Compare Canon EF 600mm F4L IS III vs Canon EF 70-300 F4-5.6 IS II vs Canon EF 24-105mm F3.5-5.6

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount
Canon EF-mount
Canon EF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Nano ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
17 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
12 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Super UD + fluorite elements, Air Sphere + Super Spectra + fluorine coatings groups
UD element groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
52 mm / 2.05 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
168 mm / 6.61 in
80 mm / 3.15 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
Size | Length
448 mm / 17.64 in
146 mm / 5.75 in
104 mm / 4.09 in
Weight
3050 g / 107.77 oz
710 g / 25.09 oz
525 g / 18.55 oz

Function

Angle Of View
4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 23.3° Diagonal | 19.5° Horizontal | 13.0° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/4–5.6 ~ f/32–45
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22–32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
600 mm
70 mm ~ 300 mm
24 mm ~ 105 mm
Focus Type
Rear
Rear
Extending front
Image Stabilization
Yes (5 stops)
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
No
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.15x
0.25x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
150 mm / 5.91 in
1200 mm / 47.24 in
400 mm / 15.75 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Lens Hood: EW-83M (sold separately), LP1219 lens pouch
Debut
2018-09-05
2016-09-15
2014-09-15

Reviews

Neofiliac score
52%
43%
52%
Pros
  • Great autofocus
  • Superb sharpness
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Compatible with teleconverters
  • Very useful focal range
  • Great price point
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Optically stabilized
  • Useful zoom range
Cons
  • Large and heavy
  • Very expensive
  • Dark and variable maximum aperture
  • Lens hood not included
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Lens hood not included
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Not the highest build grade from Canon

Price

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