The 200-800mm zoom range covers everything from grassroots soccer to distant tiny subjects such as birds.
But for many, thats a sacrifice worth making for such a long reach.
That’s like your phone having a 30x zoom setting with no perceivable loss in image quality.
Canon RF 200-800mm F6.3-9 lens on a table at its 200mm setting, mounted to a Canon EOS R5(Image credit: Future)
Its theEOS R5that I paired the lens with for a short review period ahead of the worldwide announcement.
The elephant in the room is the modest maximum f/6.3-9 aperture.
For photographing birds, youll ideally use a shutter speed of around 1/1000s to get sharp detail.
Canon RF 200-800mm F6.3-9 lens on a table at its 800mm setting, mounted to a Canon EOS R5(Image credit: Future)
However, with such a long reach already, the teleconverter is a bit overkill anyway.
This same test allowed me to see what bokeh (the quality of out-of-focus light) looks like.
I dont personally mind cats eye bokeh.
Canon RF 200-800mm F6.3-9 lens in the hand set to 200mm, mounted to a Canon EOS R5(Image credit: Future)
Overall, image image quality is surprisingly good.
A decent quality lens hood comes in the box, along with the usual front and rear lens caps.
Should I buy the Canon RF 200-800mm F6.3-9 IS USM?
Canon RF 200-800mm F6.3-9 lens in the hand set to 800mm, mounted to a Canon EOS R5(Image credit: Future)
In dim light, your Canon EOS R-series camera will be pushed to its limit.
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Ducks in a sunlit pond taken with the Canon RF 200-800mm F6.3-9 lens at its 800mm setting(Image credit: Future)
Ducks in a sunlit pond taken with the Canon RF 200-800mm F6.3-9 lens at its 800mm setting(Image credit: Future)
Ducks in a sunlit pond taken with the Canon RF 200-800mm F6.3-9 lens at its 200mm setting(Image credit: Future)
Closeup of a duck in a pond, taken with the Canon RF 200-800mm F6.3-9 lens at its 800mm setting(Image credit: Future)
Closeup of a duck in a pond, taken with the Canon RF 200-800mm F6.3-9 lens at its 800mm setting(Image credit: Future)
Closeup of berries, taken with the Canon RF 200-800mm F6.3-9 lens at its minimum 0.8m close focusing distance(Image credit: Future)
Backlit tree leaves and shallow depth of field and bokeh, taken with the Canon RF 200-800mm F6.3-9 lens at its telephoto setting(Image credit: Future)
Backlit tree leaves and shallow depth of field and bokeh, taken with the Canon RF 200-800mm F6.3-9 lens at its telephoto setting(Image credit: Future)
Backlit tree leaves and shallow depth of field and bokeh, taken with the Canon RF 200-800mm F6.3-9 lens at its telephoto setting(Image credit: Future)
Backlit tree leaves and shallow depth of field and bokeh, taken with the Canon RF 200-800mm F6.3-9 lens at its telephoto setting(Image credit: Future)
