Product comparison · 2 lenses

Canon RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM vs Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM

29specifications compared
20differ
9identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM has 5° more lens viewing angle, horizontal than the Canon RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM (20° vs 15°). The Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM has 4° more lens viewing angle, vertical than the Canon RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM (14° vs 10°). The Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM has 6° more lens viewing angle, diagonal than the Canon RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM (24° vs 18°). Lens structure (elements/groups): 17/12 on the Canon RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM, 12/9 on the Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM. Lens type: Telephoto zoom lens on the Canon RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM, Telephoto lens on the Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM.

Lens structure (elements/groups)
- RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM:17/12
- RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:12/9
Lens type
- RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM:Telephoto zoom lens
- RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:Telephoto lens
Lens viewing angle, horizontal
- RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM:15°
- RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:20°
Lens viewing angle, vertical
- RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM:10°
- RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:14°
Lens viewing angle, diagonal
- RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM:18°
- RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:24°
Focal length range
- RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM:35 - 135 mm
- RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:100 - 400 mm
Closest focusing distance
- RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM:0.7 m
- RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:0.88 m
Maximum aperture number
- RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM:1.8
- RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:8

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Comparison of RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM, RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM
58 specifications	A Canon RF 135 mm f1.8 L IS USM View product	B Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM View product
Lens system10 differ
Component for	MILC	MILC
Lens structure (elements/groups)Differs	17/12	12/9
Lens typeDiffers	Telephoto zoom lens	Telephoto lens
Lens viewing angle, horizontalDiffers	15°	20°
Focus adjustmentKnown for one	Auto/Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens viewing angle, verticalDiffers	10°	14°
Fixed focal lengthKnown for one	135 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens viewing angle, diagonalDiffers	18°	24°
Focal length rangeDiffers	35 - 135 mm	100 - 400 mm
Closest focusing distanceDiffers	0.7 m	0.88 m
Control ringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image sensor format	Full frame	Full frame
Lens mount interface	Canon RF	Canon RF
Macro ratioKnown for one	1:4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum aperture numberDiffers	1.8	8
Minimum aperture numberDiffers	22	45
Number of aspheric elementsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of diaphragm blades	9	9
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 typeKnown for one	Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image stabilizer number of stopsDiffers	6.5	5.5
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
Performance2 differ
AF actuatorDiffers	USM	Nano USM
Auto focus	Yes	Yes
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)	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) elementsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens hoodKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens hood modelKnown for one	ET-88B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum magnificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.41x
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	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
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	7.95 cm
Filter sizeDiffers	82 mm	67 mm
LengthDiffers	133 mm	164.7 mm
WeightDiffers	940 g	635 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package depthDiffers	300 mm	122 mm
Package heightDiffers	250 mm	231 mm
Package volumeKnown for one	4842 cm³	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightDiffers	1.1 kg	839 g
Package widthDiffers	250 mm	122 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Lens cap included	Yes	Yes
Lens cap modelKnown for one	E-82 II	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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