Compare Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1 vs Canon RF 24-70mm F2.8

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
White
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Mount
Canon RF-mount
Canon RF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Nano ultrasonic
Nano ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
20 elements
21 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
14 groups
15 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 Super UD + 6 UD elements groups
3 aspherical + 3 UD elements groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
94 mm / 3.70 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
Size | Length
208 mm / 8.19 in
126 mm / 4.96 in
Weight
1365 g / 48.23 oz
900 g / 31.80 oz

Function

Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5–7.1 ~ f/32–54
f/2.8
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 500 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (4 stops)
Yes (5 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.33x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
900 mm / 35.43 in
210 mm / 8.27 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2020-07-09
2019-02-14

Reviews

Neofiliac score
52%
71%
Pros
  • Very useful focal range
  • Quite lightweight for what it is
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Compatible with teleconverters
  • Control for zoom resistance
  • Useful f/2.8 aperture
  • Optically stabilized (as opposed to the competition)
  • Weather-sealed
Cons
  • Dark and variable maximum aperture
  • On the heavy side
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Not as solid as older Canon L lenses

Price

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