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Canon RF 45mm F1.2 STM vs Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM

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  • 24specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 10identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM has 0.43 m more closest focusing distance than the Canon RF 45mm F1.2 STM (0.88 m vs 0.45 m). The Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM has 29 more minimum aperture number than the Canon RF 45mm F1.2 STM (45 vs 16). The Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM has 0.28 x more maximum magnification than the Canon RF 45mm F1.2 STM (0.41x vs 0.13x). Lens structure (elements/groups): 9/7 on the Canon RF 45mm F1.2 STM, 12/9 on the Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM. Lens type: Full-frame lens on the Canon RF 45mm F1.2 STM, Telephoto lens on the Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM.

  • Lens structure (elements/groups)
    • RF 45mm F1.2 STM:9/7
    • RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:12/9
  • Lens type
    • RF 45mm F1.2 STM:Full-frame lens
    • RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:Telephoto lens
  • Lens viewing angle, horizontal
    • RF 45mm F1.2 STM:49° 35'
    • RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:20°
  • Lens viewing angle, vertical
    • RF 45mm F1.2 STM:29° 50'
    • RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:14°
  • Lens viewing angle, diagonal
    • RF 45mm F1.2 STM:51° 20'
    • RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:24°
  • Closest focusing distance
    • RF 45mm F1.2 STM:0.45 m
    • RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:0.88 m
  • Minimum aperture number
    • RF 45mm F1.2 STM:16
    • RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:45
  • AF actuator
    • RF 45mm F1.2 STM:STM
    • RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:Nano USM

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Comparison of RF 45mm F1.2 STM, RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM
51 specifications
Lens system7 differ
Component forMILCMILC
Lens structure (elements/groups)Differs9/712/9
Lens typeDiffersFull-frame lensTelephoto lens
Lens viewing angle, horizontalDiffers49° 35'20°
Lens viewing angle, verticalDiffers29° 50'14°
Lens viewing angle, diagonalDiffers51° 20'24°
Closest focusing distanceDiffers0.45 m0.88 m
Control ringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Lens mount interfaceCanon RFCanon RF
Minimum aperture numberDiffers1645
Number of diaphragm blades99
Image stabilizerYesYes
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
Performance2 differ
AF actuatorDiffersSTMNano USM
Lens coating featuresSuper Spectra Coating (SSC)Super Spectra Coating (SSC)
Maximum magnificationDiffers0.13x0.41x
Auto focusKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Camera brands compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCanon
Designidentical
Market segmentKnown for oneProfessionalUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourBlackBlack
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for one4.32 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one268 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one402 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one261 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross heightKnown for one120.2 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one120 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross weightKnown for one170.5 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 one216 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet net widthKnown for one80 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Pallet net heightKnown for one120 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Pallet net lengthKnown for one120.2 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Layers per palletKnown for one4 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one9 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet layerKnown for one54 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DiameterDiffers7.8 cm7.95 cm
Filter size67 mm67 mm
LengthDiffers75 mm164.7 mm
WeightDiffers346 g635 g
Packaging data2 differ
Package depth122 mm122 mm
Package heightDiffers182 mm231 mm
Package weightDiffers590 g839 g
Package width122 mm122 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Lens cap includedYesYes
Lens cap modelKnown for oneE-67IIUnknown — not stated by the source

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