Product comparison · 2 lenses

Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM vs Canon RF 70-200 mm f4L IS USM

16specifications compared
8differ
8identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM has 1.2 m more closest focusing distance than the Canon RF 70-200 mm f4L IS USM (1.8 m vs 0.6 m). The Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM has 4.45 cm more diameter than the Canon RF 70-200 mm f4L IS USM (12.8 cm vs 8.35 cm). The Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM has 35 mm more filter size than the Canon RF 70-200 mm f4L IS USM (112 mm vs 77 mm). Component for: MILC on the Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM, MILC/SLR on the Canon RF 70-200 mm f4L IS USM. Lens structure (elements/groups): 23/28 on the Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM, 16/11 on the Canon RF 70-200 mm f4L IS USM.

Component for
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:MILC
- RF 70-200 mm f4L IS USM:MILC/SLR
Lens structure (elements/groups)
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:23/28
- RF 70-200 mm f4L IS USM:16/11
Focal length range
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:100 - 300 mm
- RF 70-200 mm f4L IS USM:70 - 200 mm
Closest focusing distance
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:1.8 m
- RF 70-200 mm f4L IS USM:0.6 m
Diameter
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:12.8 cm
- RF 70-200 mm f4L IS USM:8.35 cm
Filter size
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:112 mm
- RF 70-200 mm f4L IS USM:77 mm
Length
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:323.4 mm
- RF 70-200 mm f4L IS USM:1193 mm
Weight
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:2.59 kg
- RF 70-200 mm f4L IS USM:695 g

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Comparison of RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM, RF 70-200 mm f4L IS USM
55 specifications	A Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM View product	B Canon RF 70-200 mm f4L IS USM View product
Lens system4 differ
Component forDiffers	MILC	MILC/SLR
Lens structure (elements/groups)Differs	23/28	16/11
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	70 - 200 mm
Closest focusing distanceDiffers	1.8 m	0.6 m
Control ringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Macro ratioKnown for one	1:6.25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum aperture numberKnown for one	22	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Maximum aperture numberKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
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
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	0.28x
Designidentical
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	8.35 cm
Filter sizeDiffers	112 mm	77 mm
LengthDiffers	323.4 mm	1193 mm
WeightDiffers	2.59 kg	695 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

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