Standard Prime
Canon RF
f/1.8
43mm
50mm
160g
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Take your creative portraiture to the next level with this compact EOS R system lens

SKU: GC66-RF5018STM

Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens

Take your creative portraiture to the next level with this compact EOS R system lens

High Image Quality You Can Rely On

The RF 50mm f/1.8 STM has high image quality over the entire screen from the maximum aperture, providing you with crisp and clear photos. When mounted on EOS R5 or R6, the RF 50mm f/1.8 STM achieves a maximum Image Stabilisation (IS) of 7stops. The cameras and lens combined are corrected shake more accurately, providing sharper and clearer images. It is particularly handy when taking handled photos in dark settings such as night scenes or Indore.

Take Amazing Portrait Shots

The RF 50mm f/1.8 STM with its wide f/1.8 aperture brings you to subject into sharps focus and softly blurs the background. You can create a beautiful round circular bokeh, play around with an extremely shallow depth of field, and even stop movement in dark scenes.

Photograph A Wide Range Of Scenes With A Natural Perspective

The RF 50mm f/1.8 STM provides a similar field of vision to the human eye. This allows you to shoot a variety of expressions by simply adjusting the aperture, shooting distance, angle and composition. With one less you can shoot multiple scenes such as portrait, landscapes, snapshots and foods.

Get Closer To Your Subjects

The RF 50mm f/1.8 STM has a minimum focusing distance of 0.3m and supports quarter macro shooting with a minimum shooting magnification of 0.5x. This makes it ideal for shooting small subjects such as desserts.

Standard Prime
Canon RF
f/1.8
43mm
50mm
160g
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Unleash Your Creativity

Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens - Where Precision Meets Passion.

Unleash Your Creativity

Create Impactful Images with Large Aperture

Make your subject stand out with soft blurred backgrounds with a large aperture of f/1.8. Get creative and capture artistic and impactful images, perfect for portraits or food photography.

Focus Closer

Focus Closer

The RF 50mm f/1.8 STM lens allows you to focus from a distance of 30cm magnified up to 0.25x - that's 5cm closer than the EF 50mm f/1.8 STM lens. Perfect for capturing intricate details of food, flowers and other small subjects.

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