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Canon RF 10-20 mm f4L IS STM vs Canon RF 28 mm f2.8 STM

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 23identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon RF 10-20 mm f4L IS STM has 0.02 m more closest focusing distance than the Canon RF 28 mm f2.8 STM (0.25 m vs 0.23 m). The Canon RF 10-20 mm f4L IS STM has 1.2 more maximum aperture number than the Canon RF 28 mm f2.8 STM (4 vs 2.8). The Canon RF 10-20 mm f4L IS STM has 2 more diaphragm blades than the Canon RF 28 mm f2.8 STM (9 vs 7). Only the Canon RF 10-20 mm f4L IS STM has image stabilizer. Only the Canon RF 10-20 mm f4L IS STM has lens hood.

  • Lens structure (elements/groups)
    • RF 10-20 mm f4L IS STM:16/12
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:8/6
  • Lens viewing angle, horizontal
    • RF 10-20 mm f4L IS STM:121° 55' - 84°
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:65°
  • Lens viewing angle, vertical
    • RF 10-20 mm f4L IS STM:100° 25' - 62°
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:46°
  • Lens viewing angle, diagonal
    • RF 10-20 mm f4L IS STM:130° 25' - 94°
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:75°
  • Focal length range
    • RF 10-20 mm f4L IS STM:10 - 20 mm
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:28 - 28 mm
  • Closest focusing distance
    • RF 10-20 mm f4L IS STM:0.25 m
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:0.23 m
  • Maximum aperture number
    • RF 10-20 mm f4L IS STM:4
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:2.8
  • Number of diaphragm blades
    • RF 10-20 mm f4L IS STM:9
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:7

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Comparison of RF 10-20 mm f4L IS STM, RF 28 mm f2.8 STM
59 specifications
Lens system9 differ
Lens structure (elements/groups)Differs16/128/6
Lens viewing angle, horizontalDiffers121° 55' - 84°65°
Lens viewing angle, verticalDiffers100° 25' - 62°46°
Lens viewing angle, diagonalDiffers130° 25' - 94°75°
Focal length rangeDiffers10 - 20 mm28 - 28 mm
Closest focusing distanceDiffers0.25 m0.23 m
Macro ratioKnown for one1:8.33Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum aperture numberDiffers42.8
Number of aspheric elementsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of diaphragm bladesDiffers97
Image stabilizerDiffersYesNo
Image stabilizer typeKnown for oneOptical Image Stabilization (OIS)Unknown — not stated by the source
Image stabilizer number of stopsKnown for one5Unknown — not stated by the source
Image stabilizer number of stops (OIS)Known for one5Unknown — not stated by the source
Image stabilizer number of stops (IBIS x OIS)Known for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
AF actuatorDiffersSTMST
Lens coating featuresDiffersSubwavelength Structure Coating (SWC), Super Spectra Coating (SSC)Super Spectra Coating (SSC)
Number of Ultra-low Dispersion (UD) elementsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens hoodDiffersYesNo
Lens hood typeKnown for oneBuilt-in lens hoodUnknown — not stated by the source
Lens hood modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEW-55
Design2 differ
DustproofDiffersYesNo
WeatherproofDiffersYesNo
Logistics data2 differ
Layers per palletDiffers4 pc(s)5 pc(s)
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerDiffers4 pc(s)8 pc(s)
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DiameterDiffers8.37 cm6.92 cm
LengthDiffers112 mm24.7 mm
WeightDiffers570 g120 g
Filter sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source55 mm
Packaging data4 differ
Package depthDiffers250 mm150 mm
Package heightDiffers200 mm100 mm
Package weightDiffers750 g200 g
Package widthDiffers250 mm150 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bag includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bag modelKnown for oneLP1219Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens cap modelDiffers10-20E-55

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