Canon - EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Telephoto Zoom Lens - White

This lens is a great alternative to having 2 lenses (Canon 70-300 L IS and Canon 400mm f5.6). The image quality at 400mm and f5.6 was a pleasant surprise. Let me qualify though-image quality is excellent but the Canon 400mm f5.6 is a bit sharper and it is clearly observable at 100% crop. Also, the 100-400 IS II has good af speed but not as fast as the Canon 400mm f5.6. So, if one was only doing BIF then the Canon 400mm f5.6 is best. If one is using only one lens and does other sports along with BIF then the best choice is the 100-400 IS II which I purchased.

I have the 70-300L and needed more reach, this lens is great! I looked at the previous 100-400L, the Tamron 150-600 and then tried this out, it focuses way faster than the old one and is lighter and handled better than the Tamron and is built better. the close up capability of this over the others is way better too. I knew as soon as I picked it up and started shooting it was a fine lens. A little pricier than the others but if you can swing it just go for it, no buyers remorse wondering if I made the right choice here. I went for 18 month no interest on my Best Buy card to soften the blow a little. :-)

This is a typical L quality lens. I never owned the original 100-400 with the push/pull zoom, but have been interested in this focal range for a while. While not cheap and not lightweight, the lens is well constructed and weather sealed. The Image Stabilization is super nice with 3 modes. I have been able to hand hold this lens at ridiculously low shutter speeds. The quality of the glass is exceptional, rendering very sharp images throughout the range. On my 7D2 body this gives the effective range of 160-640 at a very useable 4.5-5.6 aperture range.

This was the 1st big lense purchase i made for my cannon 70D and the quality of the pics is awesome. Great for shooting pics of athletic events.

I am an amateur photographer and I love taking nature photos along with action photos of my children during meets. I purchased this lens for my Canon Rebel T2i since I was looking for something other then my 55-250mm lens. This lens is great! It takes great photos both close up and faraway. I have used this lens for taking portraits of my children, close ups of flowers and animals and used it as a telephoto lens of nature, landscapes and animals far off in the distance. I am amazed at the clarity of the photos I have taken. The only con of this lens is that it is very heavy and much larger then I expected. Even saying that, this is by far my favorite lens that I own.

This Lense is excellent for shooting Sports & Wildlife. I have the previous one that zooms by push & pull. This lense twists left & right for focusing & it is very fast Focusing. You will not be dissappointed purchasing this one.

What a difference.. Ive heard horror stories of the old version and I have found nothing wrong with this new version. Great photos!

I am getting back into photography and doing a lot of wildlife and plant photography. The lens has been excellent I catching foliage, bald eagles, red shouldered hawks and others. The weight is not bad and I can shoot for over an hour without tiring.