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Canon RF-S 55-210mm f/5-7.1 IS STM

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A zoom lens by Canon for APS-C cameras, 55-210mm f/5-7.1.

MakerCanon
Focal length55-210mm (zoom)
Maximum aperturef/5-7.1 (it gets darker as you zoom in)
Made forAPS-C sensors
MountsCanon RF
Stabilisedyes
Autofocusyes

What it frames like

142435508513520040080082-315mm equiv.55-210mm on APS-C
Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
APS-C (Canon) 88mm · 23°
How wide 55mm sees at its wide end on each sensor it covers.
f/5
f/5 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On APS-C (Canon) (Canon RF): like 88-336mm on full frame; f/5-7.1 gives about the depth of field of f/8-11.4 there.
  • On the larger-sensor bodies of Canon RF: it works with the camera in a APS-C crop mode, at fewer megapixels.

Cameras it fits

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See what it frames: its view on the Canon EOS R50 V at any distance, and its depth of field, drawn to scale.