Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great lens and with steady hands you can get awesome shots. I thought I was going to get a lot more reach than a 250mm or 300mm but often feels not that much reach so may have to combine with the digital magnification. Has a hard time focusing at the maximum reach for wildlife which is kind of ironic.

The Canon 100to 400 zoom is light weight, very sharp, fast focus and very good image stabilization. The only down size is speed of the zoom lense. It starts at 5.6 f and tops off at 8 f. At 400mm. Would purchase again. Price was under $600, excellent value.

I’m really enjoying this lens. As someone who mostly shoots landscapes and abstract/ minimal nature photos, I love being able to zoom in and pick out compositions. The lens is also allowing me to start taking some better wildlife shots too, which is super exciting. When I’m not shooting video with the Canon R8, I’m using this lens for photography. It is important not to expect this lens to offer the same kinds of photos as the 100-500 or other higher end telephotos. It still takes excellent photos, especially of landscapes and probably larger animals. It is lightweight, feels good quality, and is fun to use.

Very light lens for this focal range. I could walk around all day with this lens. I am impressed with image i get across its range. It is a fair weather lens as it has no weather seals.

Nice range flexibility, great reach at a much lighter weight than similar lenses from Tamron or Sigma.

The lens was a great addition to our digital camera. It works perfectly, and provides incredible pictures for items that are at least 50 yards/meters away.

EXCELLENT TAKES BEAUTIFUL PICTURES AND IS A LIGHT WEIGHT LENS

As a photography enthusiast, I have many Canon EF lenses. After I bought the Canon R6 mirrorless camera, I have been using Canon EF-to-R adapter to use my EF lenses. It works very well. But, when I travel, I found the EF 70-200/4L + EF1.4x extender was kind of heavy and the image stabilizer was not good enough for dark light. So I bought this lens, which are better in those 2 areas. This lens is not 'L' lens, I did not expect it to outperform my EF700-200/4L+EF1.4x combo. However, I did several real photo tests at 100-300mm range on Canon R6 camera, there was really no practical difference between these 2 set. This is a very good surprise! The 400mm side could be improved. That's why I only give it 4 stars, not 5.

I worried about the aperture. But lens is very sharp and high ISO image quality of R7 helps meditate lack of larger F stop. Focus is very quick.

The Canon - RF100-400mm F5.6-8 lens was the perfect addition to the camera bag. It’s a nice lightweight lens for the R8 body.

Canon has again built a wonderful lens, sharp images, lite weight, and affordably priced. Don't let the plastic exterior fool you, it is a very sturdy well-built lens. Mounted on my Canon R, I can set the iso to "auto", aperture between 8 and 11 and not worry about noise in the image, thanks to Canons excellent engineering skills. The Canon R combined with the RF 100-400 f5.6-8 Telephoto Zoom Lens makes an excellent package for creative photography.

I purchased this zoom lens to partner with my EOS R7. It gives you that extra reach for wildlife and, my favorite, capturing detailed moon pics. Images are crisp, but highly recommend using with a tripod for sharper images. Great lens on a budget!

Works great. Take nice sharp pictures.it is easy to hold and is light. However it does struggle a little in low light.

An absolutely amazing lens for the price. Lightweight for 100-400 mm telephoto. This lens really lets you reach out and grab some of those harder to get pics when approaching wildlife usually makes them flee.

Excellent for subjects that are far away. Image stabilizer is good and auto focus works to.

This is a very nice lens for the price. It is lightweight an works great with my Canon R6 Mark II. I would highly recommend for photographers on a budget.

I have not used this lens yet! It looks of very good quality! Anxious to use it!

Great afordable lightweight telephoto lens. Only wish it was weather resistant. If I had a complaint it would be that a lens hood, if screwed on facing back, will block the focus ring, so it either has to face forward or be removed.

The 100-400 is one of my faves for day time shooting, especially outdoors. Whether it’s sports, landscape, building & street. It’s light weight easy to fit in your kit bag! Highly recommend, a beast for any kit, and at a great price.

Using this with R50. Great lenses, fast, quiet and not to heavy.