Compare Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8 vs Canon RF 100-400mm F5.6-8
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Canon RF-mount
Canon RF-mount
Motor
Ultrasonic
Nano ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Two glass-molded aspherical, one super UD, four UD (One of which is UD Aspherical) groups
1 UD + 1 aspherical element, Super Spectra Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
90 mm / 3.54 in
165 mm / 6.50 in
Size | Length
146 mm / 5.75 in
80 mm / 3.15 in
Weight
1070 g / 37.81 oz
635 g / 22.44 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)
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2.8
f/5.6–8 ~ f/32–45
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 200 mm
100 mm ~ 400 mm
Image Stabilization
Yes (5 stops)
Yes (5.5 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.23x
0.41x
Min Focus Distance
700 mm / 27.56 in
880 mm / 34.65 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2019-02-14
2021-09-14
Reviews
Neofiliac score
71%
52%
Pros
- Excellent optical performance
- Smaller than the competition
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Optically stabilized
- Very useful focal range
- Good image quality
Cons
- Not the best zooming mechanism
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large diameter
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the highest level of construction
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