Marketed	November 2024
Original Price	Open price
Lens Construction (group)	15
Lens Construction (element)	18
No. of Diaphragm Blades	11
Minimum Aperture	22
Closest Focusing Distance (m)	0.49 (at 70mm), 0.68 (at 200mm)
Maximum Magnification (x)	0.2 (at 70mm), 0.3 (at 200mm)
Filter Diameter (mm)	82
Maximum Diameter x Length (mm)	Approx. 88.5 x 199
Weight (g)	Approx. 1115 (White model) / Approx. 1110 (Black model)

The RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM Z boasts outstanding image quality across the entire zoom range. Its optical design, which consists of 18 elements arranged in 15 groups including 3 aspheric lenses and 2 Super UD lenses^*1, helps to reduce aberrations to ensure high quality equal to or greater than the RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM (released in November 2019). Furthermore, the separately sold extender works across the entire zoom range and extends the focal length up to 400 mm^*2 for super telephoto shooting. Additionally, when the focal length is set to 200 mm, the lens achieves a minimum focusing distance of 0.68 m and a maximum magnification rate of 0.3x, thereby producing phenomenal images in closeup shooting.

This product also features outstanding AF and stabilizer functions that meet the high demands of professional users. Through the electronic floating focus control, in which two focusing lens groups are activated using separate Nano USMs (ultrasound motors) it achieves high image quality from closeups to long-distance shots, suppression of focus breathing during video shoots, high-speed and high-precision still image AF, and quiet and smooth video AF. In addition, this lens provides a 5.5-stop^*3 image stabilization (IS) with its in-lens optical mechanism alone, and when attached to an EOS R series camera equipped with an in-body IS mechanism, performs cooperative control^*4 with the camera to provide further enhanced function. When used with EOS R1, it will achieve 7.5 stops5 in the center and 7.0 stops^*5 in the corners.

The RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM Z lens was developed in the pursuit of more comfortable operability. Since the barrel does not extend during zooming, it is easy to maintain the center of gravity in the camera and lens as a whole so that users can shoot with steady framing. This lens is also equipped with an iris ring that is similar to the RF24-105mm F2.8 L IS USM Z and the RF35mm F1.4 L VCM for manual aperture control, mainly useful during video shooting. In addition, the lens is compatible with both the PZ-E2 and PZ-E2B power zoom adapters (released in March 2024) to provide outstanding operability when shooting video by allowing users to finely adjust the zoom speed from low to high without steps in between.

*1 Super UD lenses significantly improve the performance of UD lens (lenses using ultra-low dispersion or “UD” glass). They demonstrate performance equivalent to two UD lenses and have properties similar to fluorite.
*2 When equipped with the Extender RF2x (released in July 2020). Can be extended to a focal length of 280 mm when equipped with Extender RF1.4x (released in July 2020).
*3 CIPA2024 standard, focal length 200 mm, yaw/pitch direction, when attached to EOS R8 (released in November 2023)
*4 For camera models with cooperative control function, please refer to the official Canon website.
*5 CIPA2024 standard, focal length 200 mm, yaw/pitch direction