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The Canon EF 600mm f/4 L IS II USM is a supertele lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2011 to 2018 (discontinued). The focus is done by Ultrasonic AF Motor (Ring-USM), it has image stabilization. The average price was 10680 €;
32 users have given it an average vote of 9.8 out of 10.
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This lens is available with the following mounts:
Canon EF: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Canon EF.
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Cons:fragile lens hood (I was a bit of a wild boar) and weight
Opinion:Super lens, grip used after about a year and a half of 500f4 first series. The difference was abysmal. Top sharpness with magical blur. It is worth the money it costs, it gives immense satisfaction. Obviously, compared to current models, it weighs more, but on a long mountain excursion with a heavy backpack to carry everything you need 13/14 kg, a kg in or less makes little difference. I use it 99% handheld since the conditions in which I usually shoot do not allow you to use a tripod comfortably. "fragile" lens hood, or perhaps a big mistake of mine was to fix it even when it was in the backpack, while it is only better to put it inside out without closing the screw that could be forced and in the long run you will ruin the thread. However, I recommend a foldable fabric lens hood, e.g. RolandPro. Excellent lens also with Tcs, obviously as long as there are clear air conditions.
Pros:Perfect image quality, incredible sharpness, ideal lens to be multiplied, bright aperture, construction at the highest level, micro-contrast, blur and image stabilization.
Cons:Fragile lens hood fixing system, very expensive lens hood replacement (€ 919,00), weight compared to current models.
Opinion:Ultimate goal. Construction at the highest level, the lens body is entirely made of magnesium and/or titanium, the switches on the lens body are in the right place and show all the controls you need and the MAF ring is perfect and fluid. The lens is, of course, tropicalized like a Canon L-Series and, therefore, this allows its use even in adverse conditions. Optical design consisting of fluorite and UD elements that counteract aberrations and distortions. It's an exceptional lens and has the ideal range for wildlife photography (from large African mammals to passerines) and sports photography. 600mm with a constant f4 aperture is the best you could wish for to bring your subject closer without disturbing it. It's my favorite lens for Safaris where I mount it on the Canon R5 whose 45 Megapixel sensor is perfect to bring out all the details that this wonderful lens can give. The constant f4 aperture and the incredible IQ of this lens make it perfectly compatible with TCs, in particular, with the 1.4x III the loss of detail is almost zero, with the 2x III the drop is greater but the image remains fully usable. It is a definitive lens and this can be seen as soon as you open the images on the monitor that will be incredibly sharp and micro-contrasted, full of detail and with superb color restitution. But it is the detachment of the planes that leaves you speechless, already @600mm at f4 or, even better, @840 (with TC 1.4x inserted) at f5.6, the in-focus portion will emerge in a surreal way from a creamy, unique and wonderful blur that nothing, absolutely nothing, has to do with those applied in post production.
Pros:Photographic quality, Blur greater than the other lenses 500mm f4 - 400mm f2.8 - 300mm f2.8, in fact it is the lens that blurs the most of all, Stabilization excellent, Autofocus speed.
Cons:None other than the weight, but it weighs as much as the 400mm f2.8 II
Opinion:The lens par excellence, the 600mm is the most powerful lens in terms of optical quality, autofocus speed, blur, zoom. Compared to the younger siblings. Lens that doesn't need an extender, it brings everything closer with a spectacular micro contrast!! The lens allows a multiplication with an excellent 1.4x becoming an 840mm f5.6 (obviously with the depth of field of a 600mm f4 higher than all lenses) without loss of sharpness!!
Opinion:I took it recently, trading in my beloved 500 mm II version, I immediately noticed a better sharpness already from F4, the stabilization is surprising and allows you to take home shots even without the use of the tripod. Excellent behavior with the extender canon 1.4 III. With the R5 he behaves very well and is very responsive and is always ready.
Pros:Reduced weight compared to the previous model; Exceptional full aperture sharpness; Minimum distance of MAF at 4.5m; Fourth generation stabilization; Price since today July 2022 being out of production is at acceptable prices compared to the brand new versions.
Cons:none
Opinion:Having the opportunity to test its sharpness at full aperture, as soon as I could I replaced my old 600 series 1 (but glorious and faithful companion) with this. Sharpness that is not affected at all by the 1.4X III multiplier (always at full aperture) and its reduced minimum focusing distance allows unthinkable close-up shots, at the limit of the macro. A particular applause to the stabilizer that allows me to shoot from tripod up to 1/160 (with the 7D helps for ISO noise), also the low weight is felt with the backpack on your shoulders. It's an extraordinary optics of which I can not find faults for my way of shooting and in the short term to pair one of these new mirrorless, maybe the R7 (APSC), why not?
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