Compare Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1 vs Canon RF 100-400mm F5.6-8
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
White
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Mount
Canon RF-mount
Canon RF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Nano ultrasonic
Nano ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
20 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
14 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 Super UD + 6 UD elements 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
94 mm / 3.70 in
165 mm / 6.50 in
Size | Length
208 mm / 8.19 in
80 mm / 3.15 in
Weight
1365 g / 48.23 oz
635 g / 22.44 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)
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5–7.1 ~ f/32–54
f/5.6–8 ~ f/32–45
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 500 mm
100 mm ~ 400 mm
Image Stabilization
Yes (4 stops)
Yes (5.5 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.33x
0.41x
Min Focus Distance
900 mm / 35.43 in
880 mm / 34.65 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2020-07-09
2021-09-14
Reviews
Neofiliac score
52%
52%
Pros
- Very useful focal range
- Quite lightweight for what it is
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Compatible with teleconverters
- Control for zoom resistance
- Optically stabilized
- Very useful focal range
- Good image quality
Cons
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large diameter
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the highest level of construction
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