Reviewed: Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM, Wildlife at the Beach
Related: Canon, Canon 5D Mark III, Canon DSLR, Canon EF, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II, Canon Lenses, wildlife
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I put the new Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM to the test on a beautiful windless 70° winter day at the beach yesterday.
Included are extreme backlighting shots, a closeup and general variety, focusing on the mid to long end of the zoom range using image stabilization handheld.
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II (Overview)
Examples Handheld, Beach Wildlife (Canon 5D Mark III)
Includes HD and UltraHD images in as well as large crops.
I discuss the ergonomics and “fun factor” and usability aspects also. I am impressed with the Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM. It is a huge bump up in multiple ways over its predecessor (which I never liked).
At about $2199, the new 100-400 is a lens every Canon shooter looking for range should be taking a hard look at (review includes discussion of that also). And it might well displace the 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II for some shooters.
Canon EOS 5D Mark III + Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II @ 400mm
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