In the past few years, we have seen some nice advancements in the quality of superzoom lenses, and there are now several options that offer good results along with the unmatched versatility of a huge range of focal lengths. For Canon shooters, there is the RF 24-240mm f/4-6.3 IS USM, and this excellent video review takes a look at the sort of performance and image quality you can expect from it in usage.
Coming to you from The Camera Store TV, this great video review takes a look at the Canon RF 24-240mm f/4-6.3 IS USM lens. Superzooms offer unparalleled levels of versatility, which can be especially desirable whenever you do not want to bring along a lot of lenses, such as on a long hike. The main drawback of such lenses has long been that with such an extreme focal length range, image quality tends to suffer when compared to primes or less extreme zooms. Nonetheless, recent iterations have made major advancements and now offer quite decent image quality. They will not keep up with the latest professional zoom and prime lenses, but if convenience is what you are after, they are worth a look. Check out the video above for the full rundown.
Without the weather sealing, and non-standard AF/MF switching, as much as I would like to add a superzoom lens to my gear, I'm willing to wait for one of the superzooms Canon just submitted patents (see previous Fstoppers article):
RF 24-300mm f/2.8-5.6 IS
RF 24-240mm f/2-5.6 IS
RF 40-350mm f/2.8-5.6 IS
Yes I know it will be expensive but an L lens with that range will be real keeper and used most often.
You may as well buy this / then sell this when (IF) one of those comes out :)
As long as you're happy with ramping up your ISO occasionally, this lens is a great fit for many people. I love mine!
Garden snap @ 240mm...
Lobby snap @ 24mm...
I have this lens and while I am very much enjoying it for all the reasons you cite I would add the following. Multiple shot does not work on the canon R6 mark 1 or R5. I have heard rumors that it does on the R6 mark II, but not confirmed. Canon buries this warning is a vague way in the lens manual. I have also noticed on a macbook pro with ventura the photos app is fooled by vignetting(r5) on CRAWs and delivers black corners on wide angle. My more sophisticated post processing software DXO photolab, Canon post processing do not have that issue.