Reinforced for use on drones and moving vehicles, the Armored RF 50mm f/1.8 Autofocus Lens by GLOBAL DYNAMICSfrom Armored RF 50mm f/1.8 Autofocus Lens by GLOBAL DYNAMICStakes the Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens and wraps it in an almost indestructible armor machined from billet 6061 aluminum. Even the anodized red lens hood and internal mask are cut out of metal and bolted to the housing.

The manual focus ring and all external switches have been removed. All adjustments are left to the internal motors so that there is nothing to get knocked out of place when this lens is mounted on a camera flying through the air on a drone, bolted to the side of a helmet, dangling from a car mount, or tucked away in a crash housing.

On RED cameras, the lens can focus and change aperture via RED CONTROL or the camera's internal focus control. The 50mm lens covers all current RED sensors up to 8K, including RAPTOR 8K VV, MONSTRO 8K VV, and all S35 and S35+ earlier sensors. On Canon RF-mount cameras, the lens will operate with autofocus and electronic iris adjustment. It covers all full frame R series Canon cameras without vignetting.

Canon Lens in Billet Aluminum Armor    Reinforced for Drones & Moving Vehicles    Anodized Red Metal Integrated Lens Hood    Focus Ring and External Switches Removed    STM Motors for Focus and Iris Adjustment

f/1.8 - f/22 electronically controlled iris

Stainless steel metal RF mount

11.8" minimum focus distance

43mm internal filter diameter

Six lens elements with one aspherical element

7-blade circular iris

Canon Super Spectra coating

Canon STM motors for focus and iris

Integrated lens hood

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Is it made in Japan?

A: According to the information in our system, the Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens is manufactured in Malaysia.

Q: 2. Is the lens metal or plastic?

A: The body of the lens is a plastic enclosure.

Q: 3. Will this work with the M50?

A: This lens will not mount onto the Canon M50 and currently there is no adapter for it to mount onto the Canon M50.

Q: 4. If I already have the EF version and switch to this will it be an upgrade in image quality? Or is it literally just the same lens in RF?

A: If you have an EF-R adapter to mount the EF 50mm f/1.8 STM, but it lacks the control ring, this RF 50mm f/1.8 STM would have that added function to control settings such as the aperture.

Q: 5. How about the Warranty?

A: Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens (Canon RF) BH #CA5018RF includes 1 year warranty with Canon USA.

Q: 6. I knew focusing on this lens would be noisy but my copy continually hunts focus. Is this normal or should I try another copy?

A: Doing a controlled focus test is the best way to determine what might be causing the lens to hunt for focus.

Q: 7. What lens hood will fit this lens?

A: Canon has a specific lens hood for it called the ES-65B (https://bhpho.to/3kblKpV) but you could also use a generic lens hood that screws into the filter threads as well.

Q: 8. What is the closest focusing distance for this lens?

A: Its minimum focusing distance is 11.8"/30cm.

Q: 9. Weather sealing?

A: No, the Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens is not weather-sealed.

Q: 10. Does this include a lens hood?

A: It does not come with a lens hood but Canon now produces one for it, the Canon ES-65B Lens Hood (https://bhpho.to/35YpsxN)