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Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM vs Canon RF-S10-18mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM

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  • 27differ
  • 26identical
  • 2known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM has 0.59 m more closest focusing distance than the Canon RF-S10-18mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM (0.73 m vs 0.14 m). The Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM has 0.5 more maximum aperture number than the Canon RF-S10-18mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM (5 vs 4.5). The Canon RF-S10-18mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM has 24.9 more minimum aperture number than the Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM (32 vs 7.1). Only the Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM has lens hood. Only the Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM has lens cap included.

  • Lens structure (elements/groups)
    • RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM:11/8
    • RF-S10-18mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM:12/10
  • Lens type
    • RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM:Telephoto zoom lens
    • RF-S10-18mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM:Wide zoom lens
  • Lens viewing angle, horizontal
    • RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM:23° 20' - 6° 10'
    • RF-S10-18mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM:97° 10' - 64° 30'
  • Lens viewing angle, vertical
    • RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM:15° 40' - 4° 5'
    • RF-S10-18mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM:74° 10' - 45° 30'
  • Lens viewing angle, diagonal
    • RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM:27° 50' - 7° 25'
    • RF-S10-18mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM:107° 30' - 74° 20'
  • Focal length range
    • RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM:55 - 210 mm
    • RF-S10-18mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM:10 - 18 mm
  • Closest focusing distance
    • RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM:0.73 m
    • RF-S10-18mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM:0.14 m
  • Macro ratio
    • RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM:1:3.6
    • RF-S10-18mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM:1:2

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Comparison of RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM, RF-S10-18mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
55 specifications
Lens system13 differ
Component forMILCMILC
Lens structure (elements/groups)Differs11/812/10
Lens typeDiffersTelephoto zoom lensWide zoom lens
Lens viewing angle, horizontalDiffers23° 20' - 6° 10'97° 10' - 64° 30'
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Lens viewing angle, verticalDiffers15° 40' - 4° 5'74° 10' - 45° 30'
Lens viewing angle, diagonalDiffers27° 50' - 7° 25'107° 30' - 74° 20'
Focal length rangeDiffers55 - 210 mm10 - 18 mm
Closest focusing distanceDiffers0.73 m0.14 m
Control ringYesYes
Image sensor formatAPS-CAPS-C
Lens mount interfaceCanon RFCanon RF
Macro ratioDiffers1:3.61:2
Maximum aperture numberDiffers54.5
Minimum aperture numberDiffers7.132
Number of aspheric elements11
Number of diaphragm blades77
Teleconverter/Extender compatibleNoNo
Image stabilizerYesYes
Image stabilizer typeOptical Image Stabilization (OIS)Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
Image stabilizer number of stopsDiffers74
Image stabilizer number of stops (OIS)Differs4.54
Image stabilizer number of stops (IBIS x OIS)Differs76
Performance2 differ
AF actuatorSTMSTM
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 one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens hoodDiffersYesNo
Lens hood modelDiffersET-60BEW-53B
Designidentical
Product colourBlackBlack
Mounting typeBayonetBayonet
DustproofNoNo
WeatherproofNoNo
Logistics data3 differ
Country of originDiffersTaiwanMalaysia
Layers per palletDiffers5 pc(s)6 pc(s)
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerDiffers9 pc(s)60 pc(s)
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Diameter6.9 cm6.9 cm
Filter sizeDiffers55 mm49 mm
LengthDiffers135 mm44.9 mm
WeightDiffers270 g150 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package depthDiffers122 mm110 mm
Package heightDiffers122 mm132 mm
Package volumeKnown for one2723 cm³Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightDiffers468 g480.5 g
Package widthDiffers183 mm110 mm
Package typeBoxBox
Packaging content2 differ
Lens cap includedDiffersYesNo
Lens cap modelDiffersE-55 IIE-49
Rear lens cap includedYesYes
Rear lens cap modelRFRF
User guideYesYes

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