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Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L is II USM Lens, Lens Only

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Features

  • 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.Rounded 9-Blade Diaphragm
  • Improved zoom torque adjustment ring allows easy setting of zoom tension, Focal Length & Maximum Aperture:100-400 millimeter 1:4.5-5.6, Closest Focusing Distance-3.2 feet; 0.98 meter
  • 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

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 '. From the Manufacturer EF 100–400mm f/4.5–5.6L IS II USMThe 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). SpecificationsFocal Length & Maximum Aperture: 100–400mm 1:4.5–5.6Lens Construction: 21 elements in 16 groupsDiagonal Angle of View: 24°–6°10'Focus Adjustment: Inner focus system / USMClosest Focusing Distance: 3.2 ft. / 0.98mFilter Size: 77mm diameter Zoom System: Rotation TypeMax 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) Sample ImageClick here for larger image MTF Charts

Brand: Canon


Focal Length Description: 100-400 millimeters


Lens Type: Telephoto


Compatible Mountings: Canon EF


Camera Lens Description: 21 Elements in 16 Groups9


Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 3.7 x 3.7 inches


Item Weight: 3.46 pounds


Item model number: 9524B002


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No


Date First Available: November 10, 2014


Manufacturer: Canon Cameras US


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    • Took years to get here but worth the wait
Style: Lens Only
The rumor mills have been churning for years now on a replacement for the Canon EF 100-400 f4.5-5.6 L IS USM which was initially released over 10 years ago. Finally Canon have come through with an update to this lens. 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. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2014 by Colin Brown
    • Quality that is worth the price
Style: Lens Only
Amazing glass, Canon quality. I use this on a 5d Mark 3 body. Works well indoors and fantastic outdoors. Of course the image stabilizer is fantastic.
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2025 by TYLER P.
    • I'm glad I waited for this Lens, just perfect.
Style: Lens Only
I purchased this last weekend from Amazon and it arrived promptly, nicely packed and no scratches, even on the box. 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 a 70-200 F2.8 zoom. The IS is absolutely silent and good for at least as many stops as any other Canon IS good for 4 stops. This lens does it at 400 mm whereas the other lenses are wide, normal to short telephotos (i.e. 200 mm or less), so I think this is a real achievement at a super-telephoto reach. 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! Its even sharper at 200 and 300 mm, although 100 mm is its weakest focal length. Even at 100 mm, its very good, wide open, so you can imagine what it does at 200 and 300 mm. Its built very solid (mostly metal, including the filter ring). I'm glad I got this instead for the 70-200 F2.8 IS II which is one of the best zooms there, since this lens keeps up with that lens in all respect except for the 2 stop speed. I really don't need the similar weight just for the faster speed, I would rather use f2.8 or faster primes if absolutely necessary or use the f4 zoom at half the weight. This is about as heavy a lens I want to hand-hold and the IS really makes this a solid choice. I would compare this to other 400 mm lenses not 300 and 200 mm lenses, and the extra weight is then justifiable for what it brings to the table. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2015 by AYD
    • Great lens
Style: Lens Only
Great lens!
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2025 by Jessica Schwartz
    • Expensive? Yes. Worth it? You bet!
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Let me just preface this post by saying that a $1700+ purchase is not a drop in the bucket for me and I had to sell several pieces of equipment to make it work. This lens is replacing a 70-200mm f/4L (non-IS) and a 300mm f/4L (non-IS, yes, one from 1992). I wanted something with really good reach and great image stabilization. About 6 years ago, I rented the Mark I, push-pull version of this lens so I could cover Air Force One and Obama's arrival in San Francisco for a website contribute to. I was impressed with the reach, but the images were a bit soft compared to other really nice L glass I've owned and used. I debated long and hard between getting this lens and the 70-200mm f/2.8L IS Mark II + 1.4x III, and ended up with this lens. Primarily, I didn't want to have to deal with a teleconverter. Plus, I knew I'd be shooting at 400mm a lot, and there is a slight decrease in quality with the 1.4x III on the 70-200 compared to this new 100-400L. To save a few hundred dollars, I bought this used -- something I'd recommend to people as long as the website has a return policy for third party vendors, like Amazon does. Here's what I like: 1) Image quality is fantastic. From 100-400, throughout the entire range, contrast and color are rendered superbly. 2) Sharpness is top-notch, even at 400mm and wide open. I'm just blown away with how good the wide open performance is. 3) Image stabilization is fantastic, and truly necessary for 400mm hand-held shots. I do fully believe it's good down to 4 stops as advertised, as I am able to get sharp images 3 out of 4 times at 1/10sec and almost every time at 1/20sec for a stationary object at 400mm. Make yourself familiar with the different modes and how they work in order to be most effective with the stabilization. 4) Macro ability. You can focus down to about 1 meter (3 feet), which means you can get some great up-close shots. 5) Bokeh. Fantastic separation and bokeh quality. What I don't care for: 1) The tripod collar foot. It's hard to get on and off. I even chipped the paint trying to forcibly remove it once when it was stuck. I have since learned not to over-tighten the wheel. 2) The weight. Yeah, I knew what I was getting into when I bought this monster. Make sure you have a good strap. I use the Black Rapid RS-7, which helps my shoulders and neck a lot. 3) Lens creep. The locking mechanism for the zoom is good, but not perfect. It's also not convenient to use, so half the time I don't use it, and the lens creeps anyway. I suppose this is equally my fault and Canon's fault. Mine for not using it, and theirs for not making it easier to use. Overall, this is a hell of a lens. There are few things that are better for pure image quality and versatility. Expensive? Yes. Worth it? You bet! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2017 by Reviewer Reviewer

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