Compare Canon RF 800mm F5.6L vs Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades
Colors
White
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Canon RF-mount
Canon RF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Nano ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
26 elements
20 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
18 groups
14 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 Fluorite, 1 Super UD, 1 UD (Ultra-low Dispersion). groups
1 Super UD + 6 UD elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
52 mm / 2.05 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
163 mm / 6.42 in
94 mm / 3.70 in
Size | Length
432 mm / 17.01 in
208 mm / 8.19 in
Weight
3140 g / 110.95 oz
1365 g / 48.23 oz
Function
Angle Of View
3.1° Diagonal | 2.6° Horizontal | 1.7° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/5.6 ~ f/64
f/4.5–7.1 ~ f/32–54
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
800 mm
100 mm ~ 500 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (4 stops)
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.34x
0.33x
Min Focus Distance
2600 mm / 102.36 in
900 mm / 35.43 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: ET-155 (supplied), Short lens hood (ET-155B)
Lens hood included
Debut
2022-02-24
2020-07-09
Reviews
Neofiliac score
90%
52%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Superb build quality
- Very fast autofocus
- Very useful focal range
- Quite lightweight for what it is
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Compatible with teleconverters
- Control for zoom resistance
Cons
- Too expensive
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
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