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title: "Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Super Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras"
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# USM autofocus for lightning-fast, whisper-quiet focusing 400mm fixed focal length for razor-sharp telephoto shots Lightweight 2.8 lbs design for effortless handheld shooting Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Super Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras

**Brand:** canon
**Price:** € 2667.99
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 📸 Elevate your vision — see what others miss with Canon’s sleek 400mm L-series powerhouse!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Super Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras by canon
- **How much does it cost?** € 2667.99 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- canon enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted canon brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Speed Meets Silence:** Experience ultra-fast, whisper-quiet USM autofocus that won’t spook your subjects—perfect for birds in flight and dynamic sports.
- • **Lightweight Portability:** At just 2.8 pounds, this lens redefines mobility for pro photographers who demand premium optics without the bulk.
- • **Pro-Grade Optics with UD Glass:** Enjoy corner-to-corner sharpness and vibrant color thanks to advanced Super UD and fluorite-like elements.
- • **Precision Super Telephoto Power:** Capture distant wildlife and fast action with a sharp 400mm focal length that brings the unseen into stunning focus.
- • **Versatile Compatibility & Handling:** Built-in removable tripod collar, 77mm filter thread, and seamless use with Canon teleconverters for extended reach and creative freedom.

## Overview

The Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM is a professional-grade super telephoto lens designed for Canon SLR cameras, featuring a fixed 400mm focal length, advanced UD glass elements for exceptional image clarity, and a lightweight 2.8-pound build. Its fast, silent USM autofocus and built-in tripod collar make it ideal for wildlife and sports photographers seeking high-quality, portable optics without compromise.

## Description

Product Description This high-performance lens was designed with portability and handling ease in mind. One Super UD-glass element, whose characteristics are similar to fluorite, and one UD-glass element result in sharp pictures from corner-to-corner. The lens also has a built-in hood and a detachable tripod mount. From the Manufacturer Light. Portable. Excellent handling. Sharp. And amazingly fast autofocus. The 400mm f/5.6L is all of these things, and a premier choice for wildlife and nature photographers--one of the finest telephoto lenses in the world for fast-moving subjects such as birds in flight or motor sports. It uses UD-glass elements to provide outstanding optical quality, even wide-open, and image quality is preserved when used with either the EF 1.4x II or EF 2x II tele extenders. It accepts 77mm filters, and has a built-in removable tripod collar. See a Different Dimension A super telephoto lens can make an ordinary scene into an extraordinary one. Its ability to see surpasses that of the human eye. It can compress images and make them look as if they come from another dimension. It opens up new realms of photographic expression. All EF super telephoto lenses are L-series lenses to provide the highest quality. The USM provides quiet and high-speed autofocusing. These lenses promise outstanding delineation and put your imagination to the test.

Review: Canon 400mm f/5.6L Telephoto Lens - I purchased this lens primarily for hand-held bird photography for use on my Canon 40D DSLR. The lens is typical of Canon's L-series "white" family of professional level telephoto lenses, having very high standards of construction and superb optical performance, even with a 1.4X teleconverter, when conditions allow. This lens is known as the "overlooked" Canon telephoto, since it does not garner the glamor of its cousins, the really long, heavy, faster, and vastly more costly professional telephoto lenses. It is also known as the "toy lens" by bird photographers who mostly use those really Big Berthas for long-distance close-ups with blurred-out backgrounds. I selected it for the high image quality wide-open, relatively light weight, and shorter physical length, allowing both hand-held and tripod mounted use, as well as its modest cost (compared to all high quality alternatives). The image quality is extremely high, even wide open at f/5.6, although it does improve slightly stopped down a notch or two. The image contrast, flare resistance, and color saturation are also excellent for a telephoto lens of its "older" fixed focal length optical design. It doesn't have image stabilization (IS), which maintains the reasonable price, but I don't consider that much of a handicap using Canon's DSLR's, which allow low-noise high ISO settings for higher shutter speeds under decent lighting conditions. Braced against a tree, fence post, etc., and especially in a sitting position with arms resting on knees, for example, the lack of IS is simply not an issue. The focus is extremely fast and accurate with the 40D's sensitive all X-type focus points, and the quickly removable tripod mount is of an excellent design that all tripod mounts should have. As a bonus, on the 40D, the lens has the equivalent field of view of a 640mm f/5.6 telephoto lens! When a high quality teleconverter can be used, this becomes almost a 900mm f/8 telephoto (actually 896mm)! Not to exaggerate the point too much, but that's starting to get into the Big Bertha focal length range, under the right lighting conditions. Other pluses include the handy built-in sliding lens hood and the very high quality included lens case, which are extra cost items for Canon's non-L lenses. The 400mm and 500mm zooms all seem to suffer from image softness at their maximum focal lengths, which I would be using 90% of the time anyway, so I elected to simply get the highest quality fixed 400mm I could find for a reasonable price. I also decided that I could live with 1 f-stop less than the much more expensive f/4's, since this lens can be shot wide-open at the same high quality as the f/4's stopped down - thus resulting in f/5.6 anyway. This reasoning is even more appropriate when including the slightly less expensive, still high-quality, third party lenses, such as Tamron, Tokina, Sigma, etc. I reasoned that since I plan to use this lens for the rest of my life, why compromise in image quality for a few percent lower initial cost? I'm not slamming third party lenses in general by any means (I own a few), just in this case of comparing available alternatives (including other Canon's) to the selection of this particular Canon 400mm and its intended use. I was blessed with several excellent bald eagle shots on what I had expected to be just an initial "practice with the new lens" outing. Because of this excellent lens, it turned out to be a very productive shoot. I would include a thumbnail photo of one of these shots, except I can't seem to be able to "paste" a small image into desertcart's review window. For one that is willing to accept and operate within the parameters of this lens, that photographer will be handsomely rewarded by Canon's 400mm f/5.6L telephoto lens. In my case, it is exactly what I was looking for and it is exceeding all my expectations.
Review: Great Lens for Wildlife photography - People often ask how I get such great wildlife shots. I credit this lens. It is an awesome performer on bright sunny days. The ultrasonic motor is quiet and does not spook wildlife. I do not have a use for a lens this large indoors so I cannot comment on indoor performance. I shot a few test shots in a well lit room and was happy with the results. It should perform well in well lit stadium/arenas. Where this lens shines is outside on bright sunny days. I have taken hand held shots of red tailed hawks flying overhead. I'm guessing they were at least 1/4 to 1/2 a mile above me. I had to crop the photos quite a bit to achieve frame fill. I could see details that I never expected to see like notril openings. This lens does have some weight to it (it's all metal/glass) but I can hike with it handheld. If you think the weight may be an issue a monopod should be considered. For a few hundred more you can add the 1.4 II teleconverter which gives you 560mm @ f8 and it is considerably lighter and easier to carry than the 500mm. For me this is the perfect lens. I like to hike long distances and don't like to use a tripod. I have a friend that has the 500mm L and he is going to buy this one just because it is much more mobile. I considered several others like the 100-400L the Sigma 150-500 and the Sigma 50-500. Since IS wasn't a factor for me and I didn't really need another zoom lens this was the clear choice. Quality of construction is a given with L series lenses. This is a professional grade lens that will hold its own for quality of images of any other lens at this pricepoint. They also hold their value much better than the competition so if you decide at a later date to upgrade you will get a great trade in value. If you are unsure I would strongly recommend renting this lens and some of it's competitors after all everything is subject to taste.

## Features

- Lens construction: 7 elements in 6 groups
- Diagonal Angle of View: 6° 10' .Fluorite and Ultra-low Dispersion-glass; internal focusing; full-time manual focus
- Closest Focusing Distance: 35m / 115 ft
- Focal Length & Maximum Aperture: 400mm 1:56
- Filter size: 77mm

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00009USW3 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #4,003 in SLR Camera Lenses |
| Customer Reviews | 3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars (214) |
| Date First Available | May 21, 2004 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 2.8 pounds |
| Item model number | 2526A004 |
| Manufacturer | Canon Cameras US |
| Product Dimensions | 10.12 x 3.54 x 3.54 inches |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Canon
- **Camera Lens Description:** 400 month
- **Compatible Mountings:** Canon EF
- **Focal Length Description:** 400 mm
- **Lens Type:** Telephoto

## Images

![Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Super Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Ld8Jf6gFL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: does it come with a mount**
A: Collar mount, Lens hood, bag.  All L lenses come with these things.  Well, some are small enough they don't need a collar.

**Q: looking for a telephoto this range in price that is good for sports and wildlife will this lense help me?**
A: If you are a pro, shooting for NatGeo or AP Sports (and they pay for it), you should definitely get the EF 200 2.8 IS for $12,000 or more.  If not, this lens without IS and obviously not as fast, still gives you quite sharp images (at a fast shutter speed) that can be very much appreciated. Still nice bokeh at 5.6 at this focal length as well and sooo much more easy to haul.  If you have something like a 5D III you can go upstairs with the ISO settings and you should end up to be a happy camper and - with a cropped sensor EOS - like the 70D - you got yourself a 650mm f5.6, it ain't so bad either (think birds).

**Q: I am into Bird Photography. Can you do handheld shots with this lens without image stabilization?**
A: Camera shake will result in blurred images at shutter speeds of less than 1/125 seconds, especially with a heavy telephoto lens. This lens has a fixed f stop of 5.6. Hence the best determinant of whether you can take hand held shot, without image stabilizer, is to take test picture on Aperture Priority Mode at f5.6 and see what the shutter speed is, for that ISO setting. If it is slower than 1/125 sec camera shake is likely. One can increase the ISO setting (ex. from 200 to 400 or higher) and re-check to get a faster shutter response.  Photographing birds, one needs to have shutter speeds of at least 1/250 sec to freeze the action, if that is the desired effect. If not motion blur will occur.

**Q: i have a rebel T2i...will the lens work with my camera?**
A: Hi Christie, yes the 400mm/f5.6L will work just fine with your camera, and since you're shooting with a crop sensor camera, (I think 1.6) his lens will be an 640mm lens on your camera, so you will have a lot of "reach". It is a very nice lens, so have fun with it!!Stephan

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Canon 400mm f/5.6L Telephoto Lens
*by G***D on June 10, 2009*

I purchased this lens primarily for hand-held bird photography for use on my Canon 40D DSLR. The lens is typical of Canon's L-series "white" family of professional level telephoto lenses, having very high standards of construction and superb optical performance, even with a 1.4X teleconverter, when conditions allow. This lens is known as the "overlooked" Canon telephoto, since it does not garner the glamor of its cousins, the really long, heavy, faster, and vastly more costly professional telephoto lenses. It is also known as the "toy lens" by bird photographers who mostly use those really Big Berthas for long-distance close-ups with blurred-out backgrounds. I selected it for the high image quality wide-open, relatively light weight, and shorter physical length, allowing both hand-held and tripod mounted use, as well as its modest cost (compared to all high quality alternatives). The image quality is extremely high, even wide open at f/5.6, although it does improve slightly stopped down a notch or two. The image contrast, flare resistance, and color saturation are also excellent for a telephoto lens of its "older" fixed focal length optical design. It doesn't have image stabilization (IS), which maintains the reasonable price, but I don't consider that much of a handicap using Canon's DSLR's, which allow low-noise high ISO settings for higher shutter speeds under decent lighting conditions. Braced against a tree, fence post, etc., and especially in a sitting position with arms resting on knees, for example, the lack of IS is simply not an issue. The focus is extremely fast and accurate with the 40D's sensitive all X-type focus points, and the quickly removable tripod mount is of an excellent design that all tripod mounts should have. As a bonus, on the 40D, the lens has the equivalent field of view of a 640mm f/5.6 telephoto lens! When a high quality teleconverter can be used, this becomes almost a 900mm f/8 telephoto (actually 896mm)! Not to exaggerate the point too much, but that's starting to get into the Big Bertha focal length range, under the right lighting conditions. Other pluses include the handy built-in sliding lens hood and the very high quality included lens case, which are extra cost items for Canon's non-L lenses. The 400mm and 500mm zooms all seem to suffer from image softness at their maximum focal lengths, which I would be using 90% of the time anyway, so I elected to simply get the highest quality fixed 400mm I could find for a reasonable price. I also decided that I could live with 1 f-stop less than the much more expensive f/4's, since this lens can be shot wide-open at the same high quality as the f/4's stopped down - thus resulting in f/5.6 anyway. This reasoning is even more appropriate when including the slightly less expensive, still high-quality, third party lenses, such as Tamron, Tokina, Sigma, etc. I reasoned that since I plan to use this lens for the rest of my life, why compromise in image quality for a few percent lower initial cost? I'm not slamming third party lenses in general by any means (I own a few), just in this case of comparing available alternatives (including other Canon's) to the selection of this particular Canon 400mm and its intended use. I was blessed with several excellent bald eagle shots on what I had expected to be just an initial "practice with the new lens" outing. Because of this excellent lens, it turned out to be a very productive shoot. I would include a thumbnail photo of one of these shots, except I can't seem to be able to "paste" a small image into Amazon's review window. For one that is willing to accept and operate within the parameters of this lens, that photographer will be handsomely rewarded by Canon's 400mm f/5.6L telephoto lens. In my case, it is exactly what I was looking for and it is exceeding all my expectations.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Lens for Wildlife photography
*by D***Y on November 28, 2012*

People often ask how I get such great wildlife shots. I credit this lens. It is an awesome performer on bright sunny days. The ultrasonic motor is quiet and does not spook wildlife. I do not have a use for a lens this large indoors so I cannot comment on indoor performance. I shot a few test shots in a well lit room and was happy with the results. It should perform well in well lit stadium/arenas. Where this lens shines is outside on bright sunny days. I have taken hand held shots of red tailed hawks flying overhead. I'm guessing they were at least 1/4 to 1/2 a mile above me. I had to crop the photos quite a bit to achieve frame fill. I could see details that I never expected to see like notril openings. This lens does have some weight to it (it's all metal/glass) but I can hike with it handheld. If you think the weight may be an issue a monopod should be considered. For a few hundred more you can add the 1.4 II teleconverter which gives you 560mm @ f8 and it is considerably lighter and easier to carry than the 500mm. For me this is the perfect lens. I like to hike long distances and don't like to use a tripod. I have a friend that has the 500mm L and he is going to buy this one just because it is much more mobile. I considered several others like the 100-400L the Sigma 150-500 and the Sigma 50-500. Since IS wasn't a factor for me and I didn't really need another zoom lens this was the clear choice. Quality of construction is a given with L series lenses. This is a professional grade lens that will hold its own for quality of images of any other lens at this pricepoint. They also hold their value much better than the competition so if you decide at a later date to upgrade you will get a great trade in value. If you are unsure I would strongly recommend renting this lens and some of it's competitors after all everything is subject to taste.

### ⭐ Canon EF 400mm Lens
*by M***E on April 21, 2020*

Disappointed in this seller! I more than likely will not buy a used or new camera lens on Amazon and will buy elsewhere. I am new to manual photography and not experienced on lenses. Not to downright lie about a product you are selling is false advertising/misrepresentation! I couldn’t get the lens to focus at times and thought I didn’t know how to use it. After getting a professional photographer to look at it, to both our amazement the back of the lenses is all scratched up on one side. I do not see a place to add a photo of the lens, however! How can this seller put this up in his listing is baffling, here what it reads: Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Super Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras Sold by: Amazing Camera Condition: Used - Very Good - It is in great working condition with minor sign of wear. The front and rear elements are clean and free of scratches. The auto-focus works properly. It will come with front cap, rear cap and tripod collar. When contacting the seller I got a reply back that basically said he wasn’t responsible for the shape of the lenses for he doesn’t look at them. WHAT!!! Why would you sell something and say this about it if you do not look at the product you are selling. Your reputation is on the line here and I sure would not sell it not looking at it first. And because of this, I have bought my lenses elsewhere and the professional photographer said NEVER buy a used lens. Also to afraid to buy them on Amazon now not known if they are new or not for they can write whatever they want about it.

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