Canon RF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM lens review with samples

[@TheRealAMG]

Genuinely I love that any time I want to research a lens a Christopher frost video is ALWAYS at the top and the familiarity has made me think “I hope Christopher made a video about this lens” and not once have I been disappointed! You’re doing photography Jesus’ work Christopher ❤️

[@christinagracewhite]

Me too! It’s very handy

[@NoirEtBlancVie]

The only lens reviews I trust, thanks again Chris :)

[@rahulkamath6916]

Totally agree. Looking forward to more reviews..

[@pieceofcrop]

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[@K9malinois_dog_love]

I have to agree with you!

[@tourinojacks5844]

Exactly! And that is why I signed up to his Patreon account for monthly donation. I really appreciate the work that he puts into his reviews. He addresses the new versions AND the old versions to help us make our lens buying decisions. Love it!!

[@uishiuishi]

The only truly unbiased review that mentioned the hazy image quality when close to minimum focus distance wide open (and up to about 1 meter focus distance in my experience) Subscribed immediately!

[@adude394]

Thanks as always, Christopher! My 24-105 EF was my absolute favorite, go-to, walkaround lens for most applications. Having finally moved to mirrorless (R5 and R6 Mk II), it was a no-brainer to add the RF version to my bag (once I got my 100-500 and 200-800 lenses, that is). The 24-105 RF just came today, and I'm really looking forward to putting it through its paces!

[@bird271828]

Chris, I love listening to your English. You choose nice words with very nice vocabulary. Your accent also sounds beautiful.

[@hindermath]

I am using my "old" EF glas with the EF-2-RF mount adapter with the control ring. So I have this feature also to my "old" EF and EF-S lenses. They are working pretty well on my EOS RP and R7. And my EF L lenses are performing very good on the R mirrorless system with the adapter. Thank you for your work for testing all this (for me Canon) lenses!!!

[@gpdu57]

1:44 8:29 I love these pictures, beautiful landscape.

[@mochamocha1040]

I always love the fact that you prioritise performance and price range.

[@dps6198]

I bought one of these for my wife. She uses it on her EOS RP. The focus speed on this lens is amazing. I have an EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II that we used on her RP via the adapter and the focus speed on that lens isn't nearly as fast as this lens. Its also lightweight. We bought it pre-owned. We buy most of our Canon products either pre-owned or Canon refurbished. We save tons of $$$$$.

[@InterMaus]

Some nice taste in movies i see. Any film made by Neil Breen is a masterpiece of entertainment!

[@lachiem]

Pure Breenius.

[@EmoEmu]

I got one of the old EF 24-105/4 kit'd with my 5D mk2 back when that camera was launched. It's the only lens I've ever abused. I once managed to drop it by not having closed my camera bag and standing up, it fell out and landed on the sidewalk. It still works 100% but the filter screw thread got FUBAR bent. I've always been really impressed with my little 24-105 that it's still alive and kicking and I've since (knock on wood) never done something that stupid to my gear.

[@shieldaigbencher]

I bought this for my eos r. It is utterly amazing on every level.

[@dimitrisphotocom]

the best lenses review on the youtube!! with love from Greece!! i have this lens! is absolute stunning for my EOS R

[@pattersonleon5349]

Please dont change the way you reviewe in the future like some other youtubers. Your doing so great. These type of reviews are the best man. Oneday you should reach more than a million subs. Good luck!

[@wldktz1]

I alway look forward to the zoom in to the center of the test chart and then to the corner. 🤣

[@kevindiossi]

The fact every image in this review was taken with a "kit" lens demonstrates just how versatile this lens is. Honestly beautiful bokeh from an f/4 zoom.

[@beezymeech]

dude, L lens's are NOT "kit" lens's.

[@kevindiossi]

@@beezymeech what do you call a lens that’s bundled with a camera body at a discount? I believe the overwhelming majority of photographers would call that…a “kit lens”. Haha the EF and RF 24-105 lenses have often been referred to as kit lenses for professional and semi professional bodies. I got my RF 24-105 included with my EOS R.

[@UsamaHashmiOfficial]

​@@kevindiossi The STM ones are the kit lenses, they cost $300. This one costs $1300.

[@1davidpeter]

great! honest unbiased review with tests, but more importantly your reasoned opinion. This is the one i wanted in my anticipated switch from Nikon to Canon, unless I look at it's lighter weight brother.

[@DubsBrown]

Anticipating your RF 50mm review. F 1.2 test chart hype!

[@TheodoreGuerlain]

It's the first time that i hear somebody has such a charming soft R letter pronunciation.

[@kyokuten]

A blooming lovely review, no one else pointed out the accurate sharpness result of this lens, long awaited review mate, God bless you!

[@philippe-oliviercontant8251]

Glad KZbin suggested this video, I'm about to spend some serious money and your review helps a lot.

[@itmedia2227]

You are the best photograph expert on youtube. I love your stile and diction. With love from MOLDOVA !

[@christopherfrost]

Cool, Moldova!

[@frostybe3r]

I'd hardly call him an expert, he just talks about cameras and lenses.

[@karol-julienwild]

the most trustworthy lens reviewer, great work!!!

[@vdpijll]

Good review! I received this lens together with the R5 the day before Christmas.

[@munkey572]

Thank you for comparing the IQ between the RF and EF models. I have the EF version and was curios if it was worth spending the money on the RF version. This review was very helpful. Thank you.

[@ChimaChindaDev]

3:33 Jeez! I thought the auto-focus test was in fast forward. It's blazing fast.

[@ianmartin5389]

It really is that fast. I just tested it out yesterday and was amazed how nice the lens is. It feels good to use and the sharpness was amazing. I was actually there to test an older 17-40mm with no IS, also at f4. The results were very different hand held due to the extra zoom and the IS.

[@RockyColaFizz]

Just love Canon lenses. Hoping for a competitive body soon.

[@Baluchishair]

Absolutely fantastic review of the Canon RF 24-105mm f/4 lens. I was looking whole the KZbin community for someone like this guys to do these review biaselessly. Thanks #Chris thanks for being there.

[@akhyarrayhka4048]

near perfect if not the perfect kit lens

[@denniemullete]

make it simple, elegant, subtle voice, very very nice review in deed.

[@wesleychapman9001]

Super keen for your review on the RF 35mm & 24-240mm! Thanks for this Christopher - well done.

[@christopherfrost]

Check out my channel, they're right there :-)

[@analogdesigner-Jay]

Christopher, thanks for another superb lens review. No one else comes close to your testing! Jay

[@jacobleetech]

You're my go-to guy for lens reviews. great summary and analysis

[@miller1593]

The best lens review channel on the internet!

[@lucasmin3757]

Whenever I search lens review in KZbin... There's always a top recommendation of a guy always saying and starting with very kindly and warmly welcome introduction saying "Howdy everyone"... Literally every lens clip you see... He explains so well in details vividly... Thanks bro.. hope you'll upload more lens reviews... Subscribed!!!

[@JeremyGalloway]

Nice consideration given to filmmakers here. This lens looks to be quite viable for cinematography, and only a small fraction of the cost of a cine lens

[@AnatolMenke]

Nicely done mate! Thanks a lot i learned quite a bit here. Bought my EOS R this weekend with the KIT lens and cant wait to test it. Cheers from Germany

[@SolidBrixStudios]

Thank you so so so much for getting the R camera, I got mine last month and love it! I’m really looking forward to seeing your reviews on the RF 2.8 lenses canon has coming later this year, again thank you for doing RF camera lenses!

[@djchips]

A good lens all-round, but wow that AF speed tho...

[@this_time_imperfect]

I've heard that the price disparity on camera equipment between the US, UK, Canada, etc, is mostly due to tax and import duties. If thats the case, I'd be complaining to your local government instead of the camera manufacturers. Great review, love your videos!

[@RickMentore]

I has Canon ever explained why their products cost more in the UK than the US? Great review, as usual.

[@rickmiron]

Somebody on KZbin recently blamed Brexit...

[@hariantosuhendro1428]

i have ef 24-105 at 90-105... sharpness keeps dropping. So good to see the RF type results

[@emilycohan]

I really really appreciate your reviews. I have been watching several while considering my next gear purchase. Thank you Christopher :)

[@Noealz]

I don't have the RF but actually the kit lens is the one I use the most (24-105) despite having so many more lenses

[@tnbspotter5360]

You should include a picture of the old brick building in the sharpness chart montage, just for old time's sake.

[@mikkelstormhansen9733]

He moved

[@vanlifecamping]

This review was enough for me on both the Lens Camera combo (kit) Thanks for your reviews. I bought the kit a few weeks ago.

[@hunglemed]

wow, the image quality & color results from R & this lens are amazing!

[@chrislj2890]

At the 7:20 mark you referred to the 105mm f/4 setting as having barrel distortion, but it sure looks like pincushion to me. Anyway, very nice review.

[@danilosmukke9996]

Perfect video, pretty amazing the way you apply in live all the exemples.

[@georgedavall9449]

This Man, ‘Christopher Frost,’ comes “Highly Recommended !!! “ Another well done Review. Thanks for your work and Knowledge! Best! ✌✌✌👍🇬🇧 🇺🇸😊

[@MadHatter123456]

Thank you Chris. Just bought this lens - your video made the decision easy.

[@vallejopnw]

Thanks you sir! Just picked up the EOS R5, this bad boy lens and the nifty fifty 1.8. Working my way up to the big boy f/2 28-70

[@JoaquimGonsalves]

Yayy!!! Finally. I probably won't buy into the RF system but sure as hell love listening to you.

[@grdprojekt]

idk why but I giggled too much seeing that dog (1:56) running

[@mentosica29]

I really hope you'll be reviewing the RF 70-200mm f4 L IS USM soon. I understand few retailers started shipping it. I'm considering adding it to my landscape kit and really look forward to seeing you put it through its paces. Thanks for all the work you put into your reviews and for their invaluable help to us! All the lens I bought so far have only been those reviewed by you and which have gotten your "HR" or "R" ratings.

[@ArrakisDunedt]

New lens design is awesome inc corners..

[@DesoloZantas]

Now I'm waiting to see your review on the 2.8 version

[@Fireflyepic]

Thank you for "not telling me" about the gray market websites ;) great video, Chris! I love watching these videos, even though I use Nikon lol!

[@betaomega04]

I'm new to photography. What does he mean by gray market?

[@FyahAlex]

I hated my EF version of this lens. It was very soft with tons of chromatic aberration. The RF version is considerably better IMO.

[@jukeboxjohnnie]

Thanks so much for this, clearly its no better than the average EF versions theres no option but to buy the 24-70 or 28-70 if image quality is important

[@PeteC62]

Great review as usual, Chris! Minor error: at 7:20 you said "barrel" instead of "pin cushion" for the distortion at 105mm.

[@christopherfrost]

Ooops! Well spotted

[@h.m.siesel7363]

Zoomed in you said at 105 the lens demonstrated barrel but it displayed pin cushion.

[@abzdrive]

USA roads Really enjoyed new thing that you did in this review when you showed sharpness of 24mm 50mm 105mm in the center of the image one after another without zooming in effect, small thing but was better in my humble opinion

[@Princeton_James]

Just when I thought I was going to be done with Canon.

[@Eleven.Eleven.1111]

Fantastic video again Chris. The only problem now is that i need to find the budget for the eos r and that lens.

[@mirasga]

I'm happy with my EF 24-105mm F4L. I won't be upgrading to the RF version.

[@AldermanFredCDavis]

I don't shoot Canon, however, 24-105 is a great zoom range. Not too wide of a range as to be a "jack of all trades, master of none", but yet wide enough to be highly useful in a majority of situations.

[@flake-49-shino]

Neil Breen film... nice. :D Great review, as always, Christopher!

[@SSchot1978]

@christopherfrost I follow you channel with high interest and am always impressed about your review and functional showcase. I do have a question, not sure if you easily could anwer this, but. After switching over to the Canon R system (R6), right now I am still working with my Tamron 24-70 f2.8 G2 lens. I do like this lens very much and I am happy about the image quality. I am a bit less happy with the extra weight and length due to the usage of the RF to EF mount adapter. I wonder, is going forward from the Tamron G2 to the Canon RF 24-105 f4 a step forwarth, even while you loose a stop of light. Do you think it is possible to give any opinoin about this question? I do appriciate any comment! Bless you and all the best

[@VynZography]

Your lens reviews are so good I won't buy a lens you have not done a review for.

[@andrewhunter9770]

My ef lense (mark 1) is not sharp enough and shows ca at any aperture. Probably my worst lense. Hopefully I can have the rf one day!

[@Thephotosnatcher_]

The only person I trust about lens

[@L3ON360Z]

The microcontrast of Canon L lens is incredible

[@liadsagi3]

Damn. Can't wait for that 28-70 f2! Or really, any other video of yours

[@blingdawg14]

Liad Sagi yeah I’ll love for him to do the 28-70 f2 😁

[@duhalt]

Hi Chris, nice video. You should do the RF 35 prime...

[@AugmentedGravity]

This lens is fantastic.

[@Jvs-eq3iy]

I enjoy all his reviews

[@auxmike718]

Did you say 900USD? In 2022 it’s 1300USD!

[@paulbanyard2677]

Judging by the flare test looks like this lens could produce some good sunstars, alot of times that bright light is just a white blob but saw some spiking here. I know the review of the wide angle 14-35 RF showed some amazing results for them, wondering if this captures anything similar...

[@simonsays5814]

Great and consistent review. Thank you. Although I still have no motivation to switch from EF to RF system. Haha

[@lpshotzz]

Hi Chris, awesome video! Except as I was finishing up watching it I realised that this might be the wrong lens I was looking for. Would you possibly know if the Canon RF 24-105mm F/4.1 IS STM is similar?

[@stevepa999]

The difference in price between the U.S and England has to do with sales tax. In the U.S. the sales tax is not included in the price and is lower, while in the U.K. the sales tax is included in the price.

[@ComUnSas]

Yup, 20% VAT in the UK

[@j.kimmer1509]

loving your book collection

[@marknongkhlaw1674]

Wondering how it would be with the R6ii 🤔

[@marknongkhlaw1674]

Got the lens. But I've not been able to bring up the manual focus guide as detailed in this video. I switched the lens to manual. What else do I need to do? Thanks

[@LanikaFashionisticCoore]

Thanks for this video. I have been wondering if I should buy this camera. Between this and the Sony A6400

[@Robin_Polarstern]

03:30 dear Chris ist the manual Fokus helping tool on every rf includes ? Nice for only manual lenses

[@mouse3355]

7:19 "And zoom all the way in to a hundred-and-five millimetre, there's some fairly noticeable 'barrel distortion'." I'm sure you were trying to say 'pincushion distortion'.

[@christopherfrost]

Yep, little mistake there

[@danieljohnston5306]

Lee Strobels book there is a great one....excellent review as usual.

[@nanoIQ]

Oh my goodness.. a Neil Breen film? 😅😅

[@Zabarotropitili]

I tried an f4 old Canon L lens on a aps-c camera and found the lens quite dark and not too sharp. Probably, it is because this lens is not for a aps-c camera where it becomes like f6-6.4. Anyway I was amazed how this lens performs in the video on a ff camera.

[@johnjr47]

Could you do a review on the RF 15-35mm f2.8L IS vs 16-35mm f4L IS .

[@Shadow81989]

Looks pretty good to me, apart from the close-up image quality (and, related: minimum focus distance could be a bit closer). Of course there's always room for more improvements, for example regarding vignetting and work against light, but it's not too bad.

[@FriedFx]

Finally this review comes out. I was about to do my own testing. I got the EOS-R with the 24-105 kit lens for my new job. Super sharp. Your lens reviews are awesome. Test the RF 35mm f1.8 macro IS STM next =]

[@christopherfrost]

I'm testing that lens at the moment and I love it!

[@eburneentertainment9903]

What I want to know is how does it compare to my Sigma 24-105 f/4 Art lens, but I believe the sigma is supposed to be a bit sharper than the EF version, so I guess the same would apply here given that you say the EF & RF perform similarly

[@LRTv215]

Really enjoyed your video, it's informative and spot on with what I wanted to know. In my opinion the ef works just as good but it might not be serviceable in 3 yrs or so years. I think the better choice is the much more expensive rf glass is a safer bet, for longevity.

[@Caracalaba]

I compared it with your test of the Sony 24-105 and the canon seems superior in corner image quality and is. Quite impresive and for less money. It's nice to have your standarized test to compare a bunch of lenses

[@jankompan]

RF 50 review comming ? Thanks in advance

[@dkmphotography_co_uk]

Good review... completely spun me out seeing my old home of Aberporth popping up?! Ha

[@pauldeakinvic]

Hi Christopher. If setting this lens at 50mm and 35mm focal lengths, and then to the same settings as 35mm f1.8 and 50mm f1.8 (nifty fifty) prime lenses, say at F 8, shooting a landscape, will the 24-105 f4L yield a better image quality than the budget prime lenses? Same question for portraits too, at say, F4, please. I have a Canon R8 and own the two prime lenses.

[@ThePetrifiedwood]

Great review! I like your method. Easy to see the difference from center to edge and the effects of stopping down. Any chance you'll review the new RF mount Rokinon 14mm f2.8?

[@christopherfrost]

No plans to right now but maybe in the future

[@mikepawlikguitar]

7:30 Chris (or Christopher, not sure which you prefer!) are you a Felix Kaijalburger fan by any chance? LOL Love that Kneel Brene reference haha