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Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS USM

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Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS USM 35mm Primes user reviews : 5 out of 5 - 5 reviews - photographyreview.comRead more
A fast, super-telephoto prime lens for Canon’s ‘full frame’ professional DSLR cameras that provides significant improvements over previous models.Read more
As I normally shoot travel and landscape, with occasional product shots and weddings, it’s not often I play with the big guns. You know, 400, 500 and 600mm lenses. But with the help of BorrowLenses.com, I was able to borrow and shoot with a Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM in Alaska for two […]Read more
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Pros

  • smooth and attractive
  • Very fast and very accurate focusing
  • Sharp

Cons

  • interfere with the shooting at all
  • Canon EF 400mm
  • maximum magnification is extended to only

Key specs

  • Fixed
  • 17
  • Internal
  • yes
  • Full-frame (35mm)
  • , 400 mm
  • yes
  • Normal, Telephoto

Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS USM - Pros & Cons

Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS USM

Pros

  • smooth and attractive
  • Very fast and very accurate focusing
  • Sharp
  • crisp
  • rich detail and color
  • streamlined design
  • The autofocus works exceptionally well with the EOS 3 body
  • pro standards and its AF is very fast and reliable
  • Readily-available and affordable 52 mm filters slip
  • fast
  • almost always precise and virtually silent

Cons

  • interfere with the shooting at all
  • Canon EF 400mm
  • maximum magnification is extended to only
  • It does not create as much background blur though
  • lens flop is a situation that can easily occur
  • USM Lens
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  • s no threading for filters (
  • Crop from the above image at 100% magnification
  • No filter is supplied with the lens
  • of coloured fringing (and none was anticipated)

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Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS USM - Full Specifications

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General
Lens type
  • Normal
  • Telephoto
Lens mountCanon EF
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Aperture
Aperture max2.8
Aperture min32
Aperture ringno
Number of diaphragm blades8
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Optics
ConstructionFixed
Elements17
Groups13
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Dimensions
Weight24.69 oz
Diameter6.42 in
Length13.74 in
Filter size2.05 in
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Image properties
Max Format size
Full-frame
Focal length< 400
Maximum magnification0.15 x
Image stabilisationyes
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Focus
Focus methodInternal
Autofocusyes
Autofocus motor typeRing Type Ultrasonic
Full-time Manual focusingyes
Closest focusing distance3
Distance scaleyes
Depth of field (DoF) scaleyes
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Black,White
  • Grey
Body materials
  • Magnesium
  • Metal
Optional accessoriesLens Case 400
Tripod collaryes
Hood suppliedyes
Filter threadyes
Sealingyes

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