Canon RF100-500 f/4.5 - 7.1L IS USM RF Mount Lens

RF100-500mm, f/4.5-7.1, minimum focusing distance 0.9m, 77mm filter, weight 1370g

Specifications

Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM RF Mount Lens

Description

The Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM lens is a premium telephoto zoom lens designed for professional photographers and serious enthusiasts who need the ultimate reach without compromising on performance. Whether you're capturing wildlife in the remote landscapes of New Zealand, photographing fast-moving sports, or shooting distant landscapes, the RF 100-500mm lens provides the versatility and optical excellence to achieve stunning results.

Part of Canon’s L-series, this lens is built to deliver exceptional image quality, featuring advanced optics, precise autofocus, and robust weather-sealing for outdoor conditions. The fast and accurate USM (Ultrasonic Motor) ensures quick focus even on fast-moving subjects, while the optical image stabilization (IS) helps mitigate camera shake, allowing you to shoot handheld with confidence, even at longer focal lengths.

Key Features:

• RF Mount Compatibility: Specifically designed for Canon RF mirrorless cameras, the lens ensures fast communication for optimal performance, enhancing autofocus speed and image quality.
  
• 100-500mm Zoom Range: The 100-500mm zoom range offers incredible versatility, from medium telephoto at 100mm for portraits and events to long telephoto at 500mm for wildlife and distant subjects.
  
• f/4.5-7.1 Aperture: The variable aperture provides a balance between light-gathering ability and compact design, making it suitable for bright outdoor conditions and daylight shooting.
  
• Optical Image Stabilization (IS): The built-in 5-stop IS helps reduce camera shake, allowing for sharper handheld shots, especially at long focal lengths and in low-light conditions.
  
• USM Autofocus: Canon’s Ultrasonic Motor (USM) ensures fast, smooth, and accurate autofocus, allowing you to capture dynamic subjects with precision.
  
• L-Series Optical Quality: As part of Canon’s L-series, this lens offers exceptional sharpness, contrast, and minimal optical distortion, making it ideal for professional-quality images.
  
• Weather-Sealed Design: The lens is weather-sealed, ensuring it can handle New Zealand’s unpredictable weather conditions, whether you’re shooting in rain, dust, or challenging outdoor environments.
  
• Compact Design: Despite its impressive zoom range, the lens is relatively compact and lightweight, making it ideal for travel and outdoor shoots.
  

Key Points:

• Wide Telephoto Zoom Range: With a zoom range of 100-500mm, this lens is ideal for photographing subjects that are far away, such as wildlife, birds, and sports events in New Zealand’s natural landscapes.
  
• Image Stabilization: The 5-stop optical IS ensures that you get sharp images even when shooting handheld, allowing you to capture clear, shake-free photos at extended focal lengths.
  
• Fast Autofocus: The USM system offers quick, accurate autofocus, making it easy to track and capture fast-moving subjects such as birds in flight or athletes in motion.
  
• L-Series Optical Excellence: Canon’s L-series lenses are known for their superior optical quality, and the RF 100-500mm is no exception, delivering high-quality images with exceptional sharpness, clarity, and contrast.
  
• Built for Outdoor Use: With weather-resistant construction, the RF 100-500mm lens is designed to withstand challenging shooting environments, whether you’re photographing in the rain or on dusty trails in New Zealand.
  

Benefits:

• Incredible Zoom Range: The 100-500mm range allows you to capture distant wildlife, sports action, or expansive landscapes with exceptional detail, making it ideal for both telephoto and super-telephoto shooting.
  
• Superior Stability: With the built-in image stabilization, you can shoot confidently at long focal lengths without the worry of blurry images caused by hand movement, even at slower shutter speeds.
  
• Fast, Silent Autofocus: The USM ensures that the autofocus system is not only fast but also nearly silent, which is crucial for video work or when you don’t want to disturb the subject, such as in wildlife photography.
  
• Optical Performance: The L-series glass ensures that you’ll get sharp, high-contrast images, with minimal chromatic aberration and distortion, even at the longest zoom settings.
  
• Outdoor Durability: The weather-sealed build ensures the lens can endure harsh environmental conditions, giving you the freedom to shoot in New Zealand’s diverse weather without worry.
  

Why Choose This Lens:

The Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM lens is the perfect choice for photographers who need a versatile, professional telephoto lens that excels in wildlife, sports, and landscape photography. Its long reach and fast autofocus system make it ideal for capturing distant subjects in the wild or at sports events. The combination of L-series optics and advanced image stabilization ensures that you’ll capture crisp, sharp images with exceptional clarity and minimal camera shake. Its weather-sealed design and compact form factor make it a great companion for outdoor photographers in New Zealand, offering reliable performance no matter the conditions.