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Canon RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM vs Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 7identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM has 64° more lens viewing angle, horizontal than the Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM (84° vs 20°). The Canon RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM has 48° more lens viewing angle, vertical than the Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM (62° vs 14°). The Canon RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM has 70° more lens viewing angle, diagonal than the Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM (94° vs 24°). Lens structure (elements/groups): 15/11 on the Canon RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM, 12/9 on the Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM. Lens type: Full-frame lens on the Canon RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM, Telephoto lens on the Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM.

  • Lens structure (elements/groups)
    • RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM:15/11
    • RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:12/9
  • Lens type
    • RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM:Full-frame lens
    • RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:Telephoto lens
  • Lens viewing angle, horizontal
    • RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM:84°
    • RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:20°
  • Lens viewing angle, vertical
    • RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM:62°
    • RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:14°
  • Lens viewing angle, diagonal
    • RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM:94°
    • RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:24°
  • Closest focusing distance
    • RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM:0.2 m
    • RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:0.88 m
  • Minimum aperture number
    • RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM:16
    • RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:45
  • Number of diaphragm blades
    • RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM:11
    • RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:9

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Comparison of RF 20mm F1.4 L VCM, RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM
41 specifications
Lens system8 differ
Lens structure (elements/groups)Differs15/1112/9
Lens typeDiffersFull-frame lensTelephoto lens
Lens viewing angle, horizontalDiffers84°20°
Lens viewing angle, verticalDiffers62°14°
Lens viewing angle, diagonalDiffers94°24°
Closest focusing distanceDiffers0.2 m0.88 m
Control ringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Minimum aperture numberDiffers1645
Number of diaphragm bladesDiffers119
Image stabilizer typeKnown for oneIn-Body Image Stabilization (IBIS), Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)Unknown — not stated by the source
Focal length rangeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 - 400 mm
Image sensor formatKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFull frame
Maximum aperture numberKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
Image stabilizer number of stopsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.5
Performance3 differ
AF actuatorDiffersVCMNano USM
Lens coating featuresDiffersAir Sphere Coating (ASC), Fluorine coating, Subwavelength Structure Coating (SWC), Super Spectra Coating (SSC)Super Spectra Coating (SSC)
Maximum magnificationDiffers0.19x0.41x
Number of Ultra-low Dispersion (UD) elementsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens hoodKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Lens hood modelKnown for oneEW-73HUnknown — not stated by the source
Auto focusKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Designidentical
Market segmentKnown for oneProfessionalUnknown — not stated by the source
DustproofKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Moisture-resistantKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DiameterDiffers7.65 cm7.95 cm
LengthDiffers99.3 mm164.7 mm
WeightDiffers519 g635 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bag includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bag modelKnown for oneLP1219Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens cap modelKnown for oneE-67IIUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source122 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source231 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source839 g
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source122 mm

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