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Canon RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM vs Canon RF 28 mm f2.8 STM

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 28identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM has 9° more lens viewing angle, horizontal than the Canon RF 28 mm f2.8 STM (74° vs 65°). The Canon RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM has 7° more lens viewing angle, vertical than the Canon RF 28 mm f2.8 STM (53° vs 46°). The Canon RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM has 9° more lens viewing angle, diagonal than the Canon RF 28 mm f2.8 STM (84° vs 75°). Only the Canon RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM has image stabilizer. Only the Canon RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM has lens hood.

  • Lens structure (elements/groups)
    • RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM:11/9
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:8/6
  • Lens viewing angle, horizontal
    • RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM:74°
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:65°
  • Lens viewing angle, vertical
    • RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM:53°
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:46°
  • Lens viewing angle, diagonal
    • RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM:84°
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:75°
  • Focal length range
    • RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM:24 - 24 mm
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:28 - 28 mm
  • Closest focusing distance
    • RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM:0.14 m
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:0.23 m
  • Maximum aperture number
    • RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM:1.8
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:2.8
  • Number of diaphragm blades
    • RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM:9
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:7

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Comparison of RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM, RF 28 mm f2.8 STM
68 specifications
Lens system9 differ
Component forMILCMILC
Lens structure (elements/groups)Differs11/98/6
Lens typeWide zoom lensWide zoom lens
Lens viewing angle, horizontalDiffers74°65°
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Lens viewing angle, verticalDiffers53°46°
Fixed focal lengthKnown for one24 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Lens viewing angle, diagonalDiffers84°75°
Focal length rangeDiffers24 - 24 mm28 - 28 mm
Closest focusing distanceDiffers0.14 m0.23 m
Control ringYesYes
Image sensor formatFull frameFull frame
Lens mount interfaceCanon RFCanon RF
Macro ratioKnown for one1:2Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum aperture numberDiffers1.82.8
Minimum aperture number2222
Number of aspheric elementsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of diaphragm bladesDiffers97
Teleconverter/Extender compatibleNoNo
Zoom capabilityYesYes
Image stabilizerDiffersYesNo
Image stabilizer typeKnown for oneOptical Image Stabilization (OIS)Unknown — not stated by the source
Image stabilizer number of stops (OIS)Known for one5Unknown — not stated by the source
Image stabilizer number of stops (IBIS x OIS)Known for one6.5Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
AF actuatorDiffersSTMST
Auto focusYesYes
Camera brands compatibilityCanonCanon
Circular apertureYesYes
Lens coating featuresSuper Spectra Coating (SSC)Super Spectra Coating (SSC)
Lens colourBlackBlack
Manual focusYesYes
Number of Ultra-low Dispersion (UD) elementsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens hoodDiffersYesNo
Lens hood modelDiffersEW-65BEW-55
Designidentical
Product colourBlackBlack
Mounting typeBayonetBayonet
DustproofNoNo
WeatherproofNoNo
Logistics data1 differ
Country of originJapanJapan
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for one3.34 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one237 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one386 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one263 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross heightKnown for one131.5 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one120 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross weightKnown for one118.8 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross widthKnown for one80 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one6 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per palletKnown for one180 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Quantity per pack1 pc(s)1 pc(s)
Layers per pallet5 pc(s)5 pc(s)
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerDiffers6 pc(s)8 pc(s)
Products per pallet layerKnown for one36 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DiameterDiffers7.44 cm6.92 cm
Filter sizeDiffers52 mm55 mm
LengthDiffers63.1 mm24.7 mm
WeightDiffers270 g120 g
Packaging data2 differ
Package depth150 mm150 mm
Package heightDiffers150 mm100 mm
Package volumeKnown for one2723 cm³Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightDiffers350 g200 g
Package width150 mm150 mm
Package typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBox
Packaging content1 differ
Lens cap includedYesYes
Lens cap modelDiffersE-52 IIE-55
Rear lens cap includedYesYes
Rear lens cap modelRFRF
User guideYesYes

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