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

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  • Quality construction (360)
  • Sharp focus (329)
  • Durable (253)
  • Consistent output (249)
  • Rugged (201)
  • Easily interchangeable (192)
  • Fast focus (136)
  • Easy to clean (59)
  • Easily mounted (38)
  • Easily accessible controls (37)
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  • Heavy (249)
  • Lens creep (18)
  • Slow focus (13)
  • Blurry focus (4)
  • Tough to attach (4)
  • Pricey (3)
  • Weak casing (3)
  • Difficult to use (2)
  • Expensive but unmatched (2)

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  • Sports/action (267)
  • General purpose (120)
  • Landscapes (77)
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  • Portraits (28)
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Canon 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L EF IS Lens

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Last update: Nov 2, 2009

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

 
 
 

Most helpful positive review

[11 of 11 customers found this review helpful]

Most helpful negative review

[8 of 10 customers found this review helpful]

 
★★★★★
5.0
Outstanding Lens

"The Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L with the Image Stabilizer is a real gem. The optics are excellent and sharp and the detail you get from this lens is remarkable. The Image Stabilizer is a real asset and after getting the lense I put it to the test and it was everything I could ever hope for. With the Mode 1 for still shots and mode 2 for pan shots it did it's job. In one instance I was shooting a subject with..." Read Full Review »

Feb 03, 2007 by Capture Man

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★★☆☆☆
2.0
Greatr glass, poor zoom design

"This is a great lens that has unfortunately been given a terrible (in my opinion) zoom system – The push-pull zoom is difficult to use while tracking a moving subject because the hand that you are using to support and balance the lens moves when the zoom is extended from 100mm towards 400mm and changes the whole way you are holding your camera ... with other long zooms, the natural motion of twisting to zoom a..." Read Full Review »

Jan 18, 2007 by minoltian

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[11 of 11 customers found this review helpful]

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

Outstanding Lens

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Durable
  • Easily Interchangeable
  • Sharp Focus

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • General Use
  • Professional Work
 

"The Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L with the Image Stabilizer is a real gem. The optics are excellent and sharp and the detail you get from this lens is remarkable. The Image Stabilizer is a real asset and after getting the lense I put it to the test and it was everything I could ever hope for. With …"  Read Full Review »

Abstract

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Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Feb 3 2007
Capture Man
Quincy, IL.
 

[5 of 5 customers found this review helpful]

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

400mm of power

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Durable
  • Heavy duty
  • Sharp Focus
  • Strong Construction

    Cons

  • Heavy

    Best Uses

  • Sports/Action
  • Upgrade
  • Wildlife
 

"As an airplane, landscape, and action photographer, I will never regret buying this lens. At least twice a week I go to my local airport to sit and take pictures of aircrafts taking off and approaching over the houses and mountainous landscapes of my home town, Quito, Ecuador. Or maybe its as simp …"  Read Full Review »

You cant get so close some times... Or can you?

You cant get so close some times... Or can you?
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400MM of power in your hands

400MM of power in your hands
  • Using Product
  • Made with Product
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Jun 19 2008
UIO Spotter
Quito, Ecuador
I am:
  • Semi-Professional
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Price: $1,679.88
 
 

[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

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

Patience is a virture!

★★★★☆
4.0

    Pros

  • Strong Construction
  • Very sharp at 400mm

    Cons

  • Needs a lot of light

    Best Uses

  • Air shows
  • Sports/Action
  • Summer activities
  • Wildlife
 

"I like to bird with this lens and find that on a 1.6 frame camera this lens has a lot of reach.

This is a lens that requires a lot of light to auto focus precisely at the longer focal lengths. Back lighting, an inexpensive UV filter (best to use none at all) or flare seems to throw it off. M …"  Read Full Review »

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Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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May 4 2009
Redsoxmike
Eastern Connecticut
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  • Hobbyist/Enthusiast
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Price: $1,679.95
 
 

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

My Favorite Tool

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Consistent Output
  • Durable
  • Rugged
  • Sharp Focus

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • None
 

"As of December 2009 I will have had this extrodinary lens for three years and it has been the most used lens. I have used it for Wildlife,

Portraits, Marine and time and time and time again it has proven it's self. I have used in extremely high winds and useing the Image Stabilizer and hand holdi …"  Read Full Review »

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Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Oct 5 2009
Shuttering Experience
Keokuk, Iowa
I am:
  • Semi-Professional
Reviewed at:
Price: $1,679.95
 
 

[4 of 4 customers found this review helpful]

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

Incredible Lens!

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Consistent Output
  • Durable
  • Easily Interchangeable
  • Rugged
  • Sharp Focus
  • More »

    Cons

  • Heavy

    Best Uses

  • General Use
  • Wildlife
 

"This is an INCREDIBLE lens. I bought it because I needed a little more reach than I got with my 70-200 for birds/wildlife. This lens is as sharp as any I have seen- You have to look CLOSE to tell the difference between something shot with this one compared to a fixed telephoto!



And- The Image Sta …"  Read Full Review »

Shot handheld @400 mm

Shot handheld @400 mm
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Again, Shot handheld at 400mm

Again, Shot handheld at 400mm
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Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Mar 6 2008
Miro The Macaw
Tampa Bay, FL
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  • Hobbyist/Enthusiast
 
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