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Canon EOS RP
Price £1399/$999 Tested 151What we love
The everyday zoom lens for EOS R and RP
mirrorless bodies that strikes the perfect
balance. It’s compact and lightweight, thanks
to its f/4 aperture rating, so it pairs up well
with a diminutive mirrorless body. We’ve
tested Canon’s EF 24-105mm L-series lenses
before, but this RF lens really ups the game
in terms of sharpness, which is pretty epic
throughout the entire zoom range, even
when shooting wide-open at f/4. The
five-stop image stabilizer works well too.What’s missing?
It lacks the f/2.8 aperture rating of
‘pro-grade’ standard zooms. This does
thankfully enable a much more compact
build, ideal for everyday shooting with a
mirrorless camera.Why upgrade?
If you’re swapping from a DSLR to
mirrorless, you could use your old standard
zoom via an adapter, but buying this lens
makes much more sense.C anon R F 24 -10 5mm f / 4 L USM
Price £1029/$849 Tested 146OFTHEYEAR
Enthusiast/Mid-range
Getting a bit further into the hobby now, this is the gear for serious enthusiasts that impressed us
What we love
Who says full-frame cameras need to be
big and chunky? This mirrorless marvel is
Canon’s smallest and lightest full-frame
EOS camera and weighs in at just 485g,
complete with battery and memory card.
It’s also less than two-thirds the price of the
EOS R, while still packing a serious set of
features including a 24MP sensor, Dual
Pixel CMOS AF with 4779 AF positions,
and 4K video, yet the most appealing thing
about this camera is that it delivers a
cost-effective route into using Canon’s
epic new RF series lenses.What’s missing?
There’s no top-panel info screen and the
rear screen only has half the pixel count of
the EOS R’s screen, at 1040k.Why upgrade?
If you want to switch from a DSLR to
mirrorless full-frame photography, the RP is
sensibly priced so you won’t have to pay
over the odds to get further in the hobby.STANDARD
ZOOMWINNER
MIRRORLESS
CAMERAWINNER
Who says full-
frame cameras need to
be big and chunky?