Compare Canon RF 70-200mm F4 vs Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8 vs Canon RF 24-70mm F2.8

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
White
Black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Canon RF-mount
Canon RF-mount
Canon RF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Nano ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Nano ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
17 elements
21 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
13 groups
15 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
4 UD elements + Air Sphere coating groups
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
77 mm / 3.03 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
84 mm / 3.31 in
90 mm / 3.54 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
Size | Length
119 mm / 4.69 in
146 mm / 5.75 in
126 mm / 4.96 in
Weight
695 g / 24.56 oz
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)
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/4 ~ f/32
f/2.8
f/2.8
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 200 mm
70 mm ~ 200 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (5 stops)
Yes (5 stops)
Yes (5 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.28x
0.23x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
600 mm / 23.62 in
700 mm / 27.56 in
210 mm / 8.27 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2020-11-04
2019-02-14
2019-02-14

Reviews

Neofiliac score
80%
71%
71%
Pros
  • Exceptionally compact
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • 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 as solidly built as Canon's DSLR lenses
  • 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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