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The Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM is a tele lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2020. The focus is done by Ultrasonic AF Motor (Nano-USM), it has image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 2870 €;
96 users have given it an average vote of 9.2 out of 10.
MOUNT
This lens is available with the following mounts:
Canon RF: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C Canon RF.
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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.
Cons:It is impossible to bring it to a focal length below 300 mm with a teleconverter.
Opinion:Used exclusively with R3 and R5 for birdlife. I reluctantly sold the 8-year-old 100-400, but after the first test I forgot about it. The autofocus of the 100-500 is great, the lens is sharp even at full aperture. Perfect from f 8 to 500 mm. The sharpness with the 1.4X extender is also good (I have never tried the 2X). The only "flaw" is the impossibility, with the extender mounted, to retract the lens below 300 mm. Which comes to think of it makes sense. I am extremely satisfied.
Pros:Optical quality, weight, autofocus, blurred nice for a low light zoom, good but not record-breaking stabilization, lens hood with window to adjust the filters. Overall it is higher than 200-800 on all fronts, except that the latter at maximum focal lengths detaches the subject more.
Cons:The external zooming mechanism is not the best, the build quality is good but the controls on the barrel are a bit too "dry", not very sensitive, and a bit "uncomfortable" to operate
Opinion:The 100-500 is a little gem. Compared to the 100-400ii, it has 100mm more battery life, slightly higher image quality and even more effective stabilization when combined with good camera bodies. The sharpness and "clarity" in the center are surprising, at the edges there is a drop but they remain excellent. In the 3k range, it's the sharpest telephoto zoom ever and probably also with the best autofocus. it's a bit sharper than all the 150-600s and even the Sony 200-600... it is slightly sharper from the center to the edges at all focal lengths. But compared to the 150-600 and the 200-800 it does not offer the same blur at maximum focal length, this may be the only "limit" in certain situations. overall the blur is really beautiful, the most beautiful of the zooms, and holds up even when the light is not optimal, juncture in which all the others lose quality, but obviously the detachment of the subject at 500mm f7.1 cannot be comparable to that of a 600 f6.3 or 800 f9 .... The only "defect" that I personally found in it, is the zoom ring .... it is a bit hard, but above all it is placed too far forward ... Being used to very soft and fluid rings and zooms that do not extend I did not find myself very well with this 100-500, the zoom system forces me to a somewhat uncomfortable hand movement and the zoom that extends does not drive me crazy. As light as it is, handheld panning is limited by these aspects, and in the end, if I don't need the zoom, I keep it fixed at 500mm ... On a professional level, an R3 or a battery grip on the R5 / R6 is required to shoot stably. I immediately removed the ring with the stirrup, because the handle is too small and uncomfortable and to gain on weight. The ready-to-use lens with the bracket and camouflage cover weighs 1640g. I like the lens hood very much, there is a very comfortable window through which you can maneuver the filters. The stabilization has not always convinced me completely. I find it very very good on R6ii, but definitely inferior on R7, and even on R5ii it dances a little too much.. I think it's a problem of the bodies... There is something to review and fix
Opinion:Good lens for those who want to travel light, too bad for the price not justified! Now with the release of the 200-800mm superior in all, the 100-500mm has had a collapse in sales resulting in a monstrous drop in price, now new costs 2400 euros when 5/6 months ago it was 2950 euros if not more. Otherwise it behaves like the improved 100-400 and with RF mount gains 100mm but loses 2/3 of a stop at full aperture 400mm f5.6 vs 500mm f7.1 improved dust seals!
Pros:Portability in relation to focal range - optical quality - mechanical quality - relative compactness - stabilizer effectiveness
Cons:I prefer the zoom ring lock with slider instead of clamping ring. Cost (but that's okay...)
Opinion:Purchased used A- from trusted physical store. Only the significant discount compared to the new one made me take it, because I was really satisfied with the excellent performance of the two lenses that I left in exchange, namely RF 100-400/5,6-8 and RF 800/11. The reasoning was essentially that, since I placed the R7 (apsc) side by side with the R5 (ff) for the widlife I use practically only the smallest format; and for that reason the 100-400 was often a bit short, while the 800, for years and with satisfaction used on the FF, was far too long on the apsc. This 100-500 L turned out to be the best choice for me: the equivalent l.f. from 160 to 800mm reasonably cover all my needs; desperately, the high density of the R7 sensor allows generous crops, and I can wander around fields and hills without my back, after a while, making me regret it. Many consider this lens to be not very bright: of course, the plate data are those, but the calendar lets me know that we are in 2024, that the RAW development programs today allow me to shoot safely at ISO 12800 with excellent results, also, if not especially, for the very high optical quality of this zoom, which at full aperture is already at the top. It's useless for me to have lenses wider than half a stop, but ... it's better to aperture. I don't know if I'm making myself clear. I consider it a masterpiece on the R7. On the R5 I hope to test it better and more intensely in other areas, landscape in the first place; the tests I have done, however, confirm that it is a gem of Canon that those interested in certain photographic genres will hardly be able to give up.
Pros:Autofocus, sharpness, focal range, weight and handling
Cons:Cost, and maybe only the white livery that for the photos I take must be more discreet and the window of the hood that often remains open, but they are 'quisquilie'
Opinion:Taken after a year and a half of use of the RF100/400, which I recently sold for unused. Initially I fought to 'adapt' it to the R7 while on the R6 I had no problems. After some 'tips' read here on the forum I made custom settings and 'everything changed. I use it for birdlife and does its job excellently, fast in the MAF, very sharp even at full aperture and with the focus always active it does not lose the subject even in motion. I had to 'hide the white livery by buying a 3M film to be applied on the whole lens, I avoided putting it on the barrel of the zoom excursion for fear that it would get stuck inside. Practical use is well balanced, I use it freehand without the collar that I put only when I go out with the monopod, together with the machine it does not exceed 2 kg and compared to when I went around with the 5DMk3 / 7DMk2 and the Sigma 150/600 Sport is a real liberation. I also use it in combination with the RF 1.4x and I must say that the decay is imperceptible, maintains all the potential and with the R7 it is like having a 1200mm equivalent even if it becomes an f10 of maximum aperture. The stabilization allows you to take pictures of static subjects even at 1/30" holding the camera on a stable support and at 1/60" freehand. For the minimum focusing distance, very welcome for close subjects, I made 'semimacro' shots of excellent quality at maximum focal length. I had many doubts about the considerable expense but I must admit that compared to the RF100/400 and 'certainly better, while recognizing that the 100/400 RF is not bad at all for what it costs ...
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