Product comparison · 2 lenses

Canon RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM vs Canon RF35mm F1.4 L VCM

25specifications compared
17differ
8identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon RF35mm F1.4 L VCM has 39° more lens viewing angle, horizontal than the Canon RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM (54° vs 15°). The Canon RF35mm F1.4 L VCM has 28° more lens viewing angle, vertical than the Canon RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM (38° vs 10°). The Canon RF35mm F1.4 L VCM has 45° more lens viewing angle, diagonal than the Canon RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM (63° vs 18°). Lens structure (elements/groups): 17/12 on the Canon RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM, 14/11 on the Canon RF35mm F1.4 L VCM. Lens type: Telephoto zoom lens on the Canon RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM, Wide-angle on the Canon RF35mm F1.4 L VCM.

Lens structure (elements/groups)
- RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM:17/12
- RF35mm F1.4 L VCM:14/11
Lens type
- RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM:Telephoto zoom lens
- RF35mm F1.4 L VCM:Wide-angle
Lens viewing angle, horizontal
- RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM:15°
- RF35mm F1.4 L VCM:54°
Lens viewing angle, vertical
- RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM:10°
- RF35mm F1.4 L VCM:38°
Lens viewing angle, diagonal
- RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM:18°
- RF35mm F1.4 L VCM:63°
Closest focusing distance
- RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM:0.7 m
- RF35mm F1.4 L VCM:0.28 m
Maximum aperture number
- RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM:1.8
- RF35mm F1.4 L VCM:1.4
Minimum aperture number
- RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM:22
- RF35mm F1.4 L VCM:16

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Comparison of RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM, RF35mm F1.4 L VCM
58 specifications	A Canon RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM View product	B Canon RF35mm F1.4 L VCM View product
Lens system11 differ
Component for	MILC	MILC
Lens structure (elements/groups)Differs	17/12	14/11
Lens typeDiffers	Telephoto zoom lens	Wide-angle
Lens viewing angle, horizontalDiffers	15°	54°
Focus adjustmentKnown for one	Auto/Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens viewing angle, verticalDiffers	10°	38°
Fixed focal lengthKnown for one	135 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens viewing angle, diagonalDiffers	18°	63°
Focal length rangeKnown for one	35 - 135 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Closest focusing distanceDiffers	0.7 m	0.28 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 numberDiffers	1.8	1.4
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 stopsDiffers	6.5	7
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, 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 features	Air Sphere Coating (ASC), Super Spectra Coating (SSC)	Air Sphere Coating (ASC), 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 hood	Yes	Yes
Lens hood modelDiffers	ET-88B	EW-73F
Maximum magnificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.18x
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	7.65 cm
Filter sizeDiffers	82 mm	67 mm
LengthDiffers	133 mm	99.3 mm
WeightDiffers	940 g	555 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 contentidentical
Lens cap includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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