Compare Canon RF 100-400mm F5.6-8 vs Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1 vs Canon RF 85mm F1.2
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
9 blades, Circular aperture blades
Colors
Black
White
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Mount
Canon RF-mount
Canon RF-mount
Canon RF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Nano ultrasonic
Nano ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
20 elements
13 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
14 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 UD + 1 aspherical element, Super Spectra Coating groups
1 Super UD + 6 UD elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
165 mm / 6.50 in
94 mm / 3.70 in
103 mm / 4.06 in
Size | Length
80 mm / 3.15 in
208 mm / 8.19 in
117 mm / 4.61 in
Weight
635 g / 22.44 oz
1365 g / 48.23 oz
1195 g / 42.23 oz
Function
Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
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/5.6–8 ~ f/32–45
f/4.5–7.1 ~ f/32–54
f/1.2
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
100 mm ~ 500 mm
85 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (5.5 stops)
Yes (4 stops)
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.41x
0.33x
Min Focus Distance
880 mm / 34.65 in
900 mm / 35.43 in
850 mm / 33.46 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ET-89 (sold separately)
Debut
2021-09-14
2020-07-09
2019-02-14
Reviews
Neofiliac score
52%
52%
71%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Very useful focal range
- Good image quality
- Very useful focal range
- Quite lightweight for what it is
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Compatible with teleconverters
- Control for zoom resistance
- Exceptionally sharp
- Very bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Smooth bokeh
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large diameter
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the highest level of construction
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- On the heavy side
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