Canon RF 16mm f/2.8 STM Review

The Canon RF 16mm f/2.8 STM is a budget-friendly ultra-wide lens for the EOS R system with a lightweight design and a fairly bright maximum aperture. The image quality in the center is excellent, while the minimum focus distance, bokeh, and build quality are decent. However, there are noticeable compromises in image quality towards the corners and some optical issues such as distortion and vignetting.

The Canon RF 16mm f/2.8 STM is a budget-friendly ultra-wide lens for the EOS R system. Despite some drawbacks in image quality and optical issues, its budget-friendly price makes these compromises forgivable to a certain extent, especially for casual and travel photography.

The lens's image quality is excellent in the center, but there are noticeable compromises in image quality towards the corners, with optical issues such as distortion, vignetting, and softness, especially at wider apertures.

The Canon RF 16mm f/2.8 STM is a budget-friendly ultra-wide lens for the EOS R system, priced at only 320 pounds in the UK or 300 US dollars. It offers a lightweight design and a fairly bright maximum aperture of f/2.8, making it a convenient option for landscape photography and travel. The lens features a simple and solid build quality, with a lightweight, 165-gram body and a simple control ring that can be used for adjusting focus or controlling other functions. However, the lens has some drawbacks such as focus breathing and noticeable compromises in image quality towards the corners. The image quality is excellent in the center, but there are optical issues such as distortion, vignetting, and softness in the corners, especially at wider apertures. Despite these drawbacks, the lens's budget-friendly price makes these optical foibles forgivable to some extent, but it may not be suitable for professional or critical work.The lens's pros include a lightweight design, a fairly bright maximum aperture, good build quality, and a close minimum focus distance. On the other hand, the cons of the lens include noticeable image quality compromises towards the corners, optical issues such as distortion and vignetting, and focus breathing.Overall, the Canon RF 16mm f/2.8 STM is a budget-friendly ultra-wide lens that offers a lightweight design and a fairly bright maximum aperture, making it suitable for casual and travel photography. While it has some drawbacks in terms of image quality and optical issues, its budget-friendly price makes these compromises forgivable to a certain extent, especially for those who are not looking for critically sharp image quality.

The Canon RF 16mm f/2.8 STM offers a lightweight design and a fairly bright maximum aperture, making it suitable for casual and travel photography. Its budget-friendly price makes these compromises forgivable to a certain extent, especially for those who are not looking for critically sharp image quality.