Canon RF lens
Canon RF50mm F1.8 STM
50 mm, f/1.8, made for full frame. It mounts natively on 5 of our APS-C cameras; on the EOS R50 it frames like 80 mm.
- 50 mm · 80 mm equiv. on EOS R50
- f/1.8
- 43 mm filter
- 160 g
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On your camera
The view, the weight with the camera (battery and card included) and what the maker says about each pair. It is made for full-frame sensors and covers APS-C with room to spare.
| Camera | View (35 mm equiv.) | Weight with camera | Fit and maker's notes | Kit |
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| Canon EOS R100 | 80 mm | 516 g | Fits and works
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| Canon EOS R50 | 80 mm | 535 g | Fits and works
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| Canon EOS R50 V | 80 mm | 530 g | Fits and works
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| Canon EOS R10 | 80 mm | 589 g | Fits and works
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| Canon EOS R7 | 80 mm | 772 g | Fits and works |
What it frames
From 3 m back it takes in a scene about 1.3 × 0.9 m on the EOS R50: about 2 people standing shoulder to shoulder.
At its closest (30 cm from the sensor) a subject about 8.9 cm wide fills the frame of the EOS R50.
On the EOS R50, to scale
Other portrait primes for Canon RF
The nearest in focal length, and what each changes against the RF50mm F1.8 STM. Specifications only: we have not compared their pictures.
- Canon RF50mm F1.2 L USM80 mm equiv. · f/1.2 · 950 g · 77 mm1.2 stops brighter, 790 g heavier, weather-sealedCompare
- Canon RF50mm F1.4 L VCM80 mm equiv. · f/1.4 · 590 g · 67 mm0.7 stop brighter, 430 g heavier, weather-sealedCompare
- Canon RF45mm F1.2 STM72 mm equiv. · f/1.2 · 346 g · 67 mm1.2 stops brighter, 186 g heavierCompare
- Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary90 mm equiv. · f/1.4 · 290 g · 55 mm0.7 stop brighter, 130 g heavier, made for APS-CCompare
- Canon RF85mm F1.2 L USM136 mm equiv. · f/1.2 · 1,195 g · 82 mm1.2 stops brighter, 1,035 g heavier, weather-sealedCompare
- Canon RF85mm F1.2 L USM DS136 mm equiv. · f/1.2 · 1,195 g · 82 mm1.2 stops brighter, 1,035 g heavier, weather-sealedCompare
Questions about this lens
Which cameras does the Canon RF50mm F1.8 STM fit?
5 APS-C cameras in our catalogue: EOS R100, EOS R50, EOS R50 V, EOS R10, EOS R7. It is made for full frame, so it also fits the full-frame cameras on its mount.
What does it frame like on APS-C?
50 mm frames like 80 mm on the EOS R50 (1.6x).
What filter size does it take?
43 mm screw-in filters. Every lens with a 43 mm thread.
Where these facts come from
Facts from the makers' specification pages. How we check
Size, weight, filter thread, close focus and magnification are Canon's published figures. We have not tested this lens; for image quality, read reviews from people who have.
Specifications
- Mount
- Canon RF
- Made for
- Full-frame sensors (covers APS-C too)
- Focal length
- 50 mm
- Maximum aperture
- f/1.8
- Lens stabilisation
- No
- Weather sealing
- No
- Filter thread
- 43 mm
- Weight
- 160 g
- Size (diameter × length)
- 69.2 × 40.5 mm
- Closest focus
- 30 cm
- Maximum magnification
- 0.25x
- Autofocus
- Yes
- Announced
- 2020
- Note
- Hood ES-65B sold separately