Product comparison · 2 lenses

Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM vs Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM

14specifications compared
9differ
5identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM has 1.5 m more closest focusing distance than the Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM (1.8 m vs 0.3 m). The Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM has 2 more diaphragm blades than the Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM (9 vs 7). The Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM has 5.88 cm more diameter than the Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM (12.8 cm vs 6.92 cm). Component for: MILC on the Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM, SLR on the Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM. Lens structure (elements/groups): 23/28 on the Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM, 6/5 on the Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM.

Component for
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:MILC
- RF 50mm f/1.8 STM:SLR
Lens structure (elements/groups)
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:23/28
- RF 50mm f/1.8 STM:6/5
Closest focusing distance
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:1.8 m
- RF 50mm f/1.8 STM:0.3 m
Number of diaphragm blades
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:9
- RF 50mm f/1.8 STM:7
Product colour
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:White
- RF 50mm f/1.8 STM:Black
Diameter
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:12.8 cm
- RF 50mm f/1.8 STM:6.92 cm
Filter size
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:112 mm
- RF 50mm f/1.8 STM:43 mm
Length
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:323.4 mm
- RF 50mm f/1.8 STM:40.5 mm

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Comparison of RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM, RF 50mm f/1.8 STM
58 specifications	A Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM View product	B Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM View product
Lens system4 differ
Component forDiffers	MILC	SLR
Lens structure (elements/groups)Differs	23/28	6/5
Lens typeKnown for one	Telephoto zoom lens	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 rangeKnown for one	100 - 300 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Closest focusing distanceDiffers	1.8 m	0.3 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
Lens mount interface	Canon RF	Canon RF
Macro ratioKnown for one	1:6.25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum aperture number	22	22
Number of aspheric elements	1	1
Number of diaphragm bladesDiffers	9	7
Teleconverter/Extender compatibleKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image stabilizer	Yes	Yes
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
Fixed focal lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 mm
Maximum aperture numberKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8
Image stabilizer number of stopsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7
Performanceidentical
AF actuatorKnown for one	Nano USM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto focusKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Camera brands compatibility	Canon	Canon
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
Maximum magnificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.25x
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Mounting typeKnown for one	Bayonet	Unknown — not stated by the source
DustproofKnown for one	Yes	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	6.92 cm
Filter sizeDiffers	112 mm	43 mm
LengthDiffers	323.4 mm	40.5 mm
WeightDiffers	2.59 kg	160 g
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 includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Technical detailsidentical
Viewing angleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	46°

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