Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro vs Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM

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EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro compared with EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM

	CanonEF 100mm f/2.8 Macro	CanonEF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM
Overview
Released
Released	April 1990	November 2017
Optics
Lens type
Lens type	Prime	Prime
Focal length
Focal length	100 mm	85 mm
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/2.8	f/1.4
Minimum aperture
Minimum aperture	f/32	f/22
Macro lens
Macro lens	Yes	–
Optical construction
Optical construction	Ten elements in nine groups	Fourteen elements in ten groups
Special elements
Special elements	–	High-precision glass-moulded aspherical lens according to Canon
Coatings
Coatings	–	Air Sphere Coating (ASC) according to Canon
Diaphragm
Diaphragm	Eight blades according to Canon Camera Museum; minimum f/32	Nine blades with a circular aperture
Angle of view
Angle of view	24° diagonal, 20° horizontal and 14° vertical according to Canon's manual	28°30′ diagonal, 24° horizontal and 16° vertical
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 cameras with full-frame or APS-C sensors
Teleconverter support
Teleconverter support	–	Not compatible with Canon extenders according to Canon UK's specification sheet
Adaptor support
Adaptor support	–	Canon UK confirms EOS M compatibility using the EF-EOS M Mount Adapter
Focus and stabilisation
Autofocus
Autofocus	Yes	Yes
Minimum focus distance
Minimum focus distance	0.31 m	0.85 m
Maximum magnification
Maximum magnification	1×	0.12×
Optical stabilisation
Optical stabilisation	–	Yes
Autofocus detail
Autofocus detail	Autofocus and manual focus selected with the AF/MF switch; Canon's manual lists Full and Limit focusing-range settings	Ring USM with full-time manual override according to Canon UK
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	Internal focusing according to ePHOTOzine
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	Canon UK specifies 0.15–0.26× with EF12 II and 0.33–0.43× with EF25 II extension tubes
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	–	Four-stop optical stabilisation, tested at 85 mm with EOS-1D X Mark II to CIPA standards according to Canon
Design
Dust and moisture resistant
Dust and moisture resistant	–	Yes
Filter diameter
Filter diameter	52 mm	77 mm
Maximum diameter
Maximum diameter	75 mm	88.6 mm
Length
Length	105.5 mm	105.4 mm
Weight
Weight	650 g (better)	950 g
Controls
Controls	AF/MF switch, Full/Limit switch, focusing ring, distance window, reproduction-ratio and depth-of-field scales	AF/MF and stabiliser on/off switches, manual focus ring, distance window and depth-of-field markings
Weather resistance
Weather resistance	–	Dust and moisture resistance according to Canon UK
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	88.6 mm maximum diameter × 105.4 mm length; approximately 950 g according to Canon
Lens hood
Lens hood	–	Supplied ET-83E hood according to Canon UK
In the box
In the box	–	Lens, ET-83E hood, E-77II front cap, Lens Dust Cap E, LP1219 pouch and user manual according to Canon UK
Release detail
Release detail	Canon Camera Museum records April 1990 marketing; no first-sale day is given	Canon Camera Museum records November 2017 marketing; a first-sale day is not given