Compare Canon EF 400mm F2.8 L IS III vs Canon EF 70-300 F4-5.6 IS II vs Canon EF 24-105mm F4L IS II
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
10 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount
Canon EF-mount
Canon EF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Nano ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
17 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
12 groups
12 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Super UD + fluorite elements + Air Sphere + Super Spectra + fluorine coatings groups
UD element groups
Fluorine and Air Sphere Coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
52 mm / 2.05 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
163 mm / 6.42 in
80 mm / 3.15 in
84 mm / 3.31 in
Size | Length
343 mm / 13.50 in
146 mm / 5.75 in
118 mm / 4.65 in
Weight
2840 g / 100.35 oz
710 g / 25.09 oz
795 g / 28.09 oz
Function
Angle Of View
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 23.3° Diagonal | 19.5° Horizontal | 13.0° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/4–5.6 ~ f/32–45
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
400 mm
70 mm ~ 300 mm
24 mm ~ 105 mm
Focus Type
Rear
Rear
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (5 stops)
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.17x
0.25x
0.24x
Min Focus Distance
2500 mm / 98.43 in
1200 mm / 47.24 in
450 mm / 17.72 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Lens Hood: EW-83M (supplied)
Debut
2018-09-05
2016-09-15
2016-08-25
Reviews
Neofiliac score
62%
43%
71%
Pros
- Superb autofocus performance
- Very, very sharp
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Very useful focal range
- Great price point
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Good center sharpness
Cons
- Very expensive
- Quite heavy
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
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