Product comparison · 2 lenses

Canon RF 85 mm f1.2L USM vs Canon RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM

15specifications compared
12differ
3identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM has 0.95 m more closest focusing distance than the Canon RF 85 mm f1.2L USM (1.8 m vs 0.85 m). The Canon RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM has 6 more minimum aperture number than the Canon RF 85 mm f1.2L USM (22 vs 16). The Canon RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM has 4.6 cm more diameter than the Canon RF 85 mm f1.2L USM (12.8 cm vs 8.2 cm). Component for: SLR on the Canon RF 85 mm f1.2L USM, MILC on the Canon RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM. Lens structure (elements/groups): 13/9 on the Canon RF 85 mm f1.2L USM, 23/28 on the Canon RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM.

Component for
- RF 85 mm f1.2L USM:SLR
- RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:MILC
Lens structure (elements/groups)
- RF 85 mm f1.2L USM:13/9
- RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:23/28
Lens type
- RF 85 mm f1.2L USM:Telephoto lens
- RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:Telephoto zoom lens
Lens viewing angle, horizontal
- RF 85 mm f1.2L USM:24°
- RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:20° - 6° 50'
Lens viewing angle, vertical
- RF 85 mm f1.2L USM:16°
- RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:14° - 4° 35'
Lens viewing angle, diagonal
- RF 85 mm f1.2L USM:30 - 28°
- RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:24° - 8° 15'
Closest focusing distance
- RF 85 mm f1.2L USM:0.85 m
- RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:1.8 m
Minimum aperture number
- RF 85 mm f1.2L USM:16
- RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:22

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Comparison of RF 85 mm f1.2L USM, RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM
54 specifications	A Canon RF 85 mm f1.2L USM View product	B Canon RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM View product
Lens system8 differ
Component forDiffers	SLR	MILC
Lens structure (elements/groups)Differs	13/9	23/28
Lens typeDiffers	Telephoto lens	Telephoto zoom lens
Lens viewing angle, horizontalDiffers	24°	20° - 6° 50'
Focus adjustmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto/Manual
Lens viewing angle, verticalDiffers	16°	14° - 4° 35'
Lens viewing angle, diagonalDiffers	30 - 28°	24° - 8° 15'
Focal length rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 300 mm
Closest focusing distanceDiffers	0.85 m	1.8 m
Control ringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Image sensor formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full frame
Lens mount interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Canon RF
Macro ratioKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1:6.25
Minimum aperture numberDiffers	16	22
Number of aspheric elementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of diaphragm blades	9	9
Teleconverter/Extender compatibleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Image stabilizer	Yes	Yes
Image stabilizer typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
Image stabilizer number of stops (OIS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.5
Image stabilizer number of stops (IBIS x OIS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Performanceidentical
AF actuatorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nano USM
Auto focusKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Camera brands compatibility	Canon	Canon
Circular apertureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Lens coating featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Air Sphere Coating (ASC), Super Spectra Coating (SSC)
Lens colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
Manual focusKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of Ultra-low Dispersion (UD) elementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Lens hoodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Lens hood modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ET-124
Maximum magnificationKnown for one	0.12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Mounting typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bayonet
DustproofKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
WeatherproofKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Japan
Layers per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 pc(s)
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 pc(s)
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DiameterDiffers	8.2 cm	12.8 cm
Filter sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	112 mm
LengthDiffers	117.3 mm	323.4 mm
WeightDiffers	1.2 kg	2.59 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	468 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	289 mm
Package volumeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	38952 cm³
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.12 kg
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	288 mm
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Packaging contentidentical
Lens cap includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Lens cap modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E-112
Rear lens cap includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear lens cap modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RF
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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