Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro vs Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L USM

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EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro compared with EF 200mm f/2.8L USM

	CanonEF 100mm f/2.8 Macro	CanonEF 200mm f/2.8L USM
Overview
Released
Released	April 1990	December 1991
Optics
Lens type
Lens type	Prime	Prime
Focal length
Focal length	100 mm	200 mm
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/2.8	f/2.8
Minimum aperture
Minimum aperture	f/32	f/32
Macro lens
Macro lens	Yes	–
Optical construction
Optical construction	Ten elements in nine groups	Nine elements in seven groups
Diaphragm
Diaphragm	Eight blades according to Canon Camera Museum; minimum f/32	Eight blades according to Canon Camera Museum
Angle of view
Angle of view	24° diagonal, 20° horizontal and 14° vertical according to Canon's manual	12° diagonal, 10° horizontal and 7° vertical according to Canon's original-model manual
Mount and compatibility
Mounts
Mounts	Canon EF	Canon EF
Image circle
Image circle	Full frame	Full frame
Compatibility
Compatibility	Canon EF cameras with full-frame or APS-C sensors	Canon EF full-frame and APS-C cameras
Focus and stabilisation
Autofocus
Autofocus	Yes	Yes
Minimum focus distance
Minimum focus distance	0.31 m	1.5 m
Maximum magnification
Maximum magnification	1×	0.16×
Autofocus detail
Autofocus detail	Autofocus and manual focus selected with the AF/MF switch; Canon's manual lists Full and Limit focusing-range settings	USM; full-time manual focus after One Shot AF while holding the shutter button halfway according to Canon's manual
Focus distance detail
Focus distance detail	Full range is 0.31 m to infinity; the manual describes the close-up Limit setting as 0.31–0.57 m and its specification table also lists 0.57 m to infinity as a limited range	–
Magnification detail
Magnification detail	Life-size 1× reproduction without a converter; minimum focusing distance is measured from the camera's image plane according to Canon's manual	–
Design
Filter diameter
Filter diameter	52 mm	72 mm
Maximum diameter
Maximum diameter	75 mm	83 mm
Length
Length	105.5 mm	136.2 mm
Weight
Weight	650 g (better)	790 g
Controls
Controls	AF/MF switch, Full/Limit switch, focusing ring, distance window, reproduction-ratio and depth-of-field scales	AF/MF switch, focusing ring, distance scale and infrared index according to Canon's manual
Filter detail
Filter detail	Front screw-in filter; Canon's manual permits one filter at a time	–
Dimensions detail
Dimensions detail	Canon Camera Museum gives 75 mm maximum diameter × 105.5 mm length and 650 g. Canon's original manual instead lists 105.3 mm length, with 21.5 mm added for front and rear caps; dimensions and weight are lens-only	83 mm diameter × 136.2 mm length according to Canon Camera Museum; measured from the mount surface to the front, with caps adding 21.5 mm according to the manual
Weight detail
Weight detail	–	790 g for the lens only according to Canon's original-model manual
Lens hood
Lens hood	–	Built-in sliding hood; pull it out from the front of the lens according to Canon's manual
Release detail
Release detail	Canon Camera Museum records April 1990 marketing; no first-sale day is given	Canon Camera Museum records December 1991 marketing; this is the original version with a built-in hood