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Canon RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM vs Canon RF 28 mm f2.8 STM

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 27differ
  • 21identical
  • 10known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon RF 28 mm f2.8 STM has 50° more lens viewing angle, horizontal than the Canon RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM (65° vs 15°). The Canon RF 28 mm f2.8 STM has 36° more lens viewing angle, vertical than the Canon RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM (46° vs 10°). The Canon RF 28 mm f2.8 STM has 57° more lens viewing angle, diagonal than the Canon RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM (75° vs 18°). Only the Canon RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM has image stabilizer. Only the Canon RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM has lens hood.

  • Lens structure (elements/groups)
    • RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM:17/12
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:8/6
  • Lens type
    • RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM:Telephoto zoom lens
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:Wide zoom lens
  • Lens viewing angle, horizontal
    • RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM:15°
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:65°
  • Lens viewing angle, vertical
    • RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM:10°
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:46°
  • Lens viewing angle, diagonal
    • RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM:18°
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:75°
  • Focal length range
    • RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM:35 - 135 mm
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:28 - 28 mm
  • Closest focusing distance
    • RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM:0.7 m
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:0.23 m
  • Maximum aperture number
    • RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM:1.8
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:2.8

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Comparison of RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM, RF 28 mm f2.8 STM
58 specifications
Lens system10 differ
Lens structure (elements/groups)Differs17/128/6
Lens typeDiffersTelephoto zoom lensWide zoom lens
Lens viewing angle, horizontalDiffers15°65°
Lens viewing angle, verticalDiffers10°46°
Fixed focal lengthKnown for one135 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Lens viewing angle, diagonalDiffers18°75°
Focal length rangeDiffers35 - 135 mm28 - 28 mm
Closest focusing distanceDiffers0.7 m0.23 m
Macro ratioKnown for one1:4Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum aperture numberDiffers1.82.8
Number of aspheric elementsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of diaphragm bladesDiffers97
Image stabilizerDiffersYesNo
Image stabilizer typeKnown for oneOptical Image Stabilization (OIS)Unknown — not stated by the source
Image stabilizer number of stopsKnown for one6.5Unknown — not stated by the source
Image stabilizer number of stops (OIS)Known for one5.5Unknown — not stated by the source
Image stabilizer number of stops (IBIS x OIS)Known for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance4 differ
AF actuatorDiffersUSMST
Lens coating featuresDiffersAir Sphere Coating (ASC), Super Spectra Coating (SSC)Super Spectra Coating (SSC)
Number of Ultra-low Dispersion (UD) elementsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens hoodDiffersYesNo
Lens hood modelDiffersET-88BEW-55
Design2 differ
DustproofDiffersYesNo
WeatherproofDiffersYesNo
Logistics data2 differ
Layers per palletDiffers3 pc(s)5 pc(s)
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerDiffers6 pc(s)8 pc(s)
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DiameterDiffers8.92 cm6.92 cm
Filter sizeDiffers82 mm55 mm
LengthDiffers133 mm24.7 mm
WeightDiffers940 g120 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package depthDiffers300 mm150 mm
Package heightDiffers250 mm100 mm
Package volumeKnown for one4842 cm³Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightDiffers1.1 kg200 g
Package widthDiffers250 mm150 mm
Package typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBox
Packaging content1 differ
Lens cap modelDiffersE-82 IIE-55

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