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Compare Canon EF 400mm F2.8 L IS III vs Canon EF 400mm F4 DO IS II vs Canon RF 1200mm F8L

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
9 blades, rounded blades
Colors
White
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
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount
Canon EF-mount
Canon RF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
18 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
Anti-smear fluorine coating on front element, large-diameter aspheric element, UD element groups
2 Fluorite, 1 Super UD Lenses, 1 UD (Ultra-low Dispersion) groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
52 mm / 2.05 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
Size | Diameter
163 mm / 6.42 in
128 mm / 5.04 in
168 mm / 6.61 in
Size | Length
343 mm / 13.50 in
233 mm / 9.17 in
537 mm / 21.14 in
Weight
2840 g / 100.35 oz
2100 g / 74.20 oz
3340 g / 118.02 oz

Function

Angle Of View
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
2.1° Diagonal | 1.7° Horizontal | 1.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/4 ~ f/32
f/8 ~ f/64
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
400 mm
400 mm
1200 mm
Focus Type
Rear
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (5 stops)
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes

Performance

Max Magnification
0.17x
0.13x
0.29x
Min Focus Distance
2500 mm / 98.43 in
3300 mm / 129.92 in
4300 mm / 169.29 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ET-120 (supplied), Lens case (400D)
Lens Hood: ET-160 (supplied), ET-160B Short hood
Debut
2018-09-05
2014-09-15
2022-02-24

Reviews

Neofiliac score
62%
62%
84%
Pros
  • Superb autofocus performance
  • Very, very sharp
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Superb autofocus performance
  • Very sharp
  • Good flare resistance
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Mind-boggling reach
Cons
  • Very expensive
  • Quite heavy
  • Some may prefer the f/2.8 version
  • Very special focal length
  • Dark maximum aperture

Price

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