A Canon product of the highest quality. I bought it through auction at $675 so the value was outstanding. I use it on an APS-C sensor camera so the lens is effectively a 160-640mm lens. There is a feature of lens stabilization for either horizontal or general movement. There is a feature of auto focus selection that helps speed up focusing by specifying at what distance your shooting will be, short, long, or general use. Love this lens!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I bought this lens used and used it for about 2 months. I had a couple fall day trips planned and I wanted something to reach a little farther than my 70-200mm. I picked this lens because there are one or two other long zooms I plan to try and I feel this lens was the standard to compare them to in the Canon arena. I liked that the lens is fairly compact for a lens with 400mm reach. When at 100mm, its about the same length as my 70-200mm f2.8 IS. Its a bit heavier than the 70-200, but not very noticeably. It seems well made. The zoom action is push-pull like some of the old Canon fd lenses except you use a separate ring to focus. The focus is quite fast, I was able to keep track on some relatively slow birds as well as some football players in action. This lens can be hand held in decent light (sunny), since its relatively light and fairly short compared to other pro-level solutions. The zoom does not creep as long as you tighten the variable friction ring before you sling the camera. The lens isn't very fast aperture-wise, but its as good or better as any other zoom in its class. You have to spend a lot more money and move to a prime to get a large aperture in these focal lengths. The Image Stabilization works well, but I can't help think this lens should have been updated to the newer 4 stop system Canon is using now. I have heard that a new version is right around the corner (early 2010). While don't mind the push-pull zoom, it makes accuracy a little more difficult. I tended to over-zoom, then under-zoom before getting the composition right. Also I think this type of mechanism tends to move the lens barrel around more during action which can make it hard to keep the lens on target while tracking moving subjects. While I liked this lens a lot and may end up with another one in the end, I'm anxious to try out the Sigma 150-500mm OS lens first. One additional detail I will add is that I recently dropped my 70-200mm f2.8 IS lens and had to ship it to Canon for repairs. The cost was very reasonable for the work required and the lens literally works better than it did when I bought it (and it was new!). The turnaround time was fast. MY point? Canons repair service reputation is another good reason to consider a Canon lens over other manufacturers, especially for the L lenses. WadeRead full review
I love this lens. That said, my first day out I was disappointed with the lens creep and it seems to have some vignetting though not pronounced in the final pictures. Tightening the ring made for less fluid zoom, still figuring this one out. However, the images I took were clear and close, nice quality and beautiful colors. This lense replaces an old 70-300 Tamron zoom, the glass is much more sharp, and the focus seems more precise. Granted, any zoom will have more softness than it's equivalent prime (e.g. 400mm L) but for me is acceptable and the work I do simply doesn't permit carrying many different lenses. I am freelance semi-pro having sold numerous event (mostly team sports), landscape and wildife images as well as custom advertising. After lens creep, its next drawback would be the weight and size. If you need compact, stay with the smaller lenses. For me, this may prove to be a drawback since I often shoot in tight spaces (my small airplane) and/or backpack days to get to where my subjects live. But for event photography where you can lug in gear, it is perfect, high quality, and versatile with its range. Again, still getting use to this lens on a learning curve and I may say different things after that learning curve.Read full review
I am just like a small child on Christmas morning!!! 🎉🎊💥 I’m sooooo stoked!!! I have never had a Great still camera. But I’ve worked in the motion picture industry for 25 years. I love photography and this lens has put me in photography Heaven. My stuff looks so good. I can’t take credit for it. I CERTAINLY KNOW WHEN TO PUSH THE BUTTON in a sppets sequence shot. That is easy for me because I’ve been involved in sports for 50 years. But now I finally have a camera and lens that captures the most insane shots!!! I’m so happy with my new lens!!!! 🎉🎊🙏
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I have been saving up for this lens for a long time, ever since Canon announced it! I have had the 70-300 f/4-5.6L IS lens as a staple part of my kit for a few years now, and I'm really happy to be able upgrade that lens to this product. The solid construction and durability of the L series lenses Canon produces is unparalleled, and this lens is no exception. I do a great deal of traveling and moving around, and while the significant weight and size of this lens is difficult to manage, the results are worth the extra effort. The image quality is superb, and I do believe this will very quickly become my favourite lens! I'm loving the extra focal length range, and the improved image stabilization here really makes a difference when capturing subjects, especially when you do a lot of wildlife photography. I can't wait to utilize this lens more and more. Can't recommend it enough!Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Such a great lens...fairly light weight and well constructed. Us this primarily for wildlife and nature. The best feature is the quick snap to focus. Love this lens!!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Easy to handle and focus in mauua mode. Much easier than my other 500 mm lenses by Tamron and Sigma. I'm using it with a 1.7 x magnifier and images are not as clear but may be my inexperience.
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Was torn between this and the 400 5.6 L prime lens. To help me decide, I bought both! Having gone to Tanzania on safari this past summer, I already knew how the 100-400mm performed. From reviews online, I found out that there were some bad/soft copies of the 100-400mm. The rental I used was good. Can't say excellent because some of the pics did look soft - something I noticed before I read the reviews of bad copies - but I also have a really clear pic full zoom so perhaps it was my fault. For wildlife photography, or even street photography (with a 20D) I would recommend this lens given its flexibility and overall performance (weight, IS, range). For street/people photography, it allows you to capture people without getting too close or being found out! Having said all this, I have yet to try the 400 5.6 prime - arrived 2 days ago but haven't gotten a day off to work it.Read full review
Love this lens. I purchased it for shooting wildlife and especially birds. I've taken a few shots at home and I am in love with this lens. I've taken some great sharp photos of birds around the house without a tripod, just being handheld. This is great to have a zoom lens that can do this because birds move A LOT and a tripod is not practical most of the time. I love the depth of field that I can achieve. I also was surprised that I took some great close up photos of flowers while being in just automatic mode. Of course I had to take them from quite a distance away since this is a zoom lens. They were sharp and it looks like I was right up close to them. I'm just a beginner and am still learning my way around my new camera too so it says something that I have taken some great shots. The auto focus seems to be pretty fast but you have to be in 1.8 to infinity setting otherwise it will be more sluggish trying to find focus. With birds that won't work out for you too well. If I have to give a con to this lens would be the weight. It is pretty heavy. With my D7 camera and this lens it weighs just over 5 pounds. I have not used other zoom lenses in it's class so I do not have anything to compare to. I don't know where this one fits in with the others. I have done a lot of research to try and figure out a way to carry this camera, my other gear, and my binoculars when I hike around an bird watch without killing my neck, shoulders, back. What I have come up with I think will make my trekking around quite enjoyable with my hands free. This includes a Mindshift 180 backpack which has a built in fanny pack that you can slide around to in front of you when you need to get other camera gear or whatever out, slide it back into the pack when done, all the while without taking your backpack off. Along with this I have a camera carrying system called a spider pro holster that keeps the camera to where I can easily reach it when I need it but will stay close to me and not move around when I kneel or bend over. Lastly I have my binoculars on a harness that fits comfortable under the pack. Voila! My hands are free and I am not taking ibuprofen when I get back. The camera holster and the fanny pack which can be used seperately from the pack, allows me to carry light on shorter excursions but still keeping me comfortable and hands free. My trial run to Alaska is coming up so we shall she if this all works as well as I think it will. All in all its a great lens and I would recommend it. I would also recommend buying it used. I bought mine for $900 on ebay and it looks brand new. Cannot tell it's been used. No reason to buy new.Read full review
I was torn between the Canon 400mm f/2.8L IS USM and the Canon 300mm f2.8L IS USM. As the owner of the Canon 500mm f/4.0L IS USM, I wanted something more manageable when I travel. After reading reviews of the 400mm f/4.0 IS USM DO, I decided to try one. So after trying one at a local Canon shop, I decided to go for it! I love the weight of the Lens at 4.3 lbs it's 7.4 lbs lighter than the 400mm f/2.8 and 1.7 lbs lighter than the 300mm f/2.8. It's also shorter which allows me to pack it in my Kato backpack when I fly! The Image Quality is very Sharp. I've been very happy with the sharpness of the photo's taken with it. It achieves auto focus with the 1.4 extender II and still maintains very good image quality. I'll use my 500mm f/4L when I'm in Country or I can easily transport it, but when I fly, the 400mm f/4 IS USM DO is going to be my constant companion.Read full review
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