Lens Summary
Brand: Canon
Also Known As: Canon EF 100-300mm f/5.6L
Lens Type: Zoom Lens
Format: Full Frame / FX
Focus: Autofocus
Lens Mount: Canon EF
Release Date: 1987-01-01
MSRP Price: N/A
Made in: Japan
Production Status: Discontinued
Canon EF 100-300mm f/5.6L Specifications
| Lens Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Lens Type | Zoom Lens |
| Focal Length | 100-300mm |
| Mount Type | Canon EF |
| Format | Full Frame / FX |
| Compatible Format(s) | 35mm SLR |
| Compatible with Teleconverters | No |
| Zoom Ratio | 3x |
| Image Stabilizer (Image Stabilization) | No |
| Aperture Information | |
| Aperture Ring | No |
| Maximim Aperture | f/5.6 |
| Minimum Aperture | f/32 |
| Optical Information | |
| Lens Elements | 15 |
| Lens Groups | 10 |
| Diaphragm Blades | 8 |
| Focus Information | |
| Focus | Autofocus |
| Built-in Focus Motor | Yes |
| Minimum Focus Distance | 1.5m |
| Filter Information | |
| Filter Size | 58mm |
| Accepts Filter Type | Screw-on |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weather / Dust Sealing | No |
| Mount Material | Metal |
| Weight | 695g |
| Other Information | |
| Available in Colors | Black |
I just got one and I’m loving it. I bought it for video as the vintage nature of the lens and flaring is beautiful. Colours are equally lovely. Using on a new R6 so the good low light and auto focus is great.
My new favourite lens!
Outdated. Cumbersome. Clunky. You can give ears to all the hype out there they can throw at this forgotten jewel: it is all that; true, but the images it yields don’t put it to any kind of shame whatsoever if compared to the likes of 70-200mm f/4 or (I bet, as I’ve never owned it) the 70-300mm L: the images are tacky sharp, with chromatic aberration well under control – even for today’s standards as older wide angles (but much younger than the 100-300mm L) already show their age in regards to CA) – take the 17-40mm L, for instance.
I’d postponed buying this one for a good part of a decade – mainly due to the risk of their state being a shambles – but finally took the plunge last year and was lucky enough to find a mint condition sample, with spot on optics – I’ve never looked back!
It, along other unrelated, rare-to-find, discontinued items (that make up the bulk of my hobbies plethora), such as my Sennheiser HD-580 headphones and my Celestron SPC8 telescope, is sure to not be sold or parted with in the foreseeable future – for the simple reason I’d hate myself for selling later on.
So, for telephoto fanboys like myself, do grab a mint condition one of you like to possess a piece of Canon’s history that unfortunately belongs to a bygone time when beauty was in the eye of the beholder and quality mattered more.