Canon RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM: First Impressions

[dcm]

Took my 5yo granddaughter to a nearby butterfly pavillion to see how the RF 100-400 performs when shooting closeups on an overcast day. We had the place to ourselves so she narrated the tour. Here's a few butterflies and flowers. Not quite a macro lens, but not bad. Even at f/8, the DOF is too narrow in many cases so it isn't as much of a handicap as you might think. Need to go back on a sunny day for comparison to shoot f/11 and f/16 closeups. R6, RF 100-400, DxO PL5.

400mm, f/8, 1/250s, ISO 2000


400mm, f/8, 1/100s, ISO 320


400mm, f/8, 1/100s, ISO 1000


270mm, f/8, 1/100s, ISO 800


400mm, f/8, 1/100s, ISO 500


400mm, f/8, 1/100s, ISO 400

 

[Blue Zurich]

I'm sold, thanks everyone!

 

[jeffa4444]

Anyone sitting on the fence about the RF 100-400mm take a look at the reviews on YouTube by Duade Paton an Australian Bird Photographer (it’s about 40min long and in-depth real world review) and Andrew Aveley a South African wild life photographer shooting with the lens in Kruger National Park www.andrewwaveley.com who has an article about it.

 

[LogicExtremist]

Anyone sitting on the fence about the RF 100-400mm take a look at the reviews on YouTube by Duade Paton an Australian Bird Photographer (it’s about 40min long and in-depth real world review) and Andrew Aveley a South African wild life photographer shooting with the lens in Kruger National Park www.andrewwaveley.com who has an article about it.

Thanks, the proper link for the second site you recommend is https://www.andrewaveley.co.za/canon-rf-100-400-lens-review/

 

[jeffa4444]

Thanks, the proper link for the second site you recommend is https://www.andrewaveley.co.za/canon-rf-100-400-lens-review/

Sorry about that.

 

[PCM-madison]

The more I use this lens, the more I like it. Blue-grey gnatcatcher, Madison, WI.