1200 Canon RF 1200mm F8 L IS USM
The Canon RF 1200mm F8 L IS USM is a prime lens for Canon RF (Full frame) that covers 1200 mm at f/8, weighs 3340 g and focuses as close as 4.3 m.
- f/8widest aperture
- 3340 gweight
- 17bodies it fits
Bodies it fits
17 bodies- Fits
Full frame bodies
- Canon EOS R
- Canon EOS R1
- Canon EOS R3
- Canon EOS R5
- Canon EOS R5 Mark II
- Canon EOS R6
- Canon EOS R6 Mark II
- Canon EOS R6 Mark III
- Canon EOS R6 V
- Canon EOS R8
- Canon EOS R8 Mark II
- Canon EOS RP
- Fits
APS-C bodies
It mounts and works fully. It covers a bigger frame than their APS-C sensor, which records the middle of it.
- Canon EOS R10
- Canon EOS R100
- Canon EOS R50
- Canon EOS R50 V
- Canon EOS R7
Specifications
- Focal length
- 1200 mm1
- Widest aperture
- f/82
- Closest focus
- 4.3 m3
- Maximum magnification
- 0.29x3
- Stabilization
- 4 stops3
- Mount
- Canon RF3
- Covers
- Full frame
- Type
- Prime
- Weight
- 3340 g3
- Length
- 537 mm3
- Diameter
- 168 mm3
- Filter thread
- 52 mm3
- Elements
- 263
- Groups
- 183
- Aperture blades
- 93
- Weather sealed
- Yes3
- Focus motor
- Ring USM3
- Hood
- ET-160 (WIII) / ET160B (sold separately)3
- Extenders
- Extender RF 1.4x, Extender RF 2x3
Sources
- Wikidata, checked Oct 9, 2026 (CC0 1.0)
- www.canon.at, cited by Wikidata for Widest aperture (Wikidata checked Oct 9, 2026; we didn't read this page)
- Canon product specifications, checked Oct 6, 2026
Worked out by code, not stated by a source
- Read from the lens name: each maker marks the sensor size a lens covers (Sony FE/E, Canon RF/RF-S, Nikon DX, Tamron Di III/Di III-A, Sigma DG/DC); every Fujifilm X lens is APS-C and every Micro Four Thirds lens is Four Thirds.
- Prime or zoom, read from the focal length in the lens name.
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† The makers' own tables, row by row, with labels in our plain words (translated where the maker's page isn't in English); each row's numbers are checked against the page it links.
Full specifications†
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| Full specifications | Canon RF 1200mm F8 L IS USM3 |
|---|---|
| Diagonal angle of view | 02°05′ (Diagonal) |
| Horizontal angle of view | 01°45′ (Horizontal) |
| Vertical angle of view | 01°10′ (Vertical) |
| Closest focusing distance | 4.3 / 14.1 |
| Lens construction | 18,26 (Groups Elements) |
| Diameter and length | 168 × 537 (Approx.) |
| Drive system | Ring USM |
| Filter size | 52 (drop-in filter) |
| Max magnification | 0.29 |
| Minimum aperture | 64 |
| Diaphragm blades | 9 |
| Anti-dust and moisture | Yes |
| Weight | 3340 (Approx.) |
| Lens cap | E-185C |
| Lens hood | ET-160 (WIII) / ET160B (sold separately) |
| Lens bag | LS1200 |