Compare Canon RF 15-30mm F4.5-6.3 vs Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1 vs Canon RF 600mm F11

Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades
9 blades, Fixed aperture
Colors
Black
White
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon RF-mount
Canon RF-mount
Canon RF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Stepper motor
Nano ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
20 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
14 groups
7 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Two ultra-low dispersion elements and one aspherical element. Uses Canon’s Super Spectra Coating (SSC). groups
1 Super UD + 6 UD elements groups
DO lens (Gapless double-layer diffractive optics) groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
94 mm / 3.70 in
93 mm / 3.66 in
Size | Length
88 mm / 3.46 in
208 mm / 8.19 in
270 mm / 10.63 in
Weight
390 g / 13.78 oz
1365 g / 48.23 oz
930 g / 32.86 oz

Function

Angle Of View
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical (wide) ~ 71.6° Diagonal | 61.9° Horizontal | 43.6° Vertical (tele)
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical (tele)
4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical
Aperture
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/22–32
f/4.5–7.1 ~ f/32–54
f/11 ~ f/11
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
15 mm ~ 30 mm
100 mm ~ 500 mm
600 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Yes (5 stops)
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
No
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.33x
0.14x
Min Focus Distance
130 mm / 5.12 in
900 mm / 35.43 in
4500 mm / 177.17 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2022-07-12
2020-07-09
2020-07-09

Reviews

Neofiliac score
37%
52%
35%
Pros
  • Affordable
  • Interesting zoom range
  • Stabilized
  • Very useful focal range
  • Quite lightweight for what it is
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Compatible with teleconverters
  • Control for zoom resistance
  • Optically stabilized
  • 600mm reach for less than $1k
  • Collapsible design saves space
  • Relatively lightweight
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Low build quality
  • Dark and variable maximum aperture
  • Very dark maximum aperture
  • Slow autofocus
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Not the most solid construction
  • Not compatible with teleconverters

Price

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