Canon EF 300 mm f4.0 L USM IS vs Canon EF28-200mm 1:3.5-5.6

Key differences

The Canon EF28-200mm 1:3.5-5.6 has 66.4° more lens viewing angle, diagonal than the Canon EF 300 mm f4.0 L USM IS (75° vs 8.6°). The Canon EF 300 mm f4.0 L USM IS has 1.16 cm more thread diameter than the Canon EF28-200mm 1:3.5-5.6 (9 cm vs 7.84 cm). The Canon EF 300 mm f4.0 L USM IS has 5 mm more filter size than the Canon EF28-200mm 1:3.5-5.6 (77 mm vs 72 mm). Lens structure (elements/groups): 8/7 on the Canon EF 300 mm f4.0 L USM IS, 16/12 on the Canon EF28-200mm 1:3.5-5.6. Weight: 1.17 kg on the Canon EF 300 mm f4.0 L USM IS, 495 g on the Canon EF28-200mm 1:3.5-5.6.

• Lens structure (elements/groups)
  • EF 300 mm f4.0 L USM IS:8/7
  • EF28-200mm 1:3.5-5.6:16/12
• Lens viewing angle, diagonal
  • EF 300 mm f4.0 L USM IS:8.6°
  • EF28-200mm 1:3.5-5.6:75°
• Thread diameter
  • EF 300 mm f4.0 L USM IS:9 cm
  • EF28-200mm 1:3.5-5.6:7.84 cm
• Filter size
  • EF 300 mm f4.0 L USM IS:77 mm
  • EF28-200mm 1:3.5-5.6:72 mm
• Weight
  • EF 300 mm f4.0 L USM IS:1.17 kg
  • EF28-200mm 1:3.5-5.6:495 g
• Magnification
  • EF 300 mm f4.0 L USM IS:0.13x
  • EF28-200mm 1:3.5-5.6:0.28x