Compare Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II vs Canon TS-E 50mm F2.8 vs Canon TS-E 90mm F2.8L Macro

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
White
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount
Canon EF-mount
Canon EF-mount
Material
Magnesium
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
21 elements
12 elements
11 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
16 groups
9 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Air Sphere, fluorine coatings; Super ED element groups
Molded glass aspherical and UD elements + SWC and ASC coatings groups
Molded glass aspherical and UD elements + ASC coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
94 mm / 3.70 in
87 mm / 3.43 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Length
193 mm / 7.60 in
115 mm / 4.53 in
117 mm / 4.61 in
Weight
1570 g / 55.48 oz
945 g / 33.39 oz
915 g / 32.33 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)
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
27.1° Diagonal | 22.6° Horizontal | 15.2° Vertical
Aperture
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/32–40
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/45
Autofocus
Yes
No
No
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
50 mm
90 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)

Performance

Max Magnification
0.31x
0.5x
0.5x
Min Focus Distance
980 mm / 38.58 in
270 mm / 10.63 in
390 mm / 15.35 in

Production

Accessory
Lens Hood: ET-38D (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-11-11
2017-08-29
2017-08-29

Reviews

Neofiliac score
52%
52%
62%
Pros
  • Superb image quality
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Solid construction
  • Tilt-shift capability
  • 0.5x reproduction ratio
  • Superb build quality
  • Tilt-shift capability
  • 0.5x reproduction ratio
  • Superb build quality
Cons
  • Large and heavy
  • On the heavy side

Price

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