Canon RF 16mm f/2.8 STM
Canon’s series of RF-mount cameras – beginning with the Canon EOS R and Canon EOS RP back in 2018 – were greeted enthusiastically by photographers. The acclaim became even more enthusiastic when Canon started releasing its range of superlative, pro-grade RF-mount lenses. It’s been pleasing, though, since the launch of the R platform, to see a constant drip-drip of more affordable lenses, to go along with the likes of the RF 85mm f/1.2 and the RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM. This month’s contestant: the RF 16mm f/2.8 STM – a wide field-of-view prime lens that weighs only 165g and costs just $300 / £300. That doesn’t make it an impulse purchase, exactly, but it does make it a fascinating proposition. So how does it fare? (Image credit: Future) It really is a slip of a thing. Apart from weighing under 200g, it measures just over 4cm from end to end in its retracted state. Attach it to a camera and power it up and the lens of the barrel whirs smoothly outwards. Its diameter is only ...