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Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L is II USM Lens, Lens Only
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Brand | Canon |
Focal Length Description | Zoom |
Lens Type | Telephoto |
Compatible Mountings | Canon EF |
Camera Lens Description | 400 month |
About this item
- Compact, high performance L-series super-telephoto zoom makes it ideal for sports and wildlife photography
- Rotation-type zoom ring allows for more precise composition and excellent balance when handholding
- Improved zoom torque adjustment ring allows easy setting of zoom tension, Focal Length & Maximum Aperture:100-400mm 1:4.5-5.6, Closest Focusing Distance-3.2 ft. / 0.98m
- New Air Sphere Coating (ASC) helps to significantly reduce backlit flaring and ghosting, Highly resistant to dust and water, and amazing durability enabling shooting even in harsh conditions
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Image stabilization | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | — | — |
Picture quality | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | — |
Auto focus | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | — | — |
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lens type | Telephoto | Telephoto | Telephoto | Telephoto | Telephoto | Telephoto |
compatible mountings | Canon EF | Canon RF | Canon EF | Canon EF | Canon EF | Canon EF |
lens design | Zoom | Zoom | Prime | Zoom | Zoom | Zoom |
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minimum focal length | 100 millimeters | 100 millimeters | 400 millimeters | 75 millimeters | 100 millimeters | 100 millimeters |
max focal length | 400 millimeters | — | 400 millimeters | 300 millimeters | 400 millimeters | 400 millimeters |
fixed focal length | 100 millimeters | 400 millimeters | 400 millimeters | 300 millimeters | 400 millimeters | 400 millimeters |
model name | 9524B002 | CNRF100400F5 | 2526A004 | — | — | ef |
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Product Dimensions | 7.6 x 3.7 x 3.7 inches |
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Item Weight | 3.46 pounds |
ASIN | B00PF39PEY |
Item model number | 9524B002 |
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Best Sellers Rank | #243 in SLR Camera Lenses |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | November 10, 2014 |
Manufacturer | Canon Cameras US |
Country of Origin | Japan |
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Product Description
Tote Box, Color Coded, Overall Length (In.) 20, Overall Width (In.) 15, Overall Height (In.) 5, Overall Depth (In.) 5, Color Black, Handle Yes, Handle Type Comfort Curve(TM), Handle Color Black, Material Durable Resin, For Use With Mfr. No. N4401203, NSF STD 2, Different Colors for HACCP Zone Use '.
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EF 100–400mm f/4.5–5.6L IS II USM
The EF 100–400mm f/4.5–5.6L IS II USM lens delivers a superb combination of cutting-edge performance, compact construction and brilliant resolving power that's great for sports and wildlife photography. The lens features one fluorite and one super UD element to help provide impressive contrast and resolution with reduced chromatic aberration across the entire zoom range. Canon's new Air Sphere Coating (ASC) helps significantly reduce backlit flaring and ghosting, while fluorine coatings on the front and rear lens surfaces help lessen smears and fingerprints. A 9-blade circular aperture renders beautiful, soft backgrounds, and a 3 mode (standard, panning and exposure only) Optical Image Stabilizer provides up to 4 steps* of image correction. The new inner focusing AF system helps ensure fast and accurate focus down to 3.2 ft. with a .31x maximum magnification. Usability enhancements include a rotation-type zoom ring with adjustable zoom torque for more precise, customizable zoom performance, a redesigned tripod mount that can be attached and detached without removing the lens from the camera, and an all-new lens hood with a side window that makes it simple to adjust specialty filters–like polarizers–without the need to remove the hood. Ruggedly constructed with advanced dust and water sealing for durability in a range of environments, the EF 100–400mm f/4.5–5.6L IS II USM lens is a stellar performer with refined controls for a wide variety of situations.
*According to CIPA standards (400mm focal length, when using the EOS-1D X).
Specifications
- Focal Length & Maximum Aperture: 100–400mm 1:4.5–5.6
- Lens Construction: 21 elements in 16 groups
- Diagonal Angle of View: 24°–6°10'
- Focus Adjustment: Inner focus system / USM
- Closest Focusing Distance: 3.2 ft. / 0.98m
- Filter Size: 77mm diameter
- Zoom System: Rotation Type
- Max Diameter x Length, Weight: Approx. 3.7 x 7.6 in. / 94 x 193mm, Approx. 3.46 lbs. / 1570g (lens only, excluding removable tripod mount) Approx. 3.62 lbs. / 1640g (lens + tripod mount)
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Customers like the quality, autofocus, and image quality of the lens. For example, they say it's a great lens for taking pictures of backyard critters, and the autofocus and tracking is super responsive. They also appreciate the sharpness, saying the lens is extremely sharp at all focal lengths and apertures. Customers are also happy with appearance, and performance. That said, some disagree on portability and value.
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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the lens. They mention that the IS is fantastic, the autofocus is fast and accurate, and the lens is sharp. Some appreciate the versatility and durability of the product. Overall, customers are happy with their purchase and the photos it produces.
"...that is very useful for circular polarising filters and a very nice carrying case which is very similar to the case the 70-200L f2.8 comes..." Read more
"...Bokeh. Fantastic separation and bokeh quality.What I don't care for:1) The tripod collar foot...." Read more
"...Even at 100 mm, its very good, wide open, so you can imagine what it does at 200 and 300 mm...." Read more
"...of this description is that the lens is sharp, easily focused, and stable but quite heavy to carry around on a nature trek...." Read more
Customers like the autofocus of the lens. They mention it's fast throughout the range, responsive, and capable of excellent focus and resolution on stationary or slow moving subjects. The lens is sharp, easy to focus, and stable. The new version gives you a much better minimum focus distance of 3.2 ft, and the AF is really fast and accurate. It makes it easy when the subject is moving fast, and allows hand held shots at shutter speeds as low as 1/60.
"...also features an upgraded USM ring-type drive which results in extremely fast and virtually silent auto focus operations...." Read more
"...So the conclusion is that the lens is perfect for sports in good lighting conditions or slower moving or stationary objects in not so ideal lighting..." Read more
"...III, and though there is some drag in aquiring the image, it will focus quickly,once your locked in on the image, much better than version 1, of..." Read more
"...The lens performed flawlessly in both range settings.I am absolutely amazed at the photos I am getting with this lens...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the image quality of the lens. They mention that it takes crisp, vivid photos that enhance their appearance. They also appreciate the fantastic clarity and image quality. The image stabilization is awesome, allowing hand held shots at shutter speeds as low as 1/60. Overall, customers find the lens to be fantastic for wildlife photography.
"...were very sharp and in focus, this also atest to the improved stablization system, my old 100-400mm, many times, seems to show some blurriness, when..." Read more
"...First, when it works, the lens takes absolutely gorgeous pictures. The colors even seem to be better than any of my other lenses...." Read more
"Terrific 100-400 EF lens with fantastic clarity and image quality which I paired to my 1dx mark ii. The autofocus is fast and accurate...." Read more
"...Many nice images of backyard "critters". I hope to use at sporting events too, but wonder if the lens will be fast enough in all situations...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the sharpness of the lens. They mention that it is extremely sharp at all focal lengths and apertures, and is able to get crisp, sharp shots hand holding at 1/50 second at 400mm. The eyes and feathers were very sharp and in focus. The clarity and build quality are breathtaking, and the pics look impressively sharp.
"...center of the lens is tack sharp, in fact the lens as a whole is extremely sharp but there is a little fall off towards the edges, and by a little I..." Read more
"...Sharpness is top-notch, even at 400mm and wide open. I'm just blown away with how good the wide open performance is...." Read more
"...about a 50 yards away, and despite the weather, the eyes and feathers were very sharp and in focus, this also atest to the improved stablization..." Read more
"...The lens is extremely sharp, atleast as sharp as my 70-200 F4 IS at 200 mm (which is this lens best focal length for sharpness) at 400 mm!..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the lens. They mention that the color and contrast look good, it's stunning, and the bokeh is pleasing. They are also happy with the photos and say that it'll be great for silhouetting the background.
"...delivers sharp image, vibrant color, and high quality (ISO lower than 400)...." Read more
"...Bokeh. Fantastic separation and bokeh quality.What I don't care for:1) The tripod collar foot...." Read more
"...The colors even seem to be better than any of my other lenses.I pre-ordered the 100-400 II lens and received it one week ago...." Read more
"...general I am glad that I upgraded to the new lens as the enhanced picture color quality and improved keeper percentages are worth the cost...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the performance of the lens. They mention that it is light, yet totally usable, and works well. The lens is very capable, sturdy, and beefy, and it even works well with the 1.4 extender. Some say that the lens is excellent for their needs and works with the Canon EOS R6 without issues. Overall, most are happy with the quality, versatility, and durability of the product.
"...It also works with the MetaBones III adapter with full autofocus if you are thinking of using this lens on a Sony A7 or A7R. When used in..." Read more
"...I'm pretty happy with the photo quality and it even works well with the 1.4 extender...." Read more
"...100% happy with my decision. Lots of positives. Clarity, capability, sturdy. With all that, comes a negative. Freakin’ heavy!..." Read more
"This lens is sharp, quick, and works well with 1.4x extender. I purchased it to replace my 600 mm prime lens and 70-200 mm lens...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the portability of the lens. Some mention it's versatile, not too heavy, and easy to carry. The lens has the right weight and size to allow you to handhold with the camera, while others say it'll be a bit heavy to pack up to 14,000 feet.
"...From a physical perspective, to me the weight is not an issue, even with the dual battery grip on my T5i (700D), both hand-help and on a mono-pod...." Read more
"...First of all, it is heavy. At over 3.5 lbs, this lens is a monster. Mounted on a 7D mark ii, the combination is way over 5 lbs...." Read more
"...Overall I like it a lot. I find it somewhat lighter, which is important as I often carry it hiking for many hours...." Read more
"...I tested it out, and all I can say is wow !. The lens is pretty heavy but compact for a 400 mm f5.6 maximum reach, its about the size and weight of..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the lens. Some mention that it's worth the money, while others say that it is pricey.
"...To sum it up, I'm very impressed with the price and function of the 100-400 and highly recommend it." Read more
"...new lens as the enhanced picture color quality and improved keeper percentages are worth the cost...." Read more
"Simply put, this lens is worth every penny...." Read more
"...Expensive? Yes. Worth it? You bet!" Read more
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The lens comes very well packaged from Canon with foam protecting just about everything, including the lens hood. In the box you will find the lens, tripod mount, front and back covers, a new ET-83D lens hood with a sliding door (about an inch square) that is very useful for circular polarising filters and a very nice carrying case which is very similar to the case the 70-200L f2.8 comes with.
On the lens you will find switches for auto-focus/manual focus, full focus range or 3M to infinity (the lens will ignore near objects and only try to focus on objects further than 3 meters (about 10 ft) out or beyond), Image stabilization on/off and three different modes of image stabilization.
The lens comes in Canons famous white L metal finish and is fully weather sealed (you do not need a filter to complete the weather sealing like you do on some other L lenses that I have). The build quality of this lens is excellent as you would expect from any of Canons L series lenses.
Rather than the old, dated push/pull mechanism of the previous lens, this lens uses the normal rotational zoom with the barrel extending out from the main body. Canon has used an internal floating focusing mechanism which results in non-rotation of the front element (something you want if you are using graduated filters for example). The zoom ring is strangely at the front of the lens whilst the rear ring is focusing (this is essentially a reversal of what you normally find). Both the zoom and the focusing rings have a smooth motion to them giving you excellent control over both with a friction ring directly behind the zoom ring allowing you control and locking of the zoom.
Canon have updated their Image Stabilization to the latest and greatest which according to the specs allows you an equivalent 4 stop gain. The IS really is very good however in the few tests that I have managed to complete, this is more of a 3 stop gain, not 4. You now get 3 flavors of image stabilization as well as tripod detection so the IS doesn't have conniptions by the lack of movement anymore (a great feature if, like me, you sometimes forget to turn IS off when you mount the lens on a tripod). The front element has a new ASC (Air Sphere Coating) which is supposed to reduce backlit flaring and ghosting whilst the fluorine coatings on both the front element rear lens surfaces is meant to help reduce smears and fingerprints.
The lens also features an upgraded USM ring-type drive which results in extremely fast and virtually silent auto focus operations. You can manually focus the lens in auto-focus mode and sometimes this helps when going from near focus at full focal length to far focus. There can be little focus hunting when you do this.
So how good are the optics? The center of the lens is tack sharp, in fact the lens as a whole is extremely sharp but there is a little fall off towards the edges, and by a little I mean a very little. The peak lens performance occurs seems to be around 190-220mm with the weakest spot not surprisingly being at the full 400mm but even at 400mm this lens is very sharp. There is slight vignetting the further you zoom out, again nothing to be worried about and there is virtually no chromatic aberrations (color shadows/fringing at image borders).
You will not find a creamy smooth bokeh like you find on a f2.8 prime on this lens, that is to be expected but it is better than the original 100-400L and is generally very good. If you are a pixel peeper you will find a slight halo around the out of focus discs but you have to zoom quite far in on your image for it to be noticeable.
Pros :
Image Sharpness
Image Stabilization
Flexibility of the lens
USM focusing is very fast and silent
Cons :
Bokeh isn't as creamy smooth as other L prime lenses but still very good.
The image quality of this lens is outstanding and the build quality superb. The focal range of 100-400mm (160-640mm on an APS-C camera) gives you more options than say the 70-200mm especially for wildlife and sporting events. Did I mention the tack sharp image quality? It really is so good that I'm seriously considering whether I need to carry both this lens and the 70-200mm f2.8L in my bag, which gets to heavy with both lenses, or whether I can just leave the 70-200mm at home unless I know I am going to need its lower settings. canon have done a wonderful job with this lens and it is a significant improvement over the mk I.
A couple of other things worth mentioning. This lens does work with both the Canon 1.4x and 2.0x TCs and also the Kenko 1.4x Pro 300 TC with full autofocus. It also works with the MetaBones III adapter with full autofocus if you are thinking of using this lens on a Sony A7 or A7R. When used in conjunction with the MetaBones III adapter the autofocus does take a lot more time to lock in and you will notice some slight hunting but combined with the A7/R sensor it creates some sensational images.
The lens arrived a couple of days ago; delivery was prompt - thanks to Amazon Prime. I have yet to bring it outdoors nor to shoot my kids' games, so I cannot say anything of how it performs in the "real world" - will try to update this review when more data is available. However, I can already say something cosmetic about this lens.
First of all, it is heavy. At over 3.5 lbs, this lens is a monster. Mounted on a 7D mark ii, the combination is way over 5 lbs. I am still improving my muscle memory (and it's getting better by the day), but I can say that hanging this thing on my neck is certainly not a pleasant experience. Having said that, hand-held shooting position is actually not too bad; I don't think I'll need any mono/tripod during the soccer shootings. I'll probably carry the camera with lens on over my shoulders when moving around during the games.
Secondly, the image stabilizer makes a distinctive clicking sound when it's turned on and off in AF mode. This is a bit annoying compared to the almost silent operations of the STM lens, but I guess I'll have to get used to it. In live view, the sound from the IS motor is not audible, but the movement of the lens elements can be heard when zooming. Hope this won't ruin the video recording.
Third, there is a small opening on the lens hood, which can be used to control the polarizing filter. Sometimes I found this little "window" to be too easily opened by accident; so need to pay attention to make sure it is shut.
Overall build quality, feel, and image quality from a few test shots in low light conditions look very good. Can't wait to take it out to realize its full potential, and see what/how the great white lens delivers.
Update 6/18/15: I've now owned the lens for a few weeks and taken it out for a few outdoor kids sporting events. Under good lighting condition (sunny sky), the lens (together with my 7D Mark ii, manual setting at 1/1000, largest aperture at respective focal length) delivers sharp image, vibrant color, and high quality (ISO lower than 400). However, in one of the settings with overcast sky, maintaining the same shutter speed and aperture rendered pictures with ISO consistently over 2000 and sometimes at 4000. The image quality is obviously less stunning than those at ISO below 400 shot in bright sunlight. Well, one could argue it is the sensor on the 7D Mark ii. But I think the maximum aperture of f4.5-5.6 of the lens also plays a role. So the conclusion is that the lens is perfect for sports in good lighting conditions or slower moving or stationary objects in not so ideal lighting; but may push the limit for actions in low lighting (e.g. indoor sports or stage).
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Reviewed in India on May 12, 2023
I have previously used it on hire and was extremely impressed with the results when I used it at an airshow.
Couldn't afford to buy it new but got a great secondhand deal on Amazon.
Prompt delivery, well packaged very happy with my results when I first used it.