Correction: Canon is bringing us an RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM Macro

[Canon Rumors]

It looks like I incorrectly assumed the speed of the upcoming RF 24-105mm lens (I should know better). Canon is instead releasing an RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM with 0.4x – 0.5x macro through the entire zoom range.
Canon RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM:

13 elements in 13 groups
Minimum focusing distance: 0.2m (AF) /0.13m (MF) 
Maximum shooting magnification: 0.4x (AF / 105mm) / 0.5x (MF / 24mm)
5 stops of image stabilization
Filter diameter: 67mm
Size: 76.6mm x 88.8mm
Weight: 395g

We expect this lens to be announced officially very soon.

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[Mistral75]

f/4-7.1: that must be some kind of record for a trans-standard zoom lens.

 

[Viggo]

Seven point one ! ?

 

[slclick]

In a world without crop (just imagine and work with me for a minute) this would seem like a very nice kit lens for entry level R bodies. Ok, now back to reality...what makes 28-88 such a great focal length anyway for 1.6 kit glass? 24-105 seems like a much more reasonable general purpose range.

 

[Quackator]

f=7.1is a hard one to swallow.

A cloudy day, and you have to pack and go home.....

 

[usern4cr]

This seems like a very nice kit zoom for their entry R bodies. It can get very unusually huge magnification at all zoom levels. It's not what I'm looking for, but will probably sell very well at a low cost, particularly for those R bodies without IBIS.

 

[PureClassA]

7.1 ?! Well I guess if the price is right...

 

[H. Jones]

Interested to know when it passes f/5.6, wouldn't be too bad as a walk around lens if 70mm(or even 50mm) is still 5.6 and it's effectively a 24-70 f/4-5.6 with some bonus reach.

 

[slclick]

f=7.1is a hard one to swallow.

A cloudy day, and you have to pack and go home.....

Flip that mirror up, stick it on a tripod and stay. This won't be a birders lens, right?

 

[navastronia]

Macro shooters: could this lens replace other lenses in your kit, or is the magnification too low?

 

[dwarven]

f=7.1is a hard one to swallow.

A cloudy day, and you have to pack and go home.....

Not for macro it isn't. Besides, most macro shooters bring ring lights or flashes. Whenever I shoot macro I'm at f8 - f11. The magnification ratio of this lens is not good though, so it will probably be a cheapo beginner one.

 

[slclick]

Macro shooters: could this lens replace other lenses in your kit, or is the magnification too low?

Far too low to replace a 1:1 like the 100L . However it would be there where you had the itch just like when carrying the 24-70 f/4L.

 

[YuengLinger]

7.1 ?! Well I guess if the price is right...

Free?

 

[SteveC]

Flip that mirror up, stick it on a tripod and stay. This won't be a birders lens, right?

Mirror?

 

[SteveC]

Far too low to replace a 1:1 like the 100L . However it would be there where you had the itch just like when carrying the 24-70 f/4L.

And the 100L is f/2.8 (as is the non-L predecessor), not f/7.1

 

[ahsanford]

Will be very small and light. Macro throughout the zoom range? Could be interesting!

- A

 

[slclick]

And the 100L is f/2.8 (as is the non-L predecessor), not f/7.1

Who shoots landscape and macro at wide apertures? Sure you can but...

 

[slclick]

Mirror?

Ha! Good point (obvious I am not in the R world yet)

 

[SteveC]

Who shoots landscape and macro at wide apertures? Sure you can but...

Actually I use wide apertures for macro, but I have a VERY specific use case in mind. I readily acknowledge my situation is unusual.

If f/7.1 works for people, then this sounds like a good thing!

 

[slclick]

Actually I use wide apertures for macro, but I have a VERY specific use case in mind. I readily acknowledge my situation is unusual.

If f/7.1 works for people, then this sounds like a good thing!

f/8-16 usually works for most people, but this isn't 1:1 and serious macro, unusual or not will not be the job for this tool.