Compare Canon EF 400mm F2.8 L IS III vs Nikon 400mm F2.8E vs Canon RF 800mm F5.6L
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Tripod collar, Distance scale
Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount
Nikon F-mount
Canon RF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
16 elements
26 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
12 groups
18 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Super UD + fluorite elements + Air Sphere + Super Spectra + fluorine coatings groups
2 ED glass elements, 2 Fluorite elements. Nano Crystal Coat groups
2 Fluorite, 1 Super UD, 1 UD (Ultra-low Dispersion). groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
52 mm / 2.05 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
Size | Diameter
163 mm / 6.42 in
160 mm / 6.30 in
163 mm / 6.42 in
Size | Length
343 mm / 13.50 in
358 mm / 14.09 in
432 mm / 17.01 in
Weight
2840 g / 100.35 oz
3800 g / 134.28 oz
3140 g / 110.95 oz
Function
Angle Of View
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
3.1° Diagonal | 2.6° Horizontal | 1.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/5.6 ~ f/64
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
400 mm
400 mm
800 mm
Focus Type
Rear
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (5 stops)
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.17x
0.16x
0.34x
Min Focus Distance
2500 mm / 98.43 in
2600 mm / 102.36 in
2600 mm / 102.36 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ET-155 (supplied), Short lens hood (ET-155B)
Debut
2018-09-05
2014-05-14
2022-02-24
Reviews
Neofiliac score
62%
50%
90%
Pros
- Superb autofocus performance
- Very, very sharp
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Optically stabilized
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Solid construction
- High-speed AF tracking
- Professionally weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Superb build quality
- Very fast autofocus
Cons
- Very expensive
- Quite heavy
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Too expensive
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