Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Lens

by Geoff 08 Oct 0 Comments

Canon EF 400mm 5.6L USM Lens

This lens is very similar to the 300mm f/4 lens in that it is very compact for the focal length. Sometimes photographers get carried away with large aperture lenses, however a small aperture lens such as this can be far easier to transport and have available when you need it. The larger aperture lenses are much more difficult to transport. This lens can convert to a 560mm lens with the 1.4x extender and it converts to an 800mm lens with the 2x extender and both form a very compact and easy to transport package.

The lens is a high performance lens, designed with portability and easy handling. One super UD glass element is provided together with one UD glass element which will result in sharper images. The lens has a built in hood and a detachable tripod mount.

The following super telephoto lenses are available from Canon:

EF 300mm f/4L IS USM Lens - An excellent compact telephoto for travelling sports and wildlife.
EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM Lens - An exceptionally good general purpose lens for low light photography.
EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Lens – A compact and light f/4 lens for nature and sports where a low aperture is not required.
EF 400mm f/4L DO IS USM Lens - A great sports and nature photography lens.
EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM Lens – This lens is the ultimate low aperture F/2.8 lens for nature and sports.
EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Lens - A superb lens for both nature (birds) and sports photography.
EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM Lens – Superb super telophoto for sports and small birds.
EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Lens - The ultimate long super telephoto for sports and small birds.

My favourite choice of lenses is the 300mm f/4, 400mm f/4, 400mm f/5.6 and the 500mm f/4 depending on the focal length and aperture you require. The reason for my choice is that these lenses are relatively small compared to the larger lenses and far easier to carry around.

There are many image samples from this lens on the Flickr site.