The new RF 16-28mm F2.8 IS STM is an ultra-wide full frame lens that’s small yet powerfully creative. It’s lightweight, versatile and ready for your next storytelling adventure.
Thanks to an ultra-wide 16–28mm range and a fast f/2.8 aperture, plus 5.5-stops of optical image stabilisation and weather resistance, the compact zoom is ready to reward with incredible stills and videos.
With a design that’s based around performance and practicality, the RF 16-28mm F2.8 IS STM lets you capture compelling travel and landscape shots with a perspective that packs more into the frame. A wide aperture also inspires a more creative approach to your photography and videos, allowing you to isolate a subject at f/2.8 or keep shooting when light levels drop.
And when luggage space is limited, the lens makes a compact companion for travel photography because it retracts to 91mm.
All these innovations are made possible thanks to the Canon RF mount, which offers faster communication between EOS R-series cameras.
The RF 16-28mm F2.8 IS STM is the latest compact, feature-filled RF lens from Canon and joins the RF 28-70mm F2.8 IS STM to make a pair of lenses that bridge the gap between compact and lightweight designs and fast aperture performance.
Key features of the RF 16-28mm F2.8 IS STM:
- Ultra-wide 16-28mm focal length range with a wide f/2.8 aperture throughout, for a wide variety of shooting scenarios.
- 5.5-stops of optical image stabilisation.
- 8-stops when combined with a camera featuring In-Body Image Stabilizer.
- Excellent image quality and sharp high-contrast images thanks to two aspheric and four UD lens elements plus Super Spectra coating.
- Durable build quality with added weather resistance.
- 9-blade circular aperture offering great artistic control of bokeh and highlights.
- Compact and lightweight at 445g, measuring 76.5mm (W) x and 91mm (L) when retracted.
The RF 16-28mm F2.8 IS STM offers that special combination of an ultra-wide 16-28mm zoom range with a fast f/2.8 aperture throughout, coupled with 5.5-stops of optical image stabilisation in a lightweight and compact body.
Whether it’s stills or video, this lens will perform in any situation thanks to great depth of field control and low-light performance, plus a wide zoom for creative perspectives:
- Wide vistas: Capture big views with ease and pack in lots of foreground interest at 16mm.
- Urban and rural scenes: Capture all the atmosphere of your exploring adventures.
- Wide sky views: Photograph the night sky and record incredible starscapes and more.
Combining high-quality optics with the creative and practical functionality of a fast aperture, plus a small size that’s great for travel, it’s ideal for enthusiasts wanting to capture landscapes and wide-angle travel videos or stills.