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Canon RF 28 mm f2.8 STM vs Canon RF24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM

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  • 49specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 27identical
  • 8known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon RF24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM has 0.07 m more closest focusing distance than the Canon RF 28 mm f2.8 STM (0.3 m vs 0.23 m). The Canon RF24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM has 1.7 more maximum aperture number than the Canon RF 28 mm f2.8 STM (4.5 vs 2.8). The Canon RF 28 mm f2.8 STM has 15.7 more minimum aperture number than the Canon RF24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM (22 vs 6.3). Only the Canon RF24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM has image stabilizer. Only the Canon RF24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM has lens hood.

  • Lens structure (elements/groups)
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:8/6
    • RF24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM:8/8
  • Lens type
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:Wide zoom lens
    • RF24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM:Standard zoom lens
  • Lens viewing angle, horizontal
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:65°
    • RF24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM:74 - 40°
  • Lens viewing angle, vertical
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:46°
    • RF24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM:53 - 27°
  • Lens viewing angle, diagonal
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:75°
    • RF24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM:84 - 46°
  • Focal length range
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:28 - 28 mm
    • RF24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM:24 - 50 mm
  • Closest focusing distance
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:0.23 m
    • RF24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM:0.3 m
  • Maximum aperture number
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:2.8
    • RF24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM:4.5

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Comparison of RF 28 mm f2.8 STM, RF24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
57 specifications
Lens system10 differ
Lens structure (elements/groups)Differs8/68/8
Lens typeDiffersWide zoom lensStandard zoom lens
Lens viewing angle, horizontalDiffers65°74 - 40°
Lens viewing angle, verticalDiffers46°53 - 27°
Lens viewing angle, diagonalDiffers75°84 - 46°
Focal length rangeDiffers28 - 28 mm24 - 50 mm
Closest focusing distanceDiffers0.23 m0.3 m
Macro ratioKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1:5.3
Maximum aperture numberDiffers2.84.5
Minimum aperture numberDiffers226.3
Number of aspheric elementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Image stabilizerDiffersNoYes
Image stabilizer typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceOptical Image Stabilization (OIS)
Image stabilizer number of stopsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7
Image stabilizer number of stops (OIS)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.5
Image stabilizer number of stops (IBIS x OIS)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7
Performance3 differ
AF actuatorDiffersSTSTM
Number of Ultra-low Dispersion (UD) elementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Lens hoodDiffersNoYes
Lens hood modelDiffersEW-55EW-63C
Logistics data1 differ
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerDiffers8 pc(s)9 pc(s)
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DiameterDiffers6.92 cm6.96 cm
Filter sizeDiffers55 mm58 mm
LengthDiffers24.7 mm58 mm
WeightDiffers120 g210 g
Packaging data3 differ
Package depthDiffers150 mm250 mm
Package volumeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2723 cm³
Package weightDiffers200 g350 g
Package widthDiffers150 mm250 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Lens cap modelDiffersE-55E-58 II

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