Product comparison · 2 lenses

Canon RF 100 mm f2.8L Macro IS USM vs Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM

20specifications compared
14differ
6identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM has 0.47 m more closest focusing distance than the Canon RF 100 mm f2.8L Macro IS USM (0.73 m vs 0.26 m). The Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM has 2.2 more maximum aperture number than the Canon RF 100 mm f2.8L Macro IS USM (5 vs 2.8). The Canon RF 100 mm f2.8L Macro IS USM has 24.9 more minimum aperture number than the Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM (32 vs 7.1). Only the Canon RF 100 mm f2.8L Macro IS USM has dustproof. Component for: SLR on the Canon RF 100 mm f2.8L Macro IS USM, MILC on the Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM.

Component for
- RF 100 mm f2.8L Macro IS USM:SLR
- RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM:MILC
Lens structure (elements/groups)
- RF 100 mm f2.8L Macro IS USM:17/13
- RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM:11/8
Lens type
- RF 100 mm f2.8L Macro IS USM:Macro lens
- RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM:Telephoto zoom lens
Lens viewing angle, horizontal
- RF 100 mm f2.8L Macro IS USM:20°
- RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM:23° 20' - 6° 10'
Lens viewing angle, vertical
- RF 100 mm f2.8L Macro IS USM:14°
- RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM:15° 40' - 4° 5'
Closest focusing distance
- RF 100 mm f2.8L Macro IS USM:0.26 m
- RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM:0.73 m
Maximum aperture number
- RF 100 mm f2.8L Macro IS USM:2.8
- RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM:5
Minimum aperture number
- RF 100 mm f2.8L Macro IS USM:32
- RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM:7.1

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Comparison of RF 100 mm f2.8L Macro IS USM, RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM
60 specifications	A Canon RF 100 mm f2.8L Macro IS USM View product	B Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM View product
Lens system10 differ
Component forDiffers	SLR	MILC
Lens structure (elements/groups)Differs	17/13	11/8
Lens typeDiffers	Macro lens	Telephoto zoom lens
Lens viewing angle, horizontalDiffers	20°	23° 20' - 6° 10'
Focus adjustment	Auto/Manual	Auto/Manual
Lens viewing angle, verticalDiffers	14°	15° 40' - 4° 5'
Lens viewing angle, diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	27° 50' - 7° 25'
Focal length rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	55 - 210 mm
Closest focusing distanceDiffers	0.26 m	0.73 m
Control ringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Image sensor formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	APS-C
Lens mount interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Canon RF
Macro ratioKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1:3.6
Maximum aperture numberDiffers	2.8	5
Minimum aperture numberDiffers	32	7.1
Number of aspheric elementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of diaphragm bladesDiffers	9	7
Teleconverter/Extender compatibleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Image stabilizer	Yes	Yes
Image stabilizer typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
Image stabilizer number of stopsDiffers	8	7
Image stabilizer number of stops (OIS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.5
Image stabilizer number of stops (IBIS x OIS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7
Aperture range (F-F)Known for one	2.8 - 32	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fixed focal lengthKnown for one	100 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
AF actuatorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	STM
Auto focus	Yes	Yes
Camera brands compatibility	Canon	Canon
Circular apertureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Lens coating featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Super Spectra Coating (SSC)
Lens colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Manual focusKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of Ultra-low Dispersion (UD) elementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Lens hoodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Lens hood modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ET-60B
Maximum magnificationKnown for one	1.4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ultrasonic motor (USM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Mounting typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bayonet
DustproofDiffers	Yes	No
WeatherproofKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Taiwan
Layers per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 pc(s)
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 pc(s)
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DiameterDiffers	8.15 cm	6.9 cm
Filter sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	55 mm
LengthDiffers	148 mm	135 mm
WeightDiffers	730 g	270 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	122 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	122 mm
Package volumeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2723 cm³
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	468 g
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	183 mm
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Packaging contentidentical
Lens cap included	Yes	Yes
Lens cap modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E-55 II
Rear lens cap includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear lens cap modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RF
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Technical detailsidentical
Viewing angleKnown for one	24°	Unknown — not stated by the source

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