Compare Canon EF 400mm F4 DO IS II vs Canon EF 16-35mm F2.8L III vs Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS III USM

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
8 blades
Colors
White
Black
White
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount
Canon EF-mount
Canon EF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
18 elements
16 elements
23 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
11 groups
19 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Anti-smear fluorine coating on front element, large-diameter aspheric element, UD element groups
1 dual-surface aspherical, 1 aspherical + fluorine, Air Sphere, Sub-wavelength Structure coatings groups
Five fluorite and five UD elements, ASC and fluorine coatings groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
52 mm / 2.05 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
128 mm / 5.04 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
Size | Length
233 mm / 9.17 in
128 mm / 5.04 in
199 mm / 7.83 in
Weight
2100 g / 74.20 oz
790 g / 27.92 oz
1440 g / 50.88 oz

Function

Angle Of View
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical (tele)
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/32
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
400 mm
16 mm ~ 35 mm
70 mm ~ 200 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
Yes (3.5 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
Internal zoom
Internal zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.13x
0.25x
Min Focus Distance
3300 mm / 129.92 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
1200 mm / 47.24 in

Production

Accessory
Lens Hood: ET-120 (supplied), Lens case (400D)
Lens Hood: EW-88D (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-09-15
2016-08-25
2018-06-07

Reviews

Neofiliac score
62%
80%
80%
Pros
  • Superb autofocus performance
  • Very sharp
  • Good flare resistance
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Superb sharpness across the frame
  • Internal zoom
  • Weather-sealed
  • Beautifully crafted
  • Good AF
  • Very sharp
  • Optically stabilized
  • Internal zoom
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
Cons
  • Some may prefer the f/2.8 version
  • A bit long
  • Large and heavy

Price

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