos R6 Mark II.... guys needless to say that the combination is certainly one of the most apt, the images that churns out are really surprising, very sharp already at TA both in the center and at the edges, the AF goes that is a wonder both in speed and precision, the flare is almost absent as well as the vignetting (slightly present at TA), the chromatic aberrations are non-existent or almost, cmq all easily correctable in Post-production even if you can correct most of these small imperfections already in the machine by setting the appropriate correction functions. This fantastic lens would have been perfect if compatible with Canon's tele converters, I'm sure given the excellent sharpness that it would not have suffered in this regard. Too bad! The rings are very fluid and rubbed to the right hardness, neither too soft nor too hard moreover, although there is the zoom lock at 70mm, even without using it I have not yet seen the barrel stretch while walking with the optics facing down. Despite the maximum aperture of f4, the bokeh of this lens is very creamy / pasty and never nervous, obviously to have the best results you have to work at TA and have a certain foresight in maintaining the right distances between subject and background. We are certainly facing a zoom lens with great performance, it is true it costs a bit like all the lenses of the Canon L Series but it is also true that quality is paid. Good shot to all

Riccardo Arena Trazzi

sent on October 21, 2022

Pros: Dimensions, quality, IS, weight

Cons: Cost, not multipliable

Opinion: THE TURNING POINT. It's the first 70-200 that maybe I like a little. It is very sharp and practically has no aberrations. The stabilizer combines with that of the R6 and becomes formidable. Together with the 14-35 f/4 they make a perfect travel kit, super stabilized, compact, lightweight and sharing the filters with a diameter of 77mm. Unfortunately, it cannot be multiplied or duplicated. Compared to the EF brothers, it is not made of metal but of plastic. Alas, it has followed the trend of recent times and has increased a lot in price compared to its brother EF, but with a view to a lasting investment it is worth it.

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