Product comparison · 2 lenses

Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM vs Canon RF 85 mm f1.2L USM

15specifications compared
12differ
3identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM has 0.95 m more closest focusing distance than the Canon RF 85 mm f1.2L USM (1.8 m vs 0.85 m). The Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM has 6 more minimum aperture number than the Canon RF 85 mm f1.2L USM (22 vs 16). The Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM has 4.6 cm more diameter than the Canon RF 85 mm f1.2L USM (12.8 cm vs 8.2 cm). Component for: MILC on the Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM, SLR on the Canon RF 85 mm f1.2L USM. Lens structure (elements/groups): 23/28 on the Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM, 13/9 on the Canon RF 85 mm f1.2L USM.

Component for
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:MILC
- RF 85 mm f1.2L USM:SLR
Lens structure (elements/groups)
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:23/28
- RF 85 mm f1.2L USM:13/9
Lens type
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:Telephoto zoom lens
- RF 85 mm f1.2L USM:Telephoto lens
Lens viewing angle, horizontal
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:20° - 6° 50'
- RF 85 mm f1.2L USM:24°
Lens viewing angle, vertical
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:14° - 4° 35'
- RF 85 mm f1.2L USM:16°
Lens viewing angle, diagonal
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:24° - 8° 15'
- RF 85 mm f1.2L USM:30 - 28°
Closest focusing distance
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:1.8 m
- RF 85 mm f1.2L USM:0.85 m
Minimum aperture number
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:22
- RF 85 mm f1.2L USM:16

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Comparison of RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM, RF 85 mm f1.2L USM
54 specifications	A Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM View product	B Canon RF 85 mm f1.2L USM View product
Lens system8 differ
Component forDiffers	MILC	SLR
Lens structure (elements/groups)Differs	23/28	13/9
Lens typeDiffers	Telephoto zoom lens	Telephoto lens
Lens viewing angle, horizontalDiffers	20° - 6° 50'	24°
Focus adjustmentKnown for one	Auto/Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens viewing angle, verticalDiffers	14° - 4° 35'	16°
Lens viewing angle, diagonalDiffers	24° - 8° 15'	30 - 28°
Focal length rangeKnown for one	100 - 300 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Closest focusing distanceDiffers	1.8 m	0.85 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 interfaceKnown for one	Canon RF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Macro ratioKnown for one	1:6.25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum aperture numberDiffers	22	16
Number of aspheric elementsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of diaphragm blades	9	9
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
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	0.12x
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 & dimensions3 differ
DiameterDiffers	12.8 cm	8.2 cm
Filter sizeKnown for one	112 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
LengthDiffers	323.4 mm	117.3 mm
WeightDiffers	2.59 kg	1.2 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 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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