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Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Lens Review
There is nothing like the arrival of a new Canon Super Telephoto Lens to
bring the excitement of Christmas to any time of the year.
And the hit on the credit card from this lens is considerably larger
than the hit from most households' Christmas expenditures.
The Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Lens entered the world as, by far,
Canon's most expensive lens.
This is of course not counting the EF 1200mm f/5.6 that is not in regular production - and costs as much as a small house.
The definite upside to the 800 L's high price is that you get Canon's ultimate lens physical qualities
and superb Image quality.
The 800 L is sharp wide open from corner to corner and slightly sharper stopped down to f/8.
The biggest improvement from stopping down is the reduced vignetting, which is somewhat strong at f/5.6.
Exposures at f/5.6 are generally at least 1/3 stop darker even in the center of the frame from what f/8 exposures are -
this is the biggest negative attribute of this lens in my opinion (aside from the price of course).
Images at f/8 are simply excellent
Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Lens Review
The definite upside to the 800 L's high price is that you get Canon's ultimate lens physical qualities and superb Image quality.
The 800 L is sharp wide open from corner to corner and slightly sharper stopped down to f/8. The biggest improvement from stopping down is the reduced vignetting, which is somewhat strong at f/5.6. Exposures at f/5.6 are generally at least 1/3 stop darker even in the center of the frame from what f/8 exposures are - this is the biggest negative attribute of this lens in my opinion (aside from the price of course). Images at f/8 are simply excellent.
CA (Chromatic Aberration) is very low, flare is very well-controlled. Color and contrast are what you would expect from a lens of this caliber. Distortion is absent. There is not much more to say about image quality from the Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Lens - it is excellent.
Model | Dimensions w/o Hood | Weight | MFD | MM | |||
Canon EF 200mm f/2L IS USM Lens | 5.0 x 8.2" | (128 x 208mm) | 5.6 lbs. | (2,520g) | 6.2' | (1.9m) | .12x |
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM Lens | 5.0 x 9.9" | (128 x 252mm) | 5.6 lbs. | (2,550g) | 8.2' | (2.5m) | .13x |
Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS USM Lens | 6.4 x 13.7" | (163 x 349mm) | 11.8 lbs. | (5,370g) | 9.8' | (3.0m) | .15x |
Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS USM Lens | 5.0 x 9.2" | (128 x 233mm) | 4.3 lbs. | (1,940g) | 11.5' | (3.5m) | .12x |
Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM Lens | 5.8 x 15.2" | (146 x 387mm) | 8.5 lbs. | (3,870g) | 14.8' | (4.5m) | .12x |
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM Lens | 6.6 x 18.0" | (168 x 456mm) | 11.8 lbs. | (5,360g) | 18.0' | (5.5m) | .12x |
Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Lens | 6.4 x 18.1" | (162 x 461mm) | 9.9 lbs. | (4,500g) | 19.7' | (6.0m) | .14x |
Despite Canon doing their best to keep the weight down (including the use of magnesium alloy in the construction),
large size and heavy weight are simply part of the physics of an 800mm f/5.6 lens.
It weighs less than the Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L - and the difference is noticeable,
but the Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Lens is by no means light - or small.
Handholding this lens for any length of time without any support will be restricted to the very strongest of us.
The high magnification of the 800mm focal length makes precise framing especially difficult under this weight.
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