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Canon RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM vs Canon RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 8identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM has 1.6 m more closest focusing distance than the Canon RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM (1.8 m vs 0.2 m). The Canon RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM has 6 more minimum aperture number than the Canon RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM (22 vs 16). The Canon RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM has 2 more diaphragm blades than the Canon RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM (11 vs 9). Lens structure (elements/groups): 15/11 on the Canon RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM, 23/28 on the Canon RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM. Lens type: Full-frame lens on the Canon RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM, Telephoto zoom lens on the Canon RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM.

  • Lens structure (elements/groups)
    • RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM:15/11
    • RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:23/28
  • Lens type
    • RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM:Full-frame lens
    • RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:Telephoto zoom lens
  • Lens viewing angle, horizontal
    • RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM:84°
    • RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:20° - 6° 50'
  • Lens viewing angle, vertical
    • RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM:62°
    • RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:14° - 4° 35'
  • Lens viewing angle, diagonal
    • RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM:94°
    • RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:24° - 8° 15'
  • Closest focusing distance
    • RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM:0.2 m
    • RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:1.8 m
  • Minimum aperture number
    • RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM:16
    • RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:22
  • Number of diaphragm blades
    • RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM:11
    • RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:9

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Comparison of RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM, RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM
58 specifications
Lens system9 differ
Component forMILCMILC
Lens structure (elements/groups)Differs15/1123/28
Lens typeDiffersFull-frame lensTelephoto zoom lens
Lens viewing angle, horizontalDiffers84°20° - 6° 50'
Focus adjustmentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAuto/Manual
Lens viewing angle, verticalDiffers62°14° - 4° 35'
Lens viewing angle, diagonalDiffers94°24° - 8° 15'
Focal length rangeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 - 300 mm
Closest focusing distanceDiffers0.2 m1.8 m
Control ringYesYes
Image sensor formatKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFull frame
Lens mount interfaceCanon RFCanon RF
Macro ratioKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1:6.25
Minimum aperture numberDiffers1622
Number of aspheric elementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of diaphragm bladesDiffers119
Teleconverter/Extender compatibleKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Image stabilizerYesYes
Image stabilizer typeDiffersIn-Body Image Stabilization (IBIS), Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
Image stabilizer number of stops (OIS)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.5
Image stabilizer number of stops (IBIS x OIS)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Performance4 differ
AF actuatorDiffersVCMNano USM
Auto focusKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Camera brands compatibilityCanonCanon
Circular apertureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Lens coating featuresDiffersAir Sphere Coating (ASC), Fluorine coating, Subwavelength Structure Coating (SWC), Super Spectra Coating (SSC)Air Sphere Coating (ASC), Super Spectra Coating (SSC)
Lens colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWhite
Manual focusKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of Ultra-low Dispersion (UD) elementsDiffers24
Lens hoodYesYes
Lens hood modelDiffersEW-73HET-124
Maximum magnificationKnown for one0.19xUnknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite
Mounting typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBayonet
DustproofYesYes
WeatherproofKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Market segmentKnown for oneProfessionalUnknown — not stated by the source
Moisture-resistantKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceJapan
Layers per palletKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 pc(s)
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9 pc(s)
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DiameterDiffers7.65 cm12.8 cm
Filter sizeDiffers67 mm112 mm
LengthDiffers99.3 mm323.4 mm
WeightDiffers519 g2.59 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source468 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source289 mm
Package volumeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source38952 cm³
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.12 kg
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source288 mm
Package typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBox
Packaging content1 differ
Lens cap includedYesYes
Lens cap modelDiffersE-67IIE-112
Rear lens cap includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
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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