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Canon EF 600mm f/4 L USM : Specifications and Opinions

Canon EF 600mm f/4 L USM

The Canon EF 600mm f/4 L USM is a supertele lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 1988 to 1999 (discontinued). The focus is done by Ultrasonic AF Motor (Ring-USM), it does not have image stabilization. The list price, when it was announced (1988) was 3000 €;

9 users have given it an average vote of 9.2 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Canon EF: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Canon EF.

Specifications
Focal lenght	600 mm
Angle of view	4.1°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/4
Aperture blades	8
Lenses/Groups	9 elements in 8 groups
Min. focus distance	6.00 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.11x
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	Ultrasonic AF Motor (Ring-USM)
Internal Focus	Yes
Built and notes
Tripod ring	Yes
Extenders	Yes
Filters	48 mm
Lens hood	Yes, supplied
Weather sealing	No
Weight	6000 g
Dimensions	167 x 456 mm
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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.

Luca Guido

sent on December 03, 2018

Pros: If you do not know what year it is, at the level of performance would seem a lens today. Super fast Af, monstrous quality, soft bokeh

Cons: Weighs double the new 600mm stabilized.

Opinion: A beast, in every sense: massive, cannon-proof, with the lens hood looks really like a bazooka. It focuses in an instant, makes the MAF of 70-200 2.8 and 100-400 seem slow, to say. Excellent optical quality, the JPEGs that come out seem already edited, the Raw are lust! A lens to have to have if you work, and you plan to always use it with the monopod. Unthinkable to make us free hand

Danno_80

sent on May 28, 2016

Pros: 600mm f4, af responsive, razor sharp lens (if calibrated to the Service or with micro adjustment)

Cons: Heavy, non-tropical conditions, multiplied 2x does not focus perfectly except in Live view.rnMinima distance of 6m maf

Opinion: I bought recently and I'm very satisfied, rnPesa a bang but I have not turned back to do some shooting on the fly obviously with very quickly, rnRegge well 1.4x extender III, the 2x is used for emergencies and obviously on stable support or tripod. rnSoffre backlighting but it is a perfectly normal thing .rnHo tried some shots without a hood because of small slits and I noticed that just a poor light wire to throw away the shot, so better keep it montato.rnMeglio accompany it with a zoom handyman since its minimum distance is maf 6mt.rn

Elìa Pellegrino

sent on May 08, 2014

Pros: sharpness, even wide open, excellent weight balance on the collar

Cons: it would be easy to say the weight, but for me I wanted it does not matter. what may be a counter is the size that makes it difficult to handle in the car and in the huts fixed, minimum focusing distance of 6m

Opinion: I got to try it just once, and in less than optimal lighting conditions. produces excellent smooth file decidedly sharper, with the 1, 4 seems a bit noisier but I think it depends on the lack of light found in the field. the weight again, for me that I wanted is not a problem with the manigliona collar and its excellent balance on the average distances does not destroy it. I have also granted the shots on the fly, just for the few chances we had. ultimately I think it's a great lens and a ottimissimo compromise between quality and price compared to younger siblings. last note, even if its already heavy, must be accompanied by at least a 120-300 or the like as the minimum distance of m, it is in focus 6m, sometimes penalizing

Photos taken with Canon EF 600mm f/4 L USM

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