Product comparison · 2 lenses

Canon RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM vs Canon RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM

27specifications compared
18differ
9identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM has 69° more lens viewing angle, horizontal than the Canon RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM (84° vs 15°). The Canon RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM has 52° more lens viewing angle, vertical than the Canon RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM (62° vs 10°). The Canon RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM has 76° more lens viewing angle, diagonal than the Canon RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM (94° vs 18°). Lens structure (elements/groups): 17/12 on the Canon RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM, 15/11 on the Canon RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM. Lens type: Telephoto zoom lens on the Canon RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM, Full-frame lens on the Canon RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM.

Lens structure (elements/groups)
- RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM:17/12
- RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM:15/11
Lens type
- RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM:Telephoto zoom lens
- RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM:Full-frame lens
Lens viewing angle, horizontal
- RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM:15°
- RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM:84°
Lens viewing angle, vertical
- RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM:10°
- RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM:62°
Lens viewing angle, diagonal
- RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM:18°
- RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM:94°
Closest focusing distance
- RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM:0.7 m
- RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM:0.2 m
Minimum aperture number
- RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM:22
- RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM:16
Number of diaphragm blades
- RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM:9
- RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM:11

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Comparison of RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM, RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM
62 specifications	A Canon RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM View product	B Canon RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM View product
Lens system9 differ
Component for	MILC	MILC
Lens structure (elements/groups)Differs	17/12	15/11
Lens typeDiffers	Telephoto zoom lens	Full-frame lens
Lens viewing angle, horizontalDiffers	15°	84°
Focus adjustmentKnown for one	Auto/Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens viewing angle, verticalDiffers	10°	62°
Fixed focal lengthKnown for one	135 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens viewing angle, diagonalDiffers	18°	94°
Focal length rangeKnown for one	35 - 135 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Closest focusing distanceDiffers	0.7 m	0.2 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	1:4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum aperture numberKnown for one	1.8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum aperture numberDiffers	22	16
Number of aspheric elementsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of diaphragm bladesDiffers	9	11
Teleconverter/Extender compatibleKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Zoom capabilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image stabilizer	Yes	Yes
Image stabilizer typeDiffers	Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)	In-Body Image Stabilization (IBIS), Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
Image stabilizer number of stopsKnown for one	6.5	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	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance4 differ
AF actuatorDiffers	USM	VCM
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 featuresDiffers	Air Sphere Coating (ASC), Super Spectra Coating (SSC)	Air Sphere Coating (ASC), Fluorine coating, Subwavelength Structure Coating (SWC), Super Spectra Coating (SSC)
Lens colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manual focusKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Ultra-low Dispersion (UD) elementsDiffers	3	2
Lens hood	Yes	Yes
Lens hood modelDiffers	ET-88B	EW-73H
Maximum magnificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.19x
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
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
Moisture-resistantKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for one	Japan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Layers per palletKnown for one	3 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one	6 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DiameterDiffers	8.92 cm	7.65 cm
Filter sizeDiffers	82 mm	67 mm
LengthDiffers	133 mm	99.3 mm
WeightDiffers	940 g	519 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package depthKnown for one	300 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	250 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package volumeKnown for one	4842 cm³	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	250 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Lens cap included	Yes	Yes
Lens cap modelDiffers	E-82 II	E-67II
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
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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