I bought one of these yesterday, I found it sharpest at f/6.3 - my copy is perfectly pin-sharp, and I'm extremely pleased with it.
@edwarddoyle558511 ай бұрын
Great review, my new Canon 100-400 zoom lens arrives on Monday. I bought a refurbished mark II for $1619 USD, the most expensive lens in my bag. I'm taking it to Pensacola for the Navy airshow starring the Blue Angels so I'm sure it will get plenty of use. I bought this lens mainly for birding and airshows. Your video confirmed my opinion of this lens.
@bobyktm2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I purchased mine, will get it tomorrow!!!
@StefanZivkovicMedia Жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic review, you should get more recognition
@costindan618010 ай бұрын
You got the IS modes wrong, 1 is stabilizing vertically and horizontally, starts when shutter button is pressed halfway, 2 is detecting the panning direction and stabilizing only in an axis perpendicular to the panning direction, starts the same as 1 and 3 is like 1 and 2 combined (if panning stabilized only on the perpendicular axis to panning, if not panning stabilizes both axis) but it only works during the actual exposure, when shutter button is pressed halfway it only starts stabilization computation, not the actual movement of the glass inside the lens thus making it easier to track subject before the photo is taken.
@lmallard3788 Жыл бұрын
I bought mine new from canon on sale for $1800 usd, a couple of years ago. I had heard one youtube video where the focal range was tested and they said the lens does not go to a field of view of 400mm, but rather a 320? mm. I have not been able to see if anyone else agrees with that assessment.
@RICHARDPAUL-jn5hv Жыл бұрын
Great review, I actually purchased a Sigma 100-400mm lens which I am generally pleased with, especially the lighter weight. I however I found the autofocus tracking/image stabilisation to be disappointing with several blurred images of aircraft at airshows. In my mind the Canon 100-400m lens is a much superior lens and had better muscle strength and stronger finances existed I would definitely have bought the Canon lens instead.
@adude39410 ай бұрын
Sounds similar to me. I had a Sigma 100-400 as well, which I used with my 1DX Mk III and 7D Mk II. While it certainly wasn't a bad lens, I decided to try to keep all of my gear Canon, so I traded in the Sigma and got the Canon, which just came yesterday. I've already taken several hundred shots with it using the 1DX, and I do feel it's a definitely step up from the Sigma.
@RICHARDPAUL-jn5hv10 ай бұрын
Enjoy, I am sure that the Canon lens will serve you very well. I shall continue to use my Canon EOS 90D + Sigma 100-400 for the foreseeable future although my dream kit would be an EOS R5 camera + RF 100-500 L series lens.
@lawrencelam1820 Жыл бұрын
Hi James, someone said that the lens' tele-end is shorter than 400mm by significant percentage, do you have any comment on the same? I'm considering a purchase between the lens and RF100-500.
@PatHouseworth Жыл бұрын
My new one just arrived yesterday, pricy for sure, but I hope it fills the bill for my needs...
@BDNADLERАй бұрын
I am considering this lens for an upcoming total solar eclipse; July 22, 2028, in Sydney, Australia.
@diederikmuld3r Жыл бұрын
Mode 2 is for panning..
@mvp_kryptonite Жыл бұрын
Also mode 3 is for IS at the point of image capture so you have a unstable view finder
@djking98282 жыл бұрын
Well done, thanks!
@martinbyrne66432 жыл бұрын
Great review I have this lense , can you tell me how much a canon 400 f 2.8 mk1 is worth nowadays as I also have one of them and do not use it due to its sheer weight and size .
@magiccarpetrider4594 Жыл бұрын
check out ebay for pricing
@dialectixemcee24287 ай бұрын
good review but you got the modes.wrong, mode 2 corrects panning in both vertical and horizontal, mode 3 only activates on shutter press
@papabear7875 Жыл бұрын
Does it make sense to upgrade from Canon 400mm L F/5.6?
@Случайныйсвидетель-ш5ж11 ай бұрын
Фиксированный объектив всегда лучше по части резкости и контраста. ☝
@merged24812 жыл бұрын
8:46 - 400mm on full frame is 8x magnification, not 4x.