Product comparison · 2 lenses

Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM vs Canon RF35mm F1.4 L VCM

25specifications compared
17differ
8identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM has 0.45 m more closest focusing distance than the Canon RF35mm F1.4 L VCM (0.73 m vs 0.28 m). The Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM has 3.6 more maximum aperture number than the Canon RF35mm F1.4 L VCM (5 vs 1.4). The Canon RF35mm F1.4 L VCM has 8.9 more minimum aperture number than the Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM (16 vs 7.1). Lens structure (elements/groups): 11/8 on the Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM, 14/11 on the Canon RF35mm F1.4 L VCM. Lens type: Telephoto zoom lens on the Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM, Wide-angle on the Canon RF35mm F1.4 L VCM.

Lens structure (elements/groups)
- RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM:11/8
- RF35mm F1.4 L VCM:14/11
Lens type
- RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM:Telephoto zoom lens
- RF35mm F1.4 L VCM:Wide-angle
Lens viewing angle, horizontal
- RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM:23° 20' - 6° 10'
- RF35mm F1.4 L VCM:54°
Lens viewing angle, vertical
- RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM:15° 40' - 4° 5'
- RF35mm F1.4 L VCM:38°
Lens viewing angle, diagonal
- RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM:27° 50' - 7° 25'
- RF35mm F1.4 L VCM:63°
Closest focusing distance
- RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM:0.73 m
- RF35mm F1.4 L VCM:0.28 m
Maximum aperture number
- RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM:5
- RF35mm F1.4 L VCM:1.4
Minimum aperture number
- RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM:7.1
- RF35mm F1.4 L VCM:16

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Comparison of RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM, RF35mm F1.4 L VCM
56 specifications	A Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM View product	B Canon RF35mm F1.4 L VCM View product
Lens system10 differ
Component for	MILC	MILC
Lens structure (elements/groups)Differs	11/8	14/11
Lens typeDiffers	Telephoto zoom lens	Wide-angle
Lens viewing angle, horizontalDiffers	23° 20' - 6° 10'	54°
Focus adjustmentKnown for one	Auto/Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens viewing angle, verticalDiffers	15° 40' - 4° 5'	38°
Lens viewing angle, diagonalDiffers	27° 50' - 7° 25'	63°
Focal length rangeKnown for one	55 - 210 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Closest focusing distanceDiffers	0.73 m	0.28 m
Control ring	Yes	Yes
Image sensor formatKnown for one	APS-C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens mount interface	Canon RF	Canon RF
Macro ratioKnown for one	1:3.6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum aperture numberDiffers	5	1.4
Minimum aperture numberDiffers	7.1	16
Number of aspheric elementsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of diaphragm bladesDiffers	7	11
Teleconverter/Extender compatibleKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image stabilizer	Yes	Yes
Image stabilizer typeDiffers	Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)	In-Body Image Stabilization (IBIS), Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
Image stabilizer number of stops	7	7
Image stabilizer number of stops (OIS)Known for one	4.5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image stabilizer number of stops (IBIS x OIS)Known for one	7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
AF actuatorDiffers	STM	Nano USM, VCM
Auto focusKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Camera brands compatibility	Canon	Canon
Circular apertureKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens coating featuresDiffers	Super Spectra Coating (SSC)	Air Sphere Coating (ASC), Super Spectra Coating (SSC)
Lens colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manual focusKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Ultra-low Dispersion (UD) elementsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens hood	Yes	Yes
Lens hood modelDiffers	ET-60B	EW-73F
Maximum magnificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.18x
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Mounting typeKnown for one	Bayonet	Unknown — not stated by the source
DustproofKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeatherproofKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for one	Taiwan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Layers per palletKnown for one	5 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one	9 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DiameterDiffers	6.9 cm	7.65 cm
Filter sizeDiffers	55 mm	67 mm
LengthDiffers	135 mm	99.3 mm
WeightDiffers	270 g	555 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package depthKnown for one	122 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	122 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package volumeKnown for one	2723 cm³	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	468 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	183 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Lens cap includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens cap modelKnown for one	E-55 II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear lens cap includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear lens cap modelKnown for one	RF	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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