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I bought the Canon 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L lens as an alternative to my Sigma 150-500mm lens which I've had about a year. Having taken the Sigma on an Alaskan trip this past summer, I found it to be too much lens to carry around mounted on my camera for extended periods of time. I was also somewhat disappointed with the Sigma's IQ even when mounted on a tripod. I bought the Canon in order to compare the two and see which better suited my needs - a long zoom lens that can be carried mounted on my camera and carried reasonably comfortably while hiking. After several days of shooting with the Canon, I have found the Canon lens to be significantly shorter and lighter (about 1.5 lbs. lighter) and therefore much easier to carry around from place to place while mounted on the camera body. I have also found the IQ to be somewhat better than the Sigma's. I have found that the 100mm shorter focal length of the Canon vs. the Sigma is not that great an issue to me. If needed I can use my 1.4X teleconverter and get a bit more range than the Sigma at a cost of half an f-stop vs. the Sigma, but with IQ equal to the Sigma. On the flip side, I actually gain half a stop at 400mm over the Sigma. Both the Canon and Sigma lens are well made lenses. All in all I am very pleased with the Canon as it better suits my needs for a long zoom lens and I will be selling my Sigma lens.Read full review
I usually bypass requests for reviews. But this time I'll give a quick one because I adore this lens. My wife isn't into photography so she gives me a rough time about spending bucks on equipment. I keep my gear purchases to myself because of that. Not hiding them but this time she couldn't help but notice the size increase from the 70-200 I had previously. I told her it was an investment and she's cool with it. I don't talk to her much about the equipment but this time I had to share the physical beauty of this lens with her and proclaim that it takes the sharpest images of any lens I've used. I've used many. Many L lenses. My primary now is a 24-105. She agreed that the shots were outstanding. I'm really pleased with the performance of this one and can't wait to get out an shoot more with it. It's heavy and I thought that would be a burden but it's not at all. I got a load of great shots on our recent trip to England hand held with stabiliztion on. It is so freekin' sharp. I got the craters on the full moon with the tripod. Nice. It's not going to be one of the lenses I trade off some day for a search of perfection. This one's a keeper and will be in the backpack for all the shoots to come. Love it. The 70-200 2.8 gets you more light but if you're outside and taking nature shots this zoom range is superior.Read full review
This lens offers a good value and an excellent range for a variety of uses. The first thing is that it is sharp, it is a "L" series. I use this for birding and flight shots. Though the primes at 400mm and above are a little sharper, their costs are 2 to 3 times as more. Also the IS system works well and locks fast. Because of the pump action care need to be used in harsh environments so that dust does not get pulled in.
Un zoom qui va en parfait complément avec un 24/105. Bon piqué sur les photos, facile d'utilisation (la bague coulissante est parfaite uen fois serrée et rien ne vient troubler la photo). Un poids tout à fait correct pour ce type de focale. bref, encore une réussite de la série L de canon.
I was looking for a lens that will extend my 70mm - 200mm. This lens has the greatest range in the canon lineup and is proven to be very useful in many different scenarios. Great build quality like the rest of the L series lenses.
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