Compare Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1 vs Canon RF 85 F1.2L USM DS

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
White
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Mount
Canon RF-mount
Canon RF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Nano ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
20 elements
13 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
14 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 Super UD + 6 UD elements groups
BR Optical elements in one location, one UD, one ground aspherical lens groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
94 mm / 3.70 in
103 mm / 4.06 in
Size | Length
208 mm / 8.19 in
117 mm / 4.61 in
Weight
1365 g / 48.23 oz
1195 g / 42.23 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)
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/4.5–7.1 ~ f/32–54
f/1.2
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 500 mm
85 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (4 stops)
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.33x
0.12x
Min Focus Distance
900 mm / 35.43 in
850 mm / 33.46 in

Production

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

Reviews

Neofiliac score
52%
80%
Pros
  • Very useful focal range
  • Quite lightweight for what it is
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Compatible with teleconverters
  • Control for zoom resistance
  • Very bright maximum aperture
  • Smooth bokeh
  • Very high sharpness
  • Weather-sealed
  • Great for portrait photography
Cons
  • Dark and variable maximum aperture
  • DS causes some loss in light transmission

Price

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