Canon EF 400mm lens

The moon as seen through the EF 400mm f/5.6L USM with a teleconverter

The Canon EF 400mm are seven super-telephoto lenses made by Canon. These lenses have an EF mount that work with the EOS line of cameras. These lenses are widely used by sports and wildlife photographers.[1]

Canon currently manufactures three 400mm prime lenses:

The EF 400mm f/5.6L USM is Canon's least expensive 400mm lens and one of the best deals for a super telephoto 400mm focal length lens in the industry. Exceptional sharpness, minimal vignetting, very low distortion, and superb handling of chromatic aberration means this lens does not require image corrections in digital post production software. Having a maximum aperture of f/5.6, it is relatively slow.

The 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM, which replaced an earlier version of the same lens in 2014,[3] is one of only two Canon lenses that make use of diffractive optics (the other is the Canon EF 70-300mm lens). The use of diffractive optics allows the lens to be significantly lighter than it might otherwise be, but at the cost of some image quality.[4][5]

These lenses are compatible with the Canon Extender EF teleconverters.

Specifications of the EF 400mm lenses

Attribute f/2.8 USM f/2.8 II USM f/2.8 IS USM f/2.8L IS II USM f/4 DO IS USM f/4 DO IS II USM f/5.6L USM
Image
Key features
Full-frame compatible  Yes
Image stabilizer  No  Yes  No
Ultrasonic Motor  Yes
L-series  Yes
Diffractive Optics  No  Yes  No
Macro  No
Technical data
Aperture (max-min) f/2.8-f/32 f/4-f/32 f/5.6-f/32
Construction 9 groups / 11 elements 13 groups / 17 elements 12 groups / 18 elements 6 groups / 7 elements
# of diaphragm blades 8 9 8 9 8
Closest focusing distance 4 meters 3 m 2.7 m 3.5 m 3.3 m / 10.83 ft 3.5 m
Max. magnification 0.11x 0.15x 0.17x 0.12x 0.13x 0.11x
Horizontal viewing angle 5°10'
Vertical viewing angle 3°30'
Diagonal viewing angle 6°10'
Physical data
Weight 13.44 lb / 6.1 kg 13.03 lb / 5.91 kg 11.83 lb / 5.37 kg 8.48 lb / 3.85 kg 4.27 lb / 1.94 kg 4.63 lb / 2.10 kg 2.8 lb / 1.25 kg
Maximum diameter 6.57" / 167mm 6.41" / 163mm 5.03" / 128mm 5.04" / 128mm 3.54" / 90mm
Length 13.70" / 348mm 13.74" / 349mm 13.50" / 343mm 9.16" / 232.7mm 9.18" / 232.7mm 10.09" / 256.5mm
Filter diameter 48mm 52mm drop-in filter 77mm
Accessories
Lens hood ET-161B II ET-155 ET-155 (WII) ET-120 ET-120 (WII) Built-in
Case 400 400C 400B 400D LH-D29
Retail information
Release date April 1991 March 1996 September 1999 August 2011 December 2001 September 2014 May 1993
Currently in production?  No  Yes  No  Yes
MSRP $ 870,000 yen 980,000 yen $7,999 $9,999 $6,469 $6,899 $1,249

References

  1. ↑ the-digital-picture.com
  2. ↑ usa.canon.com
  3. ↑ "Canon U.S.A. Celebrates 75 Years Of Optics Heritage With The Addition Of Three New Lenses" (Press release). Canon U.S.A. September 15, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  4. ↑ the-digital-picture.com
  5. ↑ the-digital-picture.com