Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM

Much has been written about Canon’s full-frame mirrorless camera since its release in October 2018, but one criticism has gone unanswered for almost the first 12 months: “There are no proper lenses.”

- James Artaius

It’s been a familiar refrain from early adopters and system sceptics alike; the EOS R has relied almost exclusively on the crutch of EF-mount lenses since its launch. While the company has done an admirable job of fleshing out the Canon RF lens roadmap, the lack of the three ‘trinity’ zoom lenses has been hard to ignore.

Canon did release the RF 28-70mm f/2L USM – but that hulking, specialist optic was never going to appease the everyman. Thankfully, then, Canon has now given us the RF 24-70mm f/2.8L – the standard zoom everyone has been waiting for.