Product comparison · 2 lenses

Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM vs Canon RF 100-500 mm f4.5-7.1 L IS USM

17specifications compared
10differ
7identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM has 0.9 m more closest focusing distance than the Canon RF 100-500 mm f4.5-7.1 L IS USM (1.8 m vs 0.9 m). The Canon RF 100-500 mm f4.5-7.1 L IS USM has 10 more minimum aperture number than the Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM (32 vs 22). The Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM has 3.42 cm more diameter than the Canon RF 100-500 mm f4.5-7.1 L IS USM (12.8 cm vs 9.38 cm). Component for: MILC on the Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM, SLR on the Canon RF 100-500 mm f4.5-7.1 L IS USM. Lens structure (elements/groups): 23/28 on the Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM, 20/14 on the Canon RF 100-500 mm f4.5-7.1 L IS USM.

Component for
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:MILC
- RF 100-500 mm f4.5-7.1 L IS USM:SLR
Lens structure (elements/groups)
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:23/28
- RF 100-500 mm f4.5-7.1 L IS USM:20/14
Focal length range
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:100 - 300 mm
- RF 100-500 mm f4.5-7.1 L IS USM:100 - 500 mm
Closest focusing distance
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:1.8 m
- RF 100-500 mm f4.5-7.1 L IS USM:0.9 m
Minimum aperture number
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:22
- RF 100-500 mm f4.5-7.1 L IS USM:32
Product colour
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:White
- RF 100-500 mm f4.5-7.1 L IS USM:Black, White
Diameter
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:12.8 cm
- RF 100-500 mm f4.5-7.1 L IS USM:9.38 cm
Filter size
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:112 mm
- RF 100-500 mm f4.5-7.1 L IS USM:77 mm

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Comparison of RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM, RF 100-500 mm f4.5-7.1 L IS USM
58 specifications	A Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM View product	B Canon RF 100-500 mm f4.5-7.1 L IS USM View product
Lens system5 differ
Component forDiffers	MILC	SLR
Lens structure (elements/groups)Differs	23/28	20/14
Lens viewing angle, horizontalKnown for one	20° - 6° 50'	Unknown — not stated by the source
Focus adjustmentKnown for one	Auto/Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens viewing angle, verticalKnown for one	14° - 4° 35'	Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens viewing angle, diagonalKnown for one	24° - 8° 15'	Unknown — not stated by the source
Focal length rangeDiffers	100 - 300 mm	100 - 500 mm
Closest focusing distanceDiffers	1.8 m	0.9 m
Control ringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image sensor formatKnown for one	Full frame	Unknown — not stated by the source
Macro ratioKnown for one	1:6.25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum aperture numberDiffers	22	32
Number of aspheric elementsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Teleconverter/Extender compatibleKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image stabilizer typeKnown for one	Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image stabilizer number of stops (OIS)Known for one	5.5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image stabilizer number of stops (IBIS x OIS)Known for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Aperture range (F-F)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.5 - 7.1
Performanceidentical
AF actuatorKnown for one	Nano USM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto focusKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Circular apertureKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens coating featuresKnown for one	Air Sphere Coating (ASC), Super Spectra Coating (SSC)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manual focusKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Ultra-low Dispersion (UD) elementsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens hoodKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens hood modelKnown for one	ET-124	Unknown — not stated by the source
CompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EOS R EOS RP EOS Ra EOS R5 EOS R6 EOS R3
Maximum magnificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.33x
Ultrasonic motor (USM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black, White
Mounting typeKnown for one	Bayonet	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeatherproofKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for one	Japan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Layers per palletKnown for one	5 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one	9 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DiameterDiffers	12.8 cm	9.38 cm
Filter sizeDiffers	112 mm	77 mm
LengthDiffers	323.4 mm	207.6 mm
WeightDiffers	2.59 kg	1.53 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package depthKnown for one	468 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	289 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package volumeKnown for one	38952 cm³	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	6.12 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	288 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Lens cap modelKnown for one	E-112	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear lens cap includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear lens cap modelKnown for one	RF	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bag includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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