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Canon RF 600mm F/11 IS STM
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Canon RF 600mm F/11 IS STM

General 33Physical 1Optics 48Features 45
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KEY FACTS
BrandCanon
Release Year2020
Production StatusIn Production
VersionI
Lens MountCanon RF
What We Like
+Diffractive Optics reduce chromatic aberration
+12-pin connection improve communication between camera and lens
+Optical image stabilization with 5 stops of correction
+Lightweight for a super-telephoto lens
+Custom control ring
Worth Knowing
−Needs to be extended for full magnification
−Extremely slow f/11 max aperture
−Slow focus speeds with moving subjects
−No weather sealing

General 33

Brand
Canon
Release Year
2020
Production Status
ⓘ
Current status of lens manufacturing (e.g., in production, discontinued).
In Production
Version
ⓘ
The iteration or release number of a particular lens model.
I
Lens Mount
ⓘ
The lens mount will tell you what type of lens range you can fit onto the camera body. Often the same camera company will have different lens ranges for different cameras.
Canon RF
System
ⓘ
Indicates which camera system the lens is designed to attach to.
Canon EOS R
Maximum Format
ⓘ
Largest sensor size compatible with the lens.
Full Frame

Physical 1

Lens Weight
930 g
Lens Diameter
ⓘ
Width of the lens at its widest point
93 mm
Lens Length
ⓘ
How long the lens is from front to back.
269.5 mm
Front Filter Compatible
ⓘ
Some lenses are compatible with front filters, some are compatible with back filters and some are compatible with both. Front filters are usually more convenient to add and remove.
Yes
Front Filter Size
ⓘ
Diameter of attachable filters.
82 mm

Optics 48

Focal Range
ⓘ
Shortest to longest focal length of the lens (zoom range start - end )
600 mm
Aperture Range
ⓘ
Largest aperture at the lens's shortest focal length to longest focal length (aperture range start - end)
11
Focal Length Angle of View
4.13°
Flange Focal Distance
ⓘ
Distance from lens mount to sensor.
20 mm
Diaphragm Type
ⓘ
Structure and design of the aperture
Fixed
Blades
ⓘ
Number of diaphragm blades in aperture
0020
Zoom Lens
ⓘ
Zoom allows you to vary the focal length, change between long shots and close-ups
No
Closest Focusing Distance
ⓘ
Minimum distance for a subject to be in focus.
450 cm01500
Maximum Magnification
ⓘ
Largest size a subject can be reproduced
0.14x
Autofocus Mode
Yes
Manual Mode
Yes
Manual Focusing Ring
Yes

Features 45

Weather Sealing
ⓘ
Weather sealing capabilities will give you more confidence when shooting in unfavourable conditions.
No
Fluorine Coating
ⓘ
Coating to repel water and oil from lens elements.
No
Built In Lens Hood
No
Lens Hood Type
Round (Bayonet-type)
Teleconverter
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A teleconverter (extender) is an extra piece of equipment that fits between the lens and the camera body to enhance magnification
Yes
Image Stabilization
Yes
IS Efficiency
ⓘ
IS efficiency refers to the effectiveness of the image stabilization system in compensating for the blurring effects of camera shake, quantified by the number of stops of stabilization it provides.
5 stops

Construction

Elements
ⓘ
Lens elements refer to individual pieces of glass within the lens.
10
Groups
7
Aspherical Elements
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The number of aspherical lens elements which can help correct aberrations such as spherical aberration.
0
Bi Aspherical Elements
ⓘ
Elements with two non-spherical surfaces
0
Low Dispersion
ⓘ
Elements that reduce chromatic aberration
0
Super Low Dispersion
ⓘ
Advanced elements further reducing chromatic aberration
0
CA Reduction
ⓘ
Built-in features to reduce chromatic aberration
2
Internal Focusing
ⓘ
Internal Focusing means that the lens does not change in size during focusing, and the front element does not rotate.
No