Canon RF100mm F2.8 L Macro is USM Lens, Medium Telephoto Lens, Macro Lens, Compatible with EOS R Series Mirrorless Cameras, B

4.7 | 285 ratings

Price: 999

Last update: 01-02-2025

About this item

World’s First Medium Telephoto Macro Lens with a Maximum Magnification of 1.4x.
High Image Quality and Bright, fixed f/2.8 Aperture Telephoto Macro RF Lens
Optical Image Stabilizer with up to 5 Stops of Shake Correction.
Hybrid IS Compensates for Angular and Shift Camera Shake during Macro Shooting.
Spherical Aberration (SA) Control Ring Allows Adjustments to Shape and Character of Foreground/Background Bokeh

Product information

Product Dimensions

3.21 x 3.21 x 5.83 inches

Item Weight

1.61 pounds

ASIN

B08M91FQW6

Item model number

4514C002

Customer Reviews

4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 247 ratings

4.7 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#49 in SLR Camera Lenses

Date First Available

April 14, 2021

Manufacturer

Canon USA

Country of Origin

China

Top reviews from the United States

Mosier Bill

a truly great lens that is very versatile

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2023

I bought this lens for its macro capability and its large aperture. I already have an 85 mm macro but was a bit disappointed by that lens. 85 mm was not that great and the max magnification was not that good. I could get better results with my 55 - 210 zoom. The 100 mm lens however, has great magnification and the 100 mm length is handy for a lot of things. And the images are crystal clear. I have not tried the SA control yet - that seems a bit gimmicky.

Roman

Great lens

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2024

I love this lens. Sharp and clear images and is my go to lens for product photography and most obvious macro photography

Mark

Amazing lens

Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2024

Takes stunning photos

Carlos Rey

This is perhaps one Canon's most underrated lens.

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2023

I've used the EF version of this lens in the past, and loved the results, from the creamy bokeh, and sharp subjects, to how light it is, and it's macro capabilities. The RF takes it to next level with super fast AF, great IS combined with IBIS. I've actually started using this for portraits as well and been blown away by the results.

In terms of Macro photography, I've tried extension tubes with good results but never overly happy with them. The results that this lens renders are absolutely beautiful images. 100% worth every penny.

The one thing I find gimmicky is the SA adjustment. It's occasionally interesting in order to get ethereal glowing images, but adjusting for softer bokeh, just makes the image overall blurry. If you adjust for sharper bokeh, it becomes rather harsh. Neither option suites my shooting style..I'm glad there is a locking option so the SA is not engaged at all.

Overall, I 100% recommend everyone to get this lens. This should be in every landscape, portrait, macro, and astro photographer's bag.

FloridaDrafter

Excellent improvement over the EF 100mm Macro

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2022

Almost all of my macro shots are taken hand held, so I really like the IS of this lens. Combine that with the IBIS of the R5 and R6 and you get a winning combination. I've tried the Spherical Aberration (SA) ring, and it works ok, but prefer to do that in post, if need be, so I have it locked on "0". Once you get the hang of it, it could save you a bit of editing in post if you like to mess with that, so I think it is a nice feature. I'm just not big on doing a lot of post editing, particularly messing with bokeh. I like the control ring of the new RF lenses and have it programmed so I can select focus points. It focuses quickly and I don't think it's entirely the cameras because I have the EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM Macro and ring adapter, so Canon has improved on the USM. IQ is similar to the EF version, but I have to give the edge to the RF (I'm a pixel peeper), I have taken enough shots with both the EF and RF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM glass on the R5 to make a fair comparison. As you may know, all lenses have a "sweet spot". Although it has very good IQ wide open (f/2.8), but take it up a few stops, and IQ is amazing. I've found f/8+/- to f/16 to be a good range, although I haven't needed to take it higher than f/16 to get my shots. The wasp face was taken at f/16, 1/500th.
The RF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM Macro is a nice improvement of the EF version, IMO, and is a must have if you like to shoot macro, even occasionally, on your new R series camera. Yes, it is a bit expensive, but worth every penny.

It's really hard to tell from images posted here just how good they are, but I will post some anyway. The shots are cropped, maybe 50%, mainly because the subjects are so tiny and even at 1.4:1, they are small on the R5 sensor. The flower with the yellow disk is smaller than a dime and is a 40 shot "focus stack" taken using the EOS R6 on a tripod. The other flowers are 1/4"+/-. The wasps are 1/2", if that. Except for the "focus stacked" image, the rest are "hand held" and I used high ISO settings so I could freeze action and to keep my aperture in the "sweet spot". The wind was blowing the flowers and the insects were constantly moving.

Churchy

Amazing lens but

Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2023

Amazing lens. The autofocus is slow.. I film my self and get a lot of blurry shots. But the good shots are worth it in the edit. It’s a fixed lens very zoomed all the time.

Jaime E. Ortiz

Uf, crisp and sharp images

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2024

Oh dear, this lens is lovely for macro, sharp and easy to handle

Fantastic Macro and Portrait Lens

Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2022

I’ve only used this a couple weeks so far, but I am extremely impressed. I am not a seasoned macro photographer by any account, but a handful of the images I have taken have really impressed me. The 1.4:1 magnification is really nice, but achieving good shots at that magnification also requires manual focus, a good amount of patience, and a lot of softer focus images (throwaways). I’m having a lot of fun with this lens and finding myself looking for more opportunities to take photos. Portraits are also lovely with this, although, I’ve only taken a handful of my family so far. Autofocus and sensor stabilization are fantastic as well.

The biggest drawback and negative of the lens certainly comes down to the Spherical Aberration ring, which is completely useless to me. Most people don’t find this to be a useful feature and I would have to agree. Maybe I just don’t entirely understand its application yet, but the adverse affects to the image don’t make this a worthwhile feature to me.

Best Sellers in

BENOISON Telephoto Lens 420-800mm, EF Lens for Canon, Super Telephoto Lens + T-Mount for Canon EOS Rebel SL3 SL2 T8i T7i T7 T

4 41

76.66

YONGNUO YN35mm F2 Lens 1:2 AF/MF Wide-Angle Fixed/Prime Auto Focus Lens for Canon EF Mount EOS Camera

4.2 2345

106

VILTROX 56mm F1.7 Fuji XF, 56mm f/1.7 Fuji X Mount Lens, APS-C Lens for Fujifilm X-Mount X-T5 X-T4 X-T30 II X-S10 X-T200 X-T3

4.7 296

153

Brightin Star 10mm F5.6 Fisheye Manual Focus Prime Lens for Panasonic LUMIXG&Olympus Micro 4/3 Mirrorless Cameras, APS-C MFT

4 317

57.99

Canon RF28-70mm F2 L USM Lens, Zoom Lens, Compatible with EOS R Series Mirrorless Cameras, Black

4.8 260

2549.95

Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-200mm VR | Compact all-in-one telephoto zoom lens with image stabilization for Z series mirrorless cameras

4.6 349

796.95

Sigma 150-600mm 5-6.3 Contemporary DG OS HSM Lens for Nikon

4.7 5230

899

18-50MM F2.8 DC DN | C

4.5 161

489