Review on 📷 Canon RF24-105mm F4-7.1 is STM (4111C002) - Versatile Lens for Stunning Photography and Videography by Steven Jackson

Okay some people object to my title but listen to me. I've had this lens for about a month. I use it on EOS RP. I used to have an RF 24-105 f4L and also an EF 24-105 f4L IS USM with an adapter on my camera. For landscape photography outdoors and on vacation I found that both the RF f4L version and the EF lenses were long and heavy and severely unbalanced when used with the RP. Using the grip extender helped with balance a bit, but I still found the lenses uncomfortable from hanging around my neck all day. So before I sold larger lenses, I bought a smaller 24-105 with a f4-7.1 vari-aperture to try it out. It's half the weight and an inch shorter than the RF L lens, and just over 1/3 the price. Here came my experiment. On the downside, I've lost the weather protection (not a big deal to me, but maybe to you) and I've lost the constant F4 aperture. When I had an APSC camera, a larger aperture was important because of poorer low-light performance compared to a full-frame camera. With RP, at least for my style of photography, I didn't find this lens's narrower aperture to be a problem. The RP takes surprisingly steady pictures even at ISO 6400. I usually shoot AV at f8 at all focal lengths. At these settings, I can't see any difference in sharpness, color reproduction, or distortion characteristics between images taken with three lenses. Even shooting at 24mm and F4 I don't see any difference in the quality of the shots with the three lenses. When I need bokeh, I use the RF 35mm F1.8 lens. I don't print 20x30 images, but I do view my images on a 65" OLED TV screen at 4k resolution. If there were any obvious differences in image quality, I would notice them. So my recommendation is this. If you need weather protection, print large images, and don't care about the weight, then get an f4L lens (or if you've got the budget and needs of a pro, get the RF 24-70 f2.8L). For a mere mortal like me on a budget with high image quality expectations, but who prefers convenience and a lighter, more compact kit for the hobbyist, you can't go wrong with this f4-7.1 lens.