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Canon RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM vs Canon RF35mm F1.4 L VCM

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 7identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM has 1.52 m more closest focusing distance than the Canon RF35mm F1.4 L VCM (1.8 m vs 0.28 m). The Canon RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM has 6 more minimum aperture number than the Canon RF35mm F1.4 L VCM (22 vs 16). The Canon RF35mm F1.4 L VCM has 2 more diaphragm blades than the Canon RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM (11 vs 9). Lens structure (elements/groups): 23/28 on the Canon RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM, 14/11 on the Canon RF35mm F1.4 L VCM. Lens type: Telephoto zoom lens on the Canon RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM, Wide-angle on the Canon RF35mm F1.4 L VCM.

  • Lens structure (elements/groups)
    • RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:23/28
    • RF35mm F1.4 L VCM:14/11
  • Lens type
    • RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:Telephoto zoom lens
    • RF35mm F1.4 L VCM:Wide-angle
  • Lens viewing angle, horizontal
    • RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:20° - 6° 50'
    • RF35mm F1.4 L VCM:54°
  • Lens viewing angle, vertical
    • RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:14° - 4° 35'
    • RF35mm F1.4 L VCM:38°
  • Lens viewing angle, diagonal
    • RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:24° - 8° 15'
    • RF35mm F1.4 L VCM:63°
  • Closest focusing distance
    • RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:1.8 m
    • RF35mm F1.4 L VCM:0.28 m
  • Minimum aperture number
    • RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:22
    • RF35mm F1.4 L VCM:16
  • Number of diaphragm blades
    • RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM:9
    • RF35mm F1.4 L VCM:11

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Comparison of RF100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM, RF35mm F1.4 L VCM
56 specifications
Lens system9 differ
Lens structure (elements/groups)Differs23/2814/11
Lens typeDiffersTelephoto zoom lensWide-angle
Lens viewing angle, horizontalDiffers20° - 6° 50'54°
Focus adjustmentKnown for oneAuto/ManualUnknown — not stated by the source
Lens viewing angle, verticalDiffers14° - 4° 35'38°
Lens viewing angle, diagonalDiffers24° - 8° 15'63°
Focal length rangeKnown for one100 - 300 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Closest focusing distanceDiffers1.8 m0.28 m
Image sensor formatKnown for oneFull frameUnknown — not stated by the source
Macro ratioKnown for one1:6.25Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum aperture numberDiffers2216
Number of aspheric elementsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of diaphragm bladesDiffers911
Teleconverter/Extender compatibleKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Image stabilizer typeDiffersOptical Image Stabilization (OIS)In-Body Image Stabilization (IBIS), Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
Image stabilizer number of stops (OIS)Known for one5.5Unknown — not stated by the source
Image stabilizer number of stops (IBIS x OIS)Known for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum aperture numberKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.4
Image stabilizer number of stopsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7
Performance2 differ
AF actuatorDiffersNano USMNano USM, VCM
Auto focusKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Circular apertureKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Lens colourKnown for oneWhiteUnknown — not stated by the source
Manual focusKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of Ultra-low Dispersion (UD) elementsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens hood modelDiffersET-124EW-73F
Maximum magnificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.18x
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
Mounting typeKnown for oneBayonetUnknown — not stated by the source
DustproofKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
WeatherproofKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for oneJapanUnknown — not stated by the source
Layers per palletKnown for one5 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one9 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DiameterDiffers12.8 cm7.65 cm
Filter sizeDiffers112 mm67 mm
LengthDiffers323.4 mm99.3 mm
WeightDiffers2.59 kg555 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package depthKnown for one468 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one289 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package volumeKnown for one38952 cm³Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one6.12 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one288 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for oneBoxUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Lens cap includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Lens cap modelKnown for oneE-112Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear lens cap includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear lens cap modelKnown for oneRFUnknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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