Canon announced the RF 24mm F1.8 Macro IS STM alongside the RF 15-30mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM ultra-wide zoom in July last year. But it has more in common with the RF 35mm F1.8 Macro IS STM that was introduced with the company’s first mirrorless full-frame camera, the Canon EOS R, back in September 2018. It’s attractively small and light for a full-frame lens, has a large maximum aperture and offers a wider view than the older 35mm optic, along with impressively close focusing – all of which could appeal for landscape, travel and street photography. At £720, it costs £190 more than its 35mm sibling. Canon also offers the RF 85mm F2 Macro IS STM (£649).
Features
Like its 35mm f/1.8 counterpart, the RF 24mm F1.8 Macro IS STM is constructed from 11 elements arranged in 9 groups. Amongst those elements there’s one PMo (plastic-moulded) aspherical element and one
