Compare Canon RF 1200mm F8L vs Canon RF 70-200mm F4 vs Canon RF 24-70mm F2.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, rounded blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
White
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar
Focus limiter
Lens Mount
Canon RF-mount
Canon RF-mount
Canon RF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Nano ultrasonic
Nano ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
26 elements
16 elements
21 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
18 groups
11 groups
15 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 Fluorite, 1 Super UD Lenses, 1 UD (Ultra-low Dispersion) groups
4 UD elements + Air Sphere coating groups
3 aspherical + 3 UD elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
52 mm / 2.05 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
168 mm / 6.61 in
84 mm / 3.31 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
Size | Length
537 mm / 21.14 in
119 mm / 4.69 in
126 mm / 4.96 in
Weight
3340 g / 118.02 oz
695 g / 24.56 oz
900 g / 31.80 oz
Function
Angle Of View
2.1° Diagonal | 1.7° Horizontal | 1.1° Vertical
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/8 ~ f/64
f/4 ~ f/32
f/2.8
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
1200 mm
70 mm ~ 200 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (4 stops)
Yes (5 stops)
Yes (5 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.29x
0.28x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
4300 mm / 169.29 in
600 mm / 23.62 in
210 mm / 8.27 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: ET-160 (supplied), ET-160B Short hood
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2022-02-24
2020-11-04
2019-02-14
Reviews
Neofiliac score
84%
80%
71%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Mind-boggling reach
- Exceptionally compact
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Useful f/2.8 aperture
- Optically stabilized (as opposed to the competition)
- Weather-sealed
Cons
- Very special focal length
- Dark maximum aperture
- Not as solidly built as Canon's DSLR lenses
- On the heavy side
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Not as solid as older Canon L lenses
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