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  • f/4.5 - f/38 Aperture Range
  • 21/16 (Elements/Groups)
  • Full-Frame Format
  • Ring USM Ultra Sonic Motor
  • OIS Optical Image Stabilizer
  • Dust and Water Resistant
  • 77mm Filter Diameter
  • Canon EF Mount
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS II USM Lens Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS II...
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Overview

EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS II USM Lens

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.

Key Features:

  • Compact, high performance L-series super-telephoto zoom makes it ideal for sports and wildlife photography.
  • One fluorite and one super UD lens element provides excellent correction of chromatic aberration throughout the entire zoom range, helping to deliver high-quality images with high resolution and contrast.
  • Rotation-type zoom ring allows for more precise composition and excellent balance when handholding.
  • Inner focusing, ring USM, a high-speed CPU and optimized AF algorithms for fast and accurate autofocusing.
  • Optical Image Stabilizer provides up to four shutter speed steps of correction*.

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.

Additional Features:

  • Three image stabilization modes (standard, panning, and during exposure only) provide outstanding results for a wide range of shooting situations.
  • Improved zoom torque adjustment ring allows easy setting of zoom tension.
  • 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.
  • Circular aperture (9 blades) helps deliver beautiful, soft backgrounds.
  • Fluorine coating on front and rear lens surfaces helps reduce smears and fingerprints.
  • Lens hood with side window permits specialty filters to be adjusted with hood in place.
  • Newly designed tripod mount can be attached or detached without removing the lens from the camera.
  • Minimum focusing distance of 3.2 ft. / 0.98 m with 0.31x maximum magnification.

Reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5
Wonderful lens!!!
Ordered this lens from my fav store in Ottawa! Love using it for wildlife and some landscape shots. The handle helps me carry it around and we put it through some work in Algonquin over 4 very wet days. Worked like a charm. Definitely worth the investment.
October 23, 2020
Ottawa, ON, CA
Purchased
over 3 years ago
Experience:
Avid Enthusiast
Rated 5 out of 5
Great experience
Great experience, fast shipping, well packaged, as described, no surprise
September 10, 2020
Whitehorse, YK, CA
Purchased
over 3 years ago
Experience:
Avid Enthusiast
Rated 5 out of 5
Awesome lens!
I love this lens!
So happy I purchased it!
Easy to use handheld !
If you are thinking about it go buy-it !!! You will not regret ??
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July 7, 2020
Newcastle , ON, CA
Purchased
over 4 years ago
Experience:
Avid Enthusiast
Rated 5 out of 5
Version 1 vs Version 2
This lens was purchased as an upgrade from the original version of this same lens. There are 3 major changes in this lens. First is the zoom action. The original had a push-pull zoom movement where this one is a twist action. Such a wonderful improvement. The second notable item is the image quality. This lens is much sharper than the original. Thirdly is the minimum focus distance. Much shorter on this lens which makes it much more versatile.
Overall, this is an excellent upgrade from the original.
July 17, 2019
Cranbrook, BC, CA
Purchased
over 5 years ago
Experience:
Semi Pro
Rated 5 out of 5
Excellent!
Très bonne qualité. très bon piqué.
July 5, 2019
Gaspé, QC, CA
Purchased
over 5 years ago
Experience:
Semi Pro
Rated 5 out of 5
Le top.
Le meilleur objectif que j'ai eu l'occasion de posséder.
Luc Genier
Canon 7D
1/1250s-f/8 iso320
Canon 7D MK II
1/1250s-f/7.1 iso1600.
March 29, 2019
Granby, QC, CA
Purchased
over 5 years ago
Experience:
Semi Pro
Rated 5 out of 5
A Truly Amazing Lens
I have been using this lens for nearly 3 years and it still continues to amaze me with the quality of the images it can produce. The combination of super sharp optics, fast and accurate autofocus, excellent image stabilization, close focus, and compact size made it worth the extra money versus a third party option.
January 1, 2019
Toronto, ON, CA
Experience:
Avid Enthusiast
Rated 5 out of 5
Awesome lens!
This is a very good lens. I had tried the old 100-400 F5.6 zoom and this new one is a different quality producing much sharper images and the auto-focus is also much faster and more precise. I also own the 400mm F5.6 fixed lens and both are very close sharpness at F5.6. The 100-400 is amazing in low light with the IS. What I like most is the flexibility and portability of this lens. It's light weight and small enough to go hiking without tripod.

The auto-focus seem to be fast enough to follow birds in flight. I tried it on smaller and larger birds in flight without problem. I sold my trusty 400mm F5.6 now because I feel that this new zoom lens will meet all my needs.
October 15, 2016
Montreal

Product Specifications

Detailed Specifications
Focal Length 100 - 400mm
Aperture Maximum: f/4.5 - 5.6
Camera Mount Type Canon EF
Format Compatibility 35mm Film / Full-Frame Digital Sensor
Angle of View 24° - 6° 10'
Minimum Focus Distance 3.2' (97.54 cm)
Magnification 0.31x
Elements/Groups 21/16
Diaphragm Blades 9, Rounded
Image Stabilization Yes
Autofocus Yes
Tripod Collar Yes Removable - rotating
Filter Thread Front:77 mm
Dimensions (DxL) Approx. 3.7 x 7.6" (93.98 x 193.04 mm)
Weight 3.5 lb (1.59 kg)

 

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Why did you choose this?
Vistek Store
It zoom good
Sean H on Nov 1, 2022
Best option for sports and wildlife.
Edward P on Jul 12, 2021
It zoom good
Sean H on Nov 1, 2022
Excellent reviews that ticked all the boxes for what I am looking for to add to my gear. As a professional nature photographer I am looking forward to taking this lens on hikes and travel with the versatility of the zoom lens.
Carol E on May 25, 2022
Best option for sports and wildlife.
Edward P on Jul 12, 2021
I have the Canon 70 - 200 mm lens but without image stabilization. The reviews on this lens with an American retailer suggest this will fit the bill for wildlife photography.
Harry K on Dec 13, 2018
Excellent reviews that ticked all the boxes for what I am looking for to add to my gear. As a professional nature photographer I am looking forward to taking this lens on hikes and travel with the versatility of the zoom lens.
Carol E on May 25, 2022
I have the Canon 70 - 200 mm lens but without image stabilization. The reviews on this lens with an American retailer suggest this will fit the bill for wildlife photography.
Harry K on Dec 13, 2018
Can you give better description please. Is the lens scratch free? Does the zoom operate smoothly? Does the body have any dints or just minor scratches?

Thank you
Kathy
Kathy S on Nov 28, 2022
BEST ANSWER: The lens was in perfect shape, no scratches or dents at all when I received it. The zoom was a little loose which is easily adjustable, so you can set it how you like it to feel.

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS II USM Lens

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