Canon RF24-70mm f/2.8 L IS USM

Canon

Canon RF24-70mm f/2.8 L IS USM

📏 24-70mm 💡 f/2.8 🔌 Canon RF Mount 🔍 Zoom ⚖️ 900g 📷 IS 🌧️ Sealed
MSRP $2,299

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Customer Reviews 35% 87.3
Technical Analysis 30% 81.0
Market Position 20% 92.0
Value Proposition 15% 76.2

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📖 Overview

The Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS USM, with 807 SampleShots, is a professional-grade standard zoom lens for Canon's RF mount, featuring image stabilization and a bright f/2.8 aperture. It's a versatile choice for weddings, portraits, and event photography. The lens commands a high price.

📸 Browse 1,069 real-world sample photos taken with this lens by photographers worldwide on SampleShots.

📋 Specifications

Focal Length 24-70mm
Max Aperture f/2.8
Min Aperture f/22
Lens Type Zoom
Mount Canon RF
AF Motor Nano USM
Image Stabilization Yes
Autofocus Yes
Weather Sealed Yes
Min Focus Distance 21.0 cm
Max Magnification 0.3x
Elements / Groups 21 elements in 15 groups
Aperture Blades 9
Filter Diameter 82mm
Weight 900g
Dimensions 88.5 x 125.7mm
Release Year 2019
MSRP $2,299

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🖼️ Sample Photos

Real-world photos taken with the Canon RF24-70mm f/2.8 L IS USM, sourced from SampleShots.

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Kimberly Sandburg, reserve deputy director, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, teaches members of the public about how to stop a bleeding wound inside of the Kiewit Luminarium in Omaha, Neb. during Omaha Navy Week, June 21. Omaha Navy Week is the seventh of 12 Navy Weeks taking place in 2026 as part of the Navy Office of Community Outreach’s “Road Trip to 250,” a nationwide effort supporting America's 250th birthday, Freedom 250. Navy Weeks bring a variety of assets, equipment, and personnel to a single city for a weeklong series of engagements designed to connect communities across America with their Navy, highlighting shared history and the enduring commitment to defending freedom and supporting the nation’s independence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles J. Scudella III)
Navy Medicine
Five uniformed service members stand indoors in a line, holding wooden award plaques during the Best Warrior Competition award ceremony at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, May 8, 2026.
New Jersey National Guard and NJDMA
Group of graduates in black gowns and white hard hats celebrate in a warmly lit hallway; central graduate smiles while adjusting her cap as peers chat nearby.
Swanson School of Engineering
Ceremonial color guard stands center in Conmy Hall during a Department of the Army retirement ceremony, flanked by two officers; soldiers line the stage with colorful flags overhead.
3d U.S. Infantry Regiment "The Old Guard"
Security forces airman in camouflage and tactical vest extends a handshake to a driver through a car window at the winter gate checkpoint; red STOP sign foreground, snow-covered road, Cheyenne base in distance.
Wyoming Air National Guard | Public Affairs
Two schoolgirls in blue uniforms sit at a wooden table, sorting number cards and colorful blocks during a classroom activity at St John’s Walham Green School.
The Office of Akshata Murty and Rishi Sunak
Smiling woman in blue sweater with gold antler headband behind a table of chafing dishes at a veterans facility; a man in a navy shirt faces away to the left; warm kitchen backdrop.
New Jersey Department of Veterans Affairs
Outdoor scene: government minister in a dark puffer jacket and a woman in a cream coat speak near a blue wall covered with dozens of portrait cards; photographers and a uniformed guard observe.
Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken
Speaker at podium addresses a panel of six on stage in the CEBAF Center auditorium; Genesis Mission projection fills the screen behind them as the audience sits in tiered rows.
Jefferson Lab
Three LBJ Library volunteers pose together at a red, white and blue dinner, smiling in front of a patriotic backdrop with stars.
LBJ Library
U.S. Navy Capt. Shauna O'Sullivan, military medical ambassador lead at the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, teaches members of the public about how to wrap a wound inside of the Kiewit Luminarium in Omaha, Neb. during Omaha Navy Week, June 21. Omaha Navy Week is the seventh of 12 Navy Weeks taking place in 2026 as part of the Navy Office of Community Outreach’s “Road Trip to 250,” a nationwide effort supporting America's 250th birthday, Freedom 250. Navy Weeks bring a variety of assets, equipment, and personnel to a single city for a weeklong series of engagements designed to connect communities across America with their Navy, highlighting shared history and the enduring commitment to defending freedom and supporting the nation’s independence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles J. Scudella III)
Navy Medicine
Four service members in camouflage uniforms stand indoors, center-right holding a wooden plaque and bronze trophy during a Best Warrior Competition awards moment.
New Jersey National Guard and NJDMA
Civil and Environmental Engineering graduates in gowns and white hard hats mingle at a post-ceremony reception, toasting with drinks against a warm orange wall.
Swanson School of Engineering
Center color guard officer in olive uniform flanked by two dress blues, with flag bearers overhead and rows of soldiers in background during a Department of the Army retirement ceremony at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall.
3d U.S. Infantry Regiment "The Old Guard"
Two uniformed Security Forces personnel stand beside a glass gate booth as a white van is screened; a large red STOP sign and an orange cone sit on a snow-dusted pavement at blue-hour.
Wyoming Air National Guard | Public Affairs
Two schoolgirls in blue uniforms sit at a wooden table; one covers her face with her hands while the other arranges colorful building blocks beside a white paper plate.
The Office of Akshata Murty and Rishi Sunak
Two staff members sign a large white card at an indoor luncheon, one in a white shirt with a red lanyard and the other in a black T-shirt with an American flag graphic; a bottle of juice and a small clear container are on the table.
New Jersey Department of Veterans Affairs
Dignitaries holding red rose bouquets walk along a cobblestone street beside a ceremonial guard near a wall of posters.
Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken

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📷 Compatible Cameras

Native Mount

Canon EOS R

Canon EOS R

2018
 Canon EOS R6

Canon EOS R6

2020
 Canon EOS R5

Canon EOS R5

2020
 Canon EOS RP

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2019
 Canon EOS R10

Canon EOS R10

2022
 Canon EOS R5 Mark II

Canon EOS R5 Mark II

2024
 Canon EOS R7

Canon EOS R7

2022
 Canon EOS R100

Canon EOS R100

2023
 Canon EOS R3

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2021
 Canon EOS R5 C

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2022
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2025
 Canon EOS R1

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2024

+ 3 more compatible cameras

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