Pros: ? This is the lightest and most compact RF lens and a great choice for street and family photos. Great pairing for EOS RP. But not a "pancake" PROS: ? This is the lightest and most compact RF lens and a great choice for street and family photos. Great pairing for EOS RP. But not a "pancake".

Canon RF 35mm F1.8 IS STM Macro is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF) Wideangle Prime lens with Optical Image stabilization and 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with RF Mount cameras. What type of photography is the Canon RF 35mm F1.8 IS STM Macro lens good for?

Optical Image Stabilization, Autofocus, AF/MF Switch on Lens, Stabilization On/Off Switch on Lens, Programmable Control Ring, Hood supplied, Full-time Manual Focusing, Fast Aperture, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 9 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh, High Max Magnification ratio of, 0.5x, Minimum focus...

Optical Image Stabilization, Autofocus, AF/MF Switch on Lens, Stabilization On/Off Switch on Lens, Programmable Control Ring, Hood supplied, Full-time Manual Focusing, Fast Aperture, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 9 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh, High Max Magnification ratio of, 0.5x, Minimum focus...

This is one of my favorite RF lenses. Compact, light-weight, sharp, fast, semi-macro and inexpensive. Other RF lenses are great, but all are bulkier and much heavier. There are pretty much no downsides to this little gem. A great all purpose, compact addition to my kit.

I love this lens. It is compact, very light, very sharp, nice bokeh and fast focusing. It's not weather sealed but I rarely use my camera in the rain so that doesn't bother me. It may not be L build quality but it is as sharp as an L lens.

Durable; Fast Focus; Great Features; Great Picture Quality; Lightweight; Nice bokeh

When introducing their EOS R and the RF lens mount, Canon of course introduced compatible lenses and the RF 35mm f/1.8mm f/1.8 IS STM Macro Lens was one of them. Most of the newly-introduced RF lenses were very high end L-series models with moderate to very high price tags and some were rather large...

This will no doubt be an obvious walk-around lens for many EOS R-series users, at least for the time being while the RF lens range is still growing. With a classically popular focal length, a respectably wide maximum aperture, image stabilization and close-focusing capabilities, it clearly has broad...

Canon EOS R shooters that want a compact; sharp lens for everyday shooting and closeup work

Architectural photographers; or anyone that shoots in poor weather; or regularly needs to capture video (autofocus noise can be an issue)

Canon RF 35mm F1.8 IS STM Macro is a versatile carry-around lens for Canon's new EOS R system. The only non-'L' lens in the initial RF lineup, the 35mm F1.8 provides a lightweight, compact and relatively affordable solution for EOS R and RP shooters. Optical quality is high, and effective optical stabilization makes this lens useful in a wide range of shooting conditions.

Canon EOS R shooters that want a compact, sharp lens for everyday shooting and closeup work.;

Architectural photographers, or anyone that shoots in poor weather, or regularly needs to capture video (autofocus noise can be an issue);

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A 35mm 0.5x macro lens may be an odd choice for one of the RF line's first few lenses, but it's nice to have a compact alternative to the other optics released so far. It's a shame it's not a true macro lens, but if you think of it more as a wide-aperture, wide-angle with the advantage of...

Compact and well balanced on EOS R; Great build quality; Lens control ring is a useful inclusion; Fast AF system; Great sharpness at moderate apertures; Very good corner sharpness wide open

Not a true 1:1 macro lens; Moderate vignetting at widest apertures; A little curvilinear distortion; No focus limit switch; AF motor somewhat noisy during stills

Im a huge fan of good affordable primes due to the value they deliver, and judging by the amount of time this one has spent on my R since I bought it, I have to say its my current favorite. It is just so, so versatile, and the image quality is excellent.