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Canon RF 50mm F1.8 STM review: weight 160 g, sourced

The RF 50mm F1.8 STM is a lens from Canon, listed on Amazon at about $199. This page records the specifications Canon publishes, dated, and names the figures it leaves out.

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Short verdict

Source-only assessment No score is published because PickBadger has not handled this product. The summary below interprets only the manufacturer’s published specifications, labels and terms.

Canon publishes weight 160 g for the RF 50mm F1.8 STM. The spec table names 1 figure Canon does not publish. Nobody at PickBadger has handled it, so it carries no score; this summary covers only the maker's published figures and the Amazon price of about $199 checked on 10 September 2026.

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Overall

— /5

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Listed price

$199.00

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What the specs support

  • Maker lists weight as 160 g
  • Maker lists mount as Canon RF
  • Maker lists focal length as 50 mm
  • Maker lists max aperture as f/1.8

Where it costs you

  • Input is not published by the maker
  • No PickBadger score: nobody at PickBadger has handled it
  • The Amazon price is a dated snapshot, not a live quote
  • This page does not replace a full manufacturer datasheet

Specifications

Source: Canon RF 50mm F1.8 STM product page · retrieved

6 figures · 1 unpublished
Weight 160 g
Mount Canon RF
Focal length 50 mm
Max aperture f/1.8
Filter thread 43 mm
Input Not published

Figures are the manufacturer’s own published claims, not PickBadger measurements.

Buy it if

You are comparing lenses and the published weight 160 g from Canon is enough to shortlist the RF 50mm F1.8 STM.

Skip it if

You need an assessment of how it performs in use, a figure Canon does not publish, or a different lenses product than the RF 50mm F1.8 STM.

What Canon publishes for the RF 50mm F1.8 STM

The RF 50mm F1.8 STM is a lens, filed in lenses inside cameras and audio. Figures in the spec table come from the dated Canon page named above, not from another publisher and not from an inferred test.

Canon lists weight as 160 g; mount as Canon RF; focal length as 50 mm; max aperture as f/1.8; filter thread as 43 mm.

The Amazon button is the purchase path for this page. It does not make Amazon the specification source. Where the maker page and the listing disagree, the maker page wins and the conflict is treated as a gap rather than averaged.

Does the published weight of the RF 50mm F1.8 STM decide a purchase?

Only as a published number. Canon lists weight 160 g. That is useful for comparison against other lenses that publish the same field. It is not a measurement taken for this review, and this page gives the product no score.

Where to buy the RF 50mm F1.8 STM, and the price

The Amazon button opens ASIN B08CS2CL1X, listed at about $199 on 10 September 2026. Treat the price as a snapshot. Commission on the outbound link is disclosed above the button.

What is missing from the RF 50mm F1.8 STM spec sheet

The table still names a gap: input. Those cells read as not published. Filling them from a retailer bullet would break the sourcing rule.

The price of $199 was checked on 2026-09-10. Treat it as a snapshot and use the Amazon button for the current figure.

Questions

Why does the RF 50mm F1.8 STM have no score?

Nobody at PickBadger has handled the RF 50mm F1.8 STM, so there is no assessment to put a number on. This page records the specifications Canon publishes on its own dated product page and names the figures it leaves out. A score appears only when a named reviewer can state the basis for it.

How much does the RF 50mm F1.8 STM cost on Amazon?

This page recorded about $199 on 10 September 2026. That is a snapshot, not a live quote. The Amazon button opens the listing used here, in a new tab, with rel sponsored nofollow. The ASIN recorded is B08CS2CL1X. Check the listing before you buy. Commission is disclosed above the button.

What specs does Canon publish for the RF 50mm F1.8 STM?

Canon publishes weight 160 g on the dated source named in the spec table. That is a maker figure, not a measurement taken for this review. Neighbouring numbers absent from the table stay unpublished rather than being copied from another site.

What has Canon not published for the RF 50mm F1.8 STM?

The spec table marks input as not published. Those cells are left blank on purpose. Filling them from a retailer bullet or another publisher would break the sourcing rule this site is built on. The dated source is named in the spec table.

Has PickBadger tested the RF 50mm F1.8 STM?

No. This page is a sourced specification record, not a test, and it carries no score. It does not report handling, wear or measured performance. Figures come from the dated Canon page named in the spec table, and unpublished cells stay blank rather than being filled from another publisher.

The bottom line

The Canon RF 50mm F1.8 STM is recorded here as sourced lenses from Canon: about $199 on Amazon as of 10 September 2026, with weight 160 g on the dated maker page and no PickBadger score. Read the spec table, the gaps, and the skip line before using the button.

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