Best Lenses for Canon EOS R5

In July 2020, Canon officially announced the new Canon EOS R5 (Amazon/ B&H/ Adorama). It is Canon’s flagship full-frame mirrorless camera, featuring an all-new, Canon-developed 45MP CMOS sensor with in-body image stabilization, Dual Pixel AF II system  with 1053 AF points across the entire frame, shooting bursts at 20 fps with its electronic shutter and 12 fps with the mechanical shutter, both with continuous AF. Are you looking for lenses for your Canon EOS R5? Here are the recommended RF lenses for Canon EOS R5.

Kit Lens/ Best Prime Lenses/ Best Zoom Lenses

  • Best Kit lens for Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens is a wide-angle to short telephoto zoom lens characterized by its constant f/4 maximum aperture with the price of $1,099.

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Canon RF 24-105mm F4L IS USM 3.29 x 4.22″ Amazon/B&H/Adorama
  • Best Prime lenses for Canon EOS R5

The compact Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 IS Macro STM lens is the best wide-angle prime lens for Canon EOS R5 while Canon RF 50mm F1.2L USM lens is best standard prime, which gets total score of 38 points by DXOMark. Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS lens is the best medium telephoto prime lenses for Canon EOS R5, but the price is a little higher. If you are looking for super telephoto prime, you can choose the newly released Canon RF 400mm F2.8L, 600mm F4L, howerer, both are very expensive over $10,000!

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RF 35mm f/1.8 IS Macro STM 2.93 x 2.47″ AmazonB&HAdorama
RF 50mm f/1.2L USM Lens 3.54 x 4.25″ AmazonB&HAdorama
RF 85mm F1.2L USM DS 4.06 x 4.62″ Amazon/ B&H/ Adorama
RF 85mm F1.2L USM 4.06 x 4.62″ Amazon/ B&H/ Adorama
RF 85mm F2 Macro IS STM 3.07 x 3.56″ Amazon/ B&H/ Adorama
RF 100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM 3.2 x 5.8″ Amazon/ B&H/ Adorama
RF 400mm F2.8L IS USM 6.4 x 14.4″ Amazon/ B&H/ Adorama
RF 600mm F4L IS  USM 6.6 x 18.6″ Amazon/ B&H/ Adorama
RF 600mm F11 IS STM 3.66 x 10.61″ Amazon/ B&H/ Adorama
RF 800mm F11 IS STM 4 x 13.85″ Amazon/ B&H/ Adorama
  • Best Zoom lenses for Canon EOS R5

Canon released a lot of RF zoom lenses for full-frame mirrorless cameras.  Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM lens is the best standard zoom lens with image stabilization. Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens is the best telephoto zoom lens for Canon EOS R5. If you are looking for wide-angle zoom lens for your Canon EOS R5, you can choose Canon RF 15-35mm F2.8L IS USM lens. The newly released Canon RF 14-35mm F4L IS USM lens (Amazon/ B&H/ Adorama) is another best wide-angle zoom. Of course, you can buy the compact Canon RF 24-240mm f/4-6.3 IS USM lens as all-in-one zoom lens for your Canon EOS R5 with 10x zoom range and Optical Image stabilization.

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 RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM 3.48 x 4.95″ Amazon/ B&HAdorama
 RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM 3.54 x 5.75″ AmazonB&HAdorama
RF 14-35mm f/4L IS USM  3.3 x 3.9″ Amazon/ B&H/ Adorama
RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM Lens 3.48 x 4.99″ Amazon/ B&HAdorama
RF 24-240mm f/4-6.3 IS USM  3.2 x 4.8″ Amazon/ B&HAdorama
RF 28-70mm f/2L USM 4.09 x 5.5″ Amazon/ B&HAdorama
RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM 3.29 x 4.22″ Amazon/ B&HAdorama
RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM 3.69 x 8.17″ Amazon/ B&HAdorama