Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Customer Review: Great Lens Indoors and Out
Summary: 5 Stars
I just purchased this lens after reading exhaustive comparisons of similar focal length 3rd party lenses on line, I really did not want to spend $1400.00, but after owning it for 2 weeks now I'm glad I went with this lens.
This is my 3rd "L" lens purchase and all I can say to anyone looking to buy this lens is to go for it and don't look back.
It performs as good as my Canon 24-70mm L F2 lens as far as it's ablility to produce beautiful pictures, sharp, great color capturing and fast auto focus.
I use it with my 40D, suggest buying a battery grip and hand strap, too heavy to carry with a the typical Canon neck strap, the camera and lens will fit in the Tamrac 519 Holster bag nicely and the padded strap is reasonably comfortable to carry on your shoulder. I did not buy this lens to use indoors but I find I have been and will continue to, of course you have to use flash but this lens used indoors is great also.
Fred
Customer Review: A Workout, but Well Worth it
Summary: 5 Stars
If you use this lens on a 1.6X camera body such as the XT, 20D, or 30D you end up with a 160-640mm equivalent which is an impressive range by any standard. You can also add the 1.4X TC for a 896mm upper limit or the 2X TC for an amazing 1280mm. Of course this comes at a price, and I'm not just talking money. You will have to use a tripod, cable release, and mirror lockup a lot of the time when using such long focal lengths. Plus this thing is very heavy and very large and people will take notice. So if stealth photography is your goal, go with something like the 70-300 DO.
That being said, this is an amazing lens, admittedly a little slow near the long end, but to get down to f/4 would have most likely doubled or tripled the price and weight, so it seems like an acceptable trade-off.
If you want sharp pictures, an amazing zoom range, and a good workout, but don't mind being the center of attention, this is the lens for you.
Customer Review: Elbow and Wild Life Photography
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this lens, its great for shooting human elbows and wildlife. Its full weather sealed with the addition of my B+W filter, its got a very reliable IS and the USM truely is quiet. So far I've used this lens mostly for wildlife photography. I use to own a cheaper Tamron 70-300 and I find that its so much easier to take pictures of creatures that use to run away before I could even focus on them.
Its been great for my work as well. Two weeks out of the month, I do professional studio photography of male and female elbows and this lens has been wonderful. It catches the curvyness and wrinkle of the elbow so well. I definitely recommend this lens to anyone who's aspiring to photograph elbows or shoot wild life photography!!! 5 out of 5 stars for this lens.
Only wish it was closer to white. Online its an ivory colored lens, when I got it in person it was beige with a tinge of light yellow brown. Not a big deal.
Customer Review: Great Lens
Summary: 5 Stars
This lens is everything I hoped it would be and more. It is so easy to use, when held properly - easy to use hand held. Even with the 2x extender the ease of focusing manually is dead on (and I have bad eyesight). The clarity is perfect - perfect photos of hawks at 800ft, and the smaller birds at the minimum have very interesting effects in the clarity of subject mixed with out of focus soft leaves.
I love the push pull on the zoom - can create some very interesting effects and very smooth to move.
I am thrilled - will probably never remove the lens from the camera.
I highly recommend this lens - I have been shooting for 55 years - first really good camera at the age of 5. This is the most fun I have had with my camera in ages.
It is a bit heavy - I am happy I can sling it around and hand hold it to focus as I hate using a tripod.
Customer Review: Wildlife shooting with 100-400mm
Summary: 5 Stars
I have owned this lens for several years...it is indispensable for shooting wildlife...especially in Africa that I visit every year. Attached to my Canon 40D (I'm now using 7D) it gives me comparable 160-640mm focal length and I only use it on camera that has 1.6 sensor 'conversion'. Pictures are excellent...Image Stabilization is essential. Yes, it's heavy, but I could not be without it. I do a lot of hand held shooting and also use a monopod when beanbags not available. I use Canon 28-300mm IS lens on Canon 5D Mark II when long lens not needed. 1:1 on 5D II is great, and 28-300 covers most situations. Yes, the 28-300mm lens is also heavy, but this senior lady is used to carrying it, and the versatility of 28-300 range is fabulous, so I never need more than 2 lenses to tote in a rolling camera bag. When not toting long 100-400, I put a 17-35 on one body as a backup.