Canon RF 600mm F11 IS STM Specs, Equivalents & Depth of Field

600 mm

Focal length

f/11

Maximum aperture

4°

Diagonal angle of view (Full frame)

Full frame

Designed for

Specifications#

Brand: Canon
Model: RF 600mm F11 IS STM
Lens type: Super-telephoto prime
Focal length: 600 mm
Maximum aperture: f/11
Image circle: Full frame (36×24 mm)
Mount(s): Canon RF
Projection: Rectilinear
Stabilisation: Yes (optical)
Autofocus motor: stepping motor (STM)
Lensfun correction profile: Yes — distortion/vignetting/TCA

Equivalent focal length on different cameras#

Field of view and depth-of-field equivalence when this lens is used on bodies with different sensor sizes (natively or via an adapter).

Camera format	At 600 mm	Equiv. aperture (DoF)
Full frame	600 mm · 4°	f/11.0
APS-C	900 mm · 3°	f/16.5
APS-C (Canon)	960 mm · 3°	f/17.6
Micro Four Thirds	1200 mm · 2°	f/22.0

Depth of field & background blur#

Computed on its native Full frame format (CoC 30 µm). “Blur @2 m” is the size of an out-of-focus point at infinity, as a percentage of frame width, with the subject at 2 m — a simple bokeh index.

Focal	Aperture	at 1 m	at 2 m	at 5 m	at 10 m	Hyperfocal	Blur @2 m
600 mm	f/8	—	0.4 cm	2.9 cm	12.5 cm	1.5 km	89.3%
600 mm	f/11	—	0.5 cm	4.0 cm	17.2 cm	1.1 km	64.9%

Handheld & night-sky limits#

NPF assumes typical 20–24 MP sensors (≈6 µm pixels on full frame, ≈3.9 µm on APS-C, ≈3.3 µm on Micro Four Thirds).

Body	Min. handheld shutter (longest focal)	500 rule at 600 mm	NPF at 600 mm, f/11
Full frame	1/640 s	1 s	1 s
APS-C	1/1000 s	1 s	1 s
APS-C (Canon)	1/1000 s	1 s	1 s
Micro Four Thirds	1/1250 s	0 s	1 s

Compatible cameras#

Bodies in our database with a native Canon RF mount.

Adapt it to other systems#

Sony E-mount Nikon Z Fujifilm X-mount Canon EF-M Hasselblad XCD Nikon 1 (CX)Pentax Q

Similar lenses#

Canon RF 800mm F11 IS STM f/11

Frequently asked questions#

Is the Canon RF 600mm F11 IS STM full frame?

Yes — it covers the full 36 × 24 mm frame.

What is the Canon RF 600mm F11 IS STM equivalent to on APS-C?

On a 1.5× APS-C body it frames like 900 mm, and like 960 mm on Canon APS-C.

What is the Canon RF 600mm F11 IS STM good for?

As a super-telephoto prime it suits birds, wildlife and field sports from a distance.

Sources & licences#

Lensfun lens database — CC BY-SA 3.0