Canon RF 28-70mm f/2.8 IS STM

Canon RF 28-70mm f/2.8 IS STM

Canon
86 Overall Score
vs
Nikon PC-E NIKKOR 20065 19mm

Nikon PC-E NIKKOR 20065 19mm

Nikon
15 Overall Score

Scores

Macro
Canon
95
Nikon
38
Video Cinema
Canon
82
Nikon
18
Budget
Canon
79
Nikon
11
Landscape
Canon
79
Nikon
26
Travel
Canon
78
Nikon
11
Professional
Canon
77
Nikon
25
Wildlife Sports
Canon
75
Nikon
13
Street
Canon
66
Nikon
17
Portrait
Canon
49
Nikon
15

Specifications

Canon RF 28-70mm f/2.8 IS STMNikon PC-E NIKKOR 20065 19mm
Optics
Typezoomtilt-shift
Focal Length Min28 mm19 mm
Focal Length Max70 mm19 mm
Elements1517
Groups1213
Aspherical Elements22
ED Elements23★
CoatingSuper Spectra Coating (SSC)Nano Crystal Coat, Super Integrated Coating, Fluorine coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/22f/32
Min Aperturef/2.8f/4
Constant✓✓
Diaphragm Blades99
Build
MountCanon RFNikon F
Formatfull-framefull-frame
Weather Sealed✓★✗
Weight0.49 kg★0.89 kg
Filter Thread67 mm—
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeSTM★manual focus only
Stabilization✓★✗
Stabilization Stops5.5 stops★—
Focus
Min Focus Distance239 mm★250 mm
Max Magnification1:4.2★0.18x

Pros & Cons

Canon RF 28-70mm f/2.8 IS STM

  • Strong stabilization (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong social proof (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong af (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Below average aperture (20th percentile)20th %ile
  • Below average bokeh (23rd percentile)

Nikon PC-E NIKKOR 20065 19mm

  • Strong optical (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Below average aperture (5th percentile)5th %ile
  • Below average bokeh (7th percentile)7th %ile
  • Below average build (8th percentile)8th %ile
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Canon RF 28-70mm f/2.8 IS STM

Scores 86 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 7 of 22 specs.

Canon RF 28-70mm f/2.8 IS STM Better at:

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports