Compare Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8 vs Canon RF 24-70mm F2.8

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Canon RF-mount
Canon RF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ultrasonic
Nano ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
21 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
15 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Two glass-molded aspherical, one super UD, four UD (One of which is UD Aspherical) groups
3 aspherical + 3 UD elements groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
90 mm / 3.54 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
Size | Length
146 mm / 5.75 in
126 mm / 4.96 in
Weight
1070 g / 37.81 oz
900 g / 31.80 oz

Function

Angle Of View
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2.8
f/2.8
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 200 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (5 stops)
Yes (5 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.23x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
700 mm / 27.56 in
210 mm / 8.27 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2019-02-14
2019-02-14

Reviews

Neofiliac score
71%
71%
Pros
  • Excellent optical performance
  • Smaller than the competition
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Useful f/2.8 aperture
  • Optically stabilized (as opposed to the competition)
  • Weather-sealed
Cons
  • Not the best zooming mechanism
  • On the heavy side
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Not as solid as older Canon L lenses

Price

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