Compare Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II vs Canon EF 400mm F2.8 L IS III
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
White
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount
Canon EF-mount
Material
Magnesium
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
21 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
16 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Air Sphere, fluorine coatings; Super ED element groups
Super UD + fluorite elements + Air Sphere + Super Spectra + fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
Size | Diameter
94 mm / 3.70 in
163 mm / 6.42 in
Size | Length
193 mm / 7.60 in
343 mm / 13.50 in
Weight
1570 g / 55.48 oz
2840 g / 100.35 oz
Function
Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/32–40
f/2.8 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
400 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Rear
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes (5 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.31x
0.17x
Min Focus Distance
980 mm / 38.58 in
2500 mm / 98.43 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: ET-38D (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-11-11
2018-09-05
Reviews
Neofiliac score
52%
62%
Pros
- Superb image quality
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Solid construction
- Superb autofocus performance
- Very, very sharp
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
Cons
- Large and heavy
- Very expensive
- Quite heavy
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