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Canon RF 20 mm F1.4L VCM vs Canon RF24mm F1.8 MACRO IS STM

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 11identical
  • 43known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon RF24mm F1.8 MACRO IS STM has 4 mm more fixed focal length than the Canon RF 20 mm F1.4L VCM (24 mm vs 20 mm). The Canon RF 20 mm F1.4L VCM has 10° more lens viewing angle, diagonal than the Canon RF24mm F1.8 MACRO IS STM (94° vs 84°). The Canon RF 20 mm F1.4L VCM has 0.06 m more closest focusing distance than the Canon RF24mm F1.8 MACRO IS STM (0.2 m vs 0.14 m). Only the Canon RF24mm F1.8 MACRO IS STM has zoom capability. Only the Canon RF 20 mm F1.4L VCM has dustproof.

  • Lens structure (elements/groups)
    • RF 20 mm F1.4L VCM:15/11
    • RF24mm F1.8 MACRO IS STM:11/9
  • Lens type
    • RF 20 mm F1.4L VCM:Wide-angle
    • RF24mm F1.8 MACRO IS STM:Wide zoom lens
  • Fixed focal length
    • RF 20 mm F1.4L VCM:20 mm
    • RF24mm F1.8 MACRO IS STM:24 mm
  • Lens viewing angle, diagonal
    • RF 20 mm F1.4L VCM:94°
    • RF24mm F1.8 MACRO IS STM:84°
  • Closest focusing distance
    • RF 20 mm F1.4L VCM:0.2 m
    • RF24mm F1.8 MACRO IS STM:0.14 m
  • Maximum aperture number
    • RF 20 mm F1.4L VCM:1.4
    • RF24mm F1.8 MACRO IS STM:1.8
  • Minimum aperture number
    • RF 20 mm F1.4L VCM:16
    • RF24mm F1.8 MACRO IS STM:22
  • Number of aspheric elements
    • RF 20 mm F1.4L VCM:2
    • RF24mm F1.8 MACRO IS STM:1

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Comparison of RF 20 mm F1.4L VCM, RF24mm F1.8 MACRO IS STM
74 specifications
Lens system10 differ
Lens structure (elements/groups)Differs15/1111/9
Lens typeDiffersWide-angleWide zoom lens
Lens viewing angle, horizontalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source74°
Focus adjustmentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAuto/Manual
Lens viewing angle, verticalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source53°
Fixed focal lengthDiffers20 mm24 mm
Lens viewing angle, diagonalDiffers94°84°
Focal length rangeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24 - 24 mm
Closest focusing distanceDiffers0.2 m0.14 m
Image sensor formatKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFull frame
Macro ratioKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1:2
Maximum aperture numberDiffers1.41.8
Minimum aperture numberDiffers1622
Number of aspheric elementsDiffers21
Number of diaphragm bladesDiffers119
Teleconverter/Extender compatibleKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Zoom capabilityDiffersNoYes
Image stabilizerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Image stabilizer typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceOptical Image Stabilization (OIS)
Image stabilizer number of stops (OIS)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5
Image stabilizer number of stops (IBIS x OIS)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.5
Performance3 differ
AF actuatorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSTM
Circular apertureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Lens coating featuresDiffersAir Sphere Coating (ASC), Fluorine coating, Sub-wavelength Structure Coating (SWC)Super Spectra Coating (SSC)
Lens colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack
Number of Ultra-low Dispersion (UD) elementsDiffers21
Lens hood modelDiffersEW-73HEW-65B
Maximum magnificationKnown for one0.19xUnknown — not stated by the source
Ultrasonic motor (USM)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Lens hood shapeKnown for onePetal lens hoodUnknown — not stated by the source
Lens hood typeKnown for oneRemovable lens hoodUnknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
DustproofDiffersYesNo
WeatherproofDiffersYesNo
Market segmentKnown for oneProfessionalUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceJapan
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.34 kg
Master (outer) case heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source237 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source386 mm
Master (outer) case widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source263 mm
Pallet gross heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source131.5 cm
Pallet gross lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source120 cm
Pallet gross weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source118.8 kg
Pallet gross widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 cm
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source180 pc(s)
Quantity per packKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 pc(s)
Layers per palletKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 pc(s)
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 pc(s)
Products per pallet layerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source36 pc(s)
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DiameterDiffers7.65 cm7.44 cm
Filter sizeDiffers67 mm52 mm
LengthDiffers99.3 mm63.1 mm
WeightDiffers519 g270 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150 mm
Package volumeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2723 cm³
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 g
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Lens cap modelDiffersE-67IIE-52 II
Rear lens cap modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRF
User guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bag includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bag modelKnown for oneLP1219Unknown — not stated by the source

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