Compare Canon RF 100-400mm F5.6-8 vs Canon RF 24-70mm F2.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
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
Motor
Nano ultrasonic
Nano ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
21 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
15 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 UD + 1 aspherical element, Super Spectra Coating groups
3 aspherical + 3 UD elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
165 mm / 6.50 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
Size | Length
80 mm / 3.15 in
126 mm / 4.96 in
Weight
635 g / 22.44 oz
900 g / 31.80 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)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/5.6–8 ~ f/32–45
f/2.8
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (5.5 stops)
Yes (5 stops)
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.41x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
880 mm / 34.65 in
210 mm / 8.27 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2021-09-14
2019-02-14
Reviews
Neofiliac score
52%
71%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Very useful focal range
- Good image quality
- Useful f/2.8 aperture
- Optically stabilized (as opposed to the competition)
- Weather-sealed
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large diameter
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the highest level of construction
- On the heavy side
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Not as solid as older Canon L lenses
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