Canon Announces EOS R100 and RF 28mm “Pancake” Lens

Canon has announced what they are basically calling a replacement for their EOS Rebel and EOS M camera lines, the compact, APS-C size sensor, EOS R100 camera and a new “pancake” style lens, the RF28mm f/2.8 STM.

Canon EOS R100 Camera

Designed to appeal to both first-time photographers looking to upgrade from their smartphone to a mirrorless camera and/or existing EOS Rebel or EOS M camera users who want to move up to the new RF mount.

Not to be confused with it’s full-frame sized sensor brethren, the entry-level EOS RF100 features a 24.2 megapixel APS-C size sensor paired with Canon’s DIGIC 8 image processor that can capture cropped 4K/24p video as well as full-width Full HD (1080p)/60p video.

It also offers dual-pixel autofocus with eye and face detection as well as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity and is compatible with the complete lineup of Canon’s RF and RF-S lenses.

Canon’s older EF and EF-S lenses can also be mounted by using one of Canon’s EF-EOS R mount adapters (each sold separately).

The body itself is quite small, featuring a small handgrip and fairly basic controls located on the top of the camera, including a single mode selection dial, the on/off switch, a video record button, command dial and shutter release button.

On the back right of the camera you will find various control buttons and a four-way D-pad located in the lower right hand corner.

The main feature on the back of the camera is the three-inch, 1.04 million dot rear LCD screen that offers neither articulating capabilities, nor touchscreen functionality. If you wish to change any settings, you have to use the control buttons and D-pad to navigate them.

Other features include a USB terminal and micro HDMI port on the right side of the camera and a microphone jack and a port for an intervalometer on the left side.

Finally, the EOS R100 features a single UHS-I SD card port that is located beside the LP-E17 battery in the battery compartment on the bottom of the camera.

EOS R100 Key Features:

• 24.1 Megapixel CMOS (APS-C) sensor
• DIGIC 8 processor
• Dual Pixel CMOS AF
• 6.5 fps Continuous shooting
• Creative Filters and Creative Assist
• 4K (cropped) movie at up to 24 fps and Full HD movie at up to 60 fps

View Canon EOS R100 Pricing and Availability at Vistek

Canon RF28mm f/2.8 STM Lens

The Canon RF28mm f/2.8 STM is a “pancake” style lens that will work with any of Canon’s full-frame size sensor and APS-C size sensor (becomes 45mm equivalent) RF mount cameras.

It contains eight lens elements arranged in six groups, includes three aspherical lenses and Canon’s Super Spectra Coating (SSC) with an aperture range of f/2.8 through f/22 using a seven-bladed aperture diaphragm.

Autofocus is driven by a gear-type stepping motor (STM) that promised to provides smooth autofocus performance even when shooting video.

RF28mm Key features:

• Minimum focusing distance of 9.1 inches (0.23m) and a maximum magnification of 0.17x
• Retracting feature that helps to shorten the overall length of the lens
• Circumferential manual focus mode/control ring selector
• Gear-type STM motor providing smooth autofocusing while capturing video
• Built-in Control Ring provides quick access to multiple camera controls
• 7-blade circular aperture helps to provide beautifully blurred background and bokeh

View Canon RF28mm f/2.8 STM Lens Pricing and Availability at Vistek