Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Telephoto Lens with EXT 1.4x

The technical details behind this lens

The perfect choice for sports and wildlife photographers, the Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Telephoto Lens with EXT 1.4x offers an extended zoom range at the flick of a switch. It features Super Spectra coating, It has been applied to individual elements to reduce lens flare and ghosting for greater colour accuracy and contrast when working in bright or backlit conditions. Offering a built-in 1.4x extender, you can quickly and intuitively switch between the native 200-400mm f/4 setting and an effective 280-560mm f/5.6 for greater reach. It also offers One fluorite element and four ultra-low dispersion elements are used to greatly reduce colour fringing and chromatic aberrations in order to achieve greater clarity and colour accuracy. This lens is a medium to super-telephoto characterized by its fast performance and unique optical design. The rounded nine-blade diaphragm contributes to a pleasing out-of-focus quality that benefits the use of shallow depth of field and selective focus techniques.

Featuring Optical Image Stabilizer

Three distinct IS modes are available: standard single-shot mode, a panning-optimized mode, and a mode that only activates the Image Stabilizer during the exposure. Optical Image Stabilizer helps to minimize the appearance of camera shake by up to four shutter speed stops to better enable working in low-light environments and with slower shutter speeds.

Excellent Features

A ring-type Ultrasonic Motor (USM), along with optimized focusing algorithms and a high-speed CPU, is employed to provide fast, precise, and quiet autofocus performance as well as full-time manual focus override. The fluorine-coating on exposed elements affords protection to the optical system, resists fingerprints and smudging, and is easier to clean.

Key features

• Aperture Range: f/4 to f/32
• EF-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
• One Fluorite and Four UD Elements
• Rounded Nine-Blade Diaphragm

Top three Reasons we think you will love this lens

• Offers Super Spectra coating
• Highly Reliable
• Features Built-In 1.4x Extender

Our expert's opinion

Offering an extended zoom range at the flick of a switch, the Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Telephoto Lens with EXT 1.4x is the ideal choice for sports and wildlife photographers. Offering L-series build quality, the EF 200-400mm f4L IS USM extender lens delivers professional-grade images and an excellent focal range. With its built-in extender, you can easily extend the focal range of your shot without changing lenses.