Product comparison · 2 lenses

Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM vs Canon RF 85mm F1.4L VCM

25specifications compared
15differ
10identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM has 1.05 m more closest focusing distance than the Canon RF 85mm F1.4L VCM (1.8 m vs 0.75 m). The Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM has 6 more minimum aperture number than the Canon RF 85mm F1.4L VCM (22 vs 16). The Canon RF 85mm F1.4L VCM has 2 more diaphragm blades than the Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM (11 vs 9). Lens structure (elements/groups): 23/28 on the Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM, 14/10 on the Canon RF 85mm F1.4L VCM. Lens type: Telephoto zoom lens on the Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM, Telephoto lens on the Canon RF 85mm F1.4L VCM.

Lens structure (elements/groups)
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:23/28
- RF 85mm F1.4L VCM:14/10
Lens type
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:Telephoto zoom lens
- RF 85mm F1.4L VCM:Telephoto lens
Lens viewing angle, horizontal
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:20° - 6° 50'
- RF 85mm F1.4L VCM:26°
Lens viewing angle, vertical
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:14° - 4° 35'
- RF 85mm F1.4L VCM:16°
Lens viewing angle, diagonal
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:24° - 8° 15'
- RF 85mm F1.4L VCM:28º 30'
Closest focusing distance
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:1.8 m
- RF 85mm F1.4L VCM:0.75 m
Minimum aperture number
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:22
- RF 85mm F1.4L VCM:16
Number of diaphragm blades
- RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:9
- RF 85mm F1.4L VCM:11

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Comparison of RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM, RF 85mm F1.4L VCM
58 specifications	A Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM View product	B Canon RF 85mm F1.4L VCM View product
Lens system9 differ
Component for	MILC	MILC
Lens structure (elements/groups)Differs	23/28	14/10
Lens typeDiffers	Telephoto zoom lens	Telephoto lens
Lens viewing angle, horizontalDiffers	20° - 6° 50'	26°
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'	28º 30'
Focal length rangeKnown for one	100 - 300 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Closest focusing distanceDiffers	1.8 m	0.75 m
Control ring	Yes	Yes
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 numberDiffers	22	16
Number of aspheric elementsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of diaphragm bladesDiffers	9	11
Teleconverter/Extender compatibleKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image stabilizerKnown 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)Differs	6	8
Fixed focal lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85 mm
Performance1 differ
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 features	Air Sphere Coating (ASC), Super Spectra Coating (SSC)	Air Sphere Coating (ASC), Super Spectra Coating (SSC)
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 hood	Yes	Yes
Lens hood modelDiffers	ET-124	ET-73C
Maximum magnificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.12x
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mounting typeKnown for one	Bayonet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dustproof	Yes	Yes
WeatherproofKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Market segmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Professional
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	7.65 cm
Filter sizeDiffers	112 mm	67 mm
LengthDiffers	323.4 mm	99.3 mm
WeightDiffers	2.59 kg	636 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 content1 differ
Lens cap included	Yes	Yes
Lens cap modelDiffers	E-112	E-67 II
Rear lens cap included	Yes	Yes
Rear lens cap modelKnown for one	RF	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guide	Yes	Yes
Bag includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bag modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LP1219

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