Compare Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II vs Canon EF-M 15-45mm F3.5-6.3 vs Canon EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
7 blades
7 blades
Colors
White
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
APS-C
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount
Canon EF-M-mount
Canon EF-M-mount
Material
Magnesium
Metal barrel, plastic mount
Motor
Ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
21 elements
10 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
16 groups
9 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Air Sphere, fluorine coatings; Super ED element groups
1 UD glass element groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
49 mm / 1.93 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
Size | Diameter
94 mm / 3.70 in
61 mm / 2.40 in
61 mm / 2.40 in
Size | Length
193 mm / 7.60 in
45 mm / 1.77 in
87 mm / 3.43 in
Weight
1570 g / 55.48 oz
130 g / 4.59 oz
260 g / 9.19 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) ~ 33.5° Diagonal | 28.1° Horizontal | 18.9° Vertical (tele)
27.6° Diagonal | 23.1° Horizontal | 15.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 7.7° Diagonal | 6.4° Horizontal | 4.3° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/32–40
f/3.5–6.3 ~ f/22–40
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/22–32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.6
1.6
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
15 mm ~ 45 mm
55 mm ~ 200 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm ~ 72.0 mm
88.0 mm ~ 320.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.31x
0.21x
Min Focus Distance
980 mm / 38.58 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
1000 mm / 39.37 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: ET-38D (supplied)
Lens Hood: ET-54B (sold separately)
Debut
2014-11-11
2015-10-13
2014-06-17
Reviews
Neofiliac score
52%
71%
52%
Pros
- Superb image quality
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Solid construction
- Optically stabilized
- Compact and lightweight
- Zoom lock available
- Optically stabilized
- Very useful focal range
- Affordable for what it offers
- Good sharpness
Cons
- Large and heavy
- Lacks weather sealing
- Mediocre build and optical performance
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
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