Canon RF 16-28mm F2.8 IS STM Lens

The Canon RF 16-28mm F2.8 IS STM Lens is a highly versatile wide-angle zoom lens designed for the Canon RF mount system used by full-frame mirrorless cameras. Its attributes are tailored for both professional and enthusiast photographers who require a fast, wide-angle perspective coupled with high optical performance and reliability in various shooting conditions. It is compatible with Canon's full-frame mirrorless cameras, maximizing the performance and image quality across the entire sensor. The lens offers a bright maximum aperture of f/2.8, ideal for low-light conditions and for achieving a shallow depth of field. The variable aperture up to f/22 allows for greater depth of field and control over the exposure. A versatile wide-angle range with 16-28mm focal length that is perfect for landscape, architecture, and interior photography, as well as for creative environmental portraits and group shots.

The lens is designed to be both lightweight and swift, making it a convenient choice for dynamic shooting scenarios including travel and event photography. Ensures smooth, quiet, and precise autofocus performance, which is particularly beneficial for video recording. An Optical Image Stabilizer provides up to 4.5 stops of shake correction, significantly enhancing handheld shooting capabilities in low-light situations or when capturing video. A customizable control ring can be configured to adjust various settings like aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and exposure compensation, providing quick and easy adjustments while shooting. Four UD and two aspherical elements reduce chromatic and spherical aberrations, yielding high clarity, sharpness, and color accuracy across the entire image.

A rounded 9-blade diaphragm delivers pleasing out-of-focus characteristics (bokeh), enhancing the visual quality of areas outside the depth of field. The minimum focusing distance of 7.9 to 9.8" allows for close-up shots with elevated detail, ideal for dramatic perspectives and emphasizing subjects against expansive backgrounds. This lens optimizes Super Spectra Coating (SSC) which minimizes flare and ghosting, ensuring improved color fidelity and contrast in challenging lighting conditions. Its weather-resistant construction enables shooting in harsh environments by protecting against dust and moisture, increasing the lens's durability and lifespan.

Product Features in Detail

Canon RF 16-28mm F2.8 IS STM
A compact, ultra-wide-angle zoom with a fast f/2.8 aperture and image stabilisation that’s lightweight, versatile, and ready for your next storytelling adventure.

A Closer Look at the RF 16-28mm f2.8 IS STM
Click on the arrows to reveal key features that deliver a real advantage for wide-angle creativity.

16-28mm Zoom
Ultra-wide zoom gives great creative potential

Combined Control / Focus Ring
For intuitive control over settings

Dust and weather-resistant construction1
Rubber seal on mount, water-resistant design

Epic views. Stable shots
With its ultra-wide 16-28mm zoom and a fast f/2.8 aperture, the RF 16-28mm F2.8 IS STM is a wide-angle powerhouse that’s packed with technology. With 5.5-stops1 of image stabilisation and weather-resistance, all in a lightweight and compact body, it rewards you with incredible stills and videos – no matter where your story takes you.

A Lightweight Ultra-Wide Zoom for Superb Creative Results
Whether it’s stills or video, this lens will perform in any situation thanks to a fast f/2.8 aperture for great depth of field control and low-light performance, plus a wide 16-28mm zoom for creative perspectives.

Fast. Wide. Stable.
Move the slider from left to right and see how the RF 16-28mm F2.8 IS STM’s Image Stabilizer can bring you up to 5.5-stops of compensation1 for shake-free images and smooth movies.

Fast, bright, and responsive
See more detail in low light thanks to a wide aperture that inspires a more creative approach to your subject. Shoot at f/2.8 to add depth and extra dimension to your images.

Ultra wide-angle views
Capture wide-angle views effortlessly thanks to a 16-28mm ultra-wide-angle zoom range that lets you get more into a scene. The Canon RF 16-28mm F2.8 IS STM lens offers a sweet spot in performance and practicality with an angle of view that inspires creativity.

A lens built for travelling light
When luggage space is limited, the RF 16-28mm F2.8 IS STM makes a clever choice for travel. Retract the zoom to 91mm for great portability thanks to the lens’ innovative design. And at 445g (approx.) you can leave it on the camera all day.

Wide. Then Wider
Move the slider from left to right and see how the RF 16-28mm F2.8 IS STM’s 16-28mm zoom range can give you a wider advantage.

High quality results that set you apart
Enjoy superb image quality thanks to two aspheric elements and four UD lenses with Super Spectra coatings for incredible clarity. A fast Leadscrew (STM) motor delivers rapid, smooth, and near-silent focusing for both stills and video.

Creative features with a practical edge
Capture striking star-like highlights with a nine-blade aperture and, with 5.5-stops of optical image stabilisation1, shoot and film handheld to be more innovative on the move, even in low-light.

Explore filmmaking and take your skills further
The RF 16-28mm F2.8 IS STM’s STM technology delivers smooth autofocus transitions, ideal for filming subjects at different distances from each other. Any distortion correction is handled in-camera, too, which keeps the lens small and light, leaving you free to focus on your technique.

A design that can handle your busy life
The RF 16-28mm F2.8 IS STM is small, light, and ready to work in all conditions. With near-L series image quality and a design that can handle rain, moisture and dust2, it’s an ultra-wide-angle zoom that deserves to be taken seriously.

1. Tested under CIPA standards. Lenses released after July 2024 tested under CIPA-2024 standard in the yaw/pitch (+ roll in case of IBIS) directions at maximum focal length, with a specific camera.
2. Tested under CIPA standards / CIPA-2024 standard (in the yaw/pitch directions at maximum focal length, with a specific camera)
3. Tested under CIPA standards. Lenses released after July 2024 tested under CIPA-2024 standard in the yaw/pitch (+ roll in case of IBIS) directions at maximum focal length, with a specific camera.
4. Tested under CIPA standards / CIPA-2024 standard (in the yaw/pitch directions at maximum focal length, with a specific camera)
5. Lenses with dust/moisture resistance are fitted with a rubber ring on the lens mount which may cause slight abrasion of the camera mount. This in no way effects either the lens or camera performance.
6. Lens dimensions when in retracted state