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Canon RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM vs Canon RF20mm F1.4 L VCM

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

Key differences

The Canon RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM has 4 mm more fixed focal length than the Canon RF20mm F1.4 L VCM (24 mm vs 20 mm). The Canon RF20mm F1.4 L VCM has 10° more lens viewing angle, diagonal than the Canon RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM (94° vs 84°). The Canon RF20mm F1.4 L VCM has 0.06 m more closest focusing distance than the Canon RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM (0.2 m vs 0.14 m). Only the Canon RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM has zoom capability. Only the Canon RF20mm F1.4 L VCM has dustproof.

  • Lens structure (elements/groups)
    • RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM:11/9
    • RF20mm F1.4 L VCM:15/11
  • Lens type
    • RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM:Wide zoom lens
    • RF20mm F1.4 L VCM:Wide-angle
  • Fixed focal length
    • RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM:24 mm
    • RF20mm F1.4 L VCM:20 mm
  • Lens viewing angle, diagonal
    • RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM:84°
    • RF20mm F1.4 L VCM:94°
  • Closest focusing distance
    • RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM:0.14 m
    • RF20mm F1.4 L VCM:0.2 m
  • Maximum aperture number
    • RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM:1.8
    • RF20mm F1.4 L VCM:1.4
  • Minimum aperture number
    • RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM:22
    • RF20mm F1.4 L VCM:16
  • Number of aspheric elements
    • RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM:1
    • RF20mm F1.4 L VCM:2

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Comparison of RF 24 mm f1.8 Macro IS STM, RF20mm F1.4 L VCM
74 specifications
Lens system10 differ
Component forMILCMILC
Lens structure (elements/groups)Differs11/915/11
Lens typeDiffersWide zoom lensWide-angle
Lens viewing angle, horizontalKnown for one74°Unknown — not stated by the source
Focus adjustmentKnown for oneAuto/ManualUnknown — not stated by the source
Lens viewing angle, verticalKnown for one53°Unknown — not stated by the source
Fixed focal lengthDiffers24 mm20 mm
Lens viewing angle, diagonalDiffers84°94°
Focal length rangeKnown for one24 - 24 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Closest focusing distanceDiffers0.14 m0.2 m
Control ringYesYes
Image sensor formatKnown for oneFull frameUnknown — not stated by the source
Lens mount interfaceCanon RFCanon RF
Macro ratioKnown for one1:2Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum aperture numberDiffers1.81.4
Minimum aperture numberDiffers2216
Number of aspheric elementsDiffers12
Number of diaphragm bladesDiffers911
Teleconverter/Extender compatibleKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Zoom capabilityDiffersYesNo
Image stabilizerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
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 actuatorKnown for oneSTMUnknown — not stated by the source
Auto focusYesYes
Camera brands compatibilityCanonCanon
Circular apertureKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Lens coating featuresDiffersSuper Spectra Coating (SSC)Air Sphere Coating (ASC), Fluorine coating, Sub-wavelength Structure Coating (SWC)
Lens colourKnown for oneBlackUnknown — not stated by the source
Manual focusYesYes
Number of Ultra-low Dispersion (UD) elementsDiffers12
Lens hoodYesYes
Lens hood modelDiffersEW-65BEW-73H
Maximum magnificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.19x
Ultrasonic motor (USM)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Lens hood shapeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePetal lens hood
Lens hood typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRemovable lens hood
Design2 differ
Product colourBlackBlack
Mounting typeBayonetBayonet
DustproofDiffersNoYes
WeatherproofDiffersNoYes
Market segmentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceProfessional
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for oneJapanUnknown — not stated by the source
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 packKnown for one1 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Layers per palletKnown for one5 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one6 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet layerKnown for one36 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DiameterDiffers7.44 cm7.65 cm
Filter sizeDiffers52 mm67 mm
LengthDiffers63.1 mm99.3 mm
WeightDiffers270 g519 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package depthKnown for one150 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one150 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package volumeKnown for one2723 cm³Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one350 gUnknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one150 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Lens cap includedYesYes
Lens cap modelDiffersE-52 IIE-67II
Rear lens cap includedYesYes
Rear lens cap modelKnown for oneRFUnknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bag includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bag modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLP1219

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