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$382.00

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We are currently out of inventory for this lens for the solar eclipse of 2024. If your rental period starts after April 15, 2024, please go ahead and place your order. If you are looking to rent this lens before or during the solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, we are unfortunately out of inventory.

The Canon 400mm f/2.8L IS III is a superior super-telephoto lens that’s ideal for sports, nature, and wildlife photographers, and an update to the Canon 400mm f/2.8L IS II. Key features include:

  • Redesigned optics for greater sharpness

  • 2 lbs. lighter than its predecessor

  • Improved 5-stop, 3-mode image stabilization

  • Fast, accurate, silent autofocus

What’s New? The Canon 400mm f/2.8L IS III is a substantial improvement over its predecessor in several key areas. Its optics have been redesigned to further combat flare and ghosting, it boasts a shorter minimum focusing distance, and it’s just over 2 lbs. lighter—in fact, it’s the lightest available 400mm f/2.8 as of September 2018.

Versatile Super-Telephoto Prime. This lens’s super-telephoto length makes it great for outdoor, sports, and wildlife photography. Its aperture is consistently bright throughout the zoom range, and its rounded nine-blade diaphragm gives you great depth-of-field control for selective focusing. Using an APS-C camera? You’ll have a focal length equivalent to 640mm.

Redesigned Optics. This lens’s thirteen-group/seventeen-element optical formula includes Super Low Dispersion and fluorite elements that minimize chromatic aberrations and color fringing while providing high clarity, color fidelity, and sharpness. Canon has applied Super Spectra and Air Sphere coatings to the lens elements to further combat ghosting and flaring, even in harsh lighting.

Ultrasonic Focusing Motor. This lens uses a ring-type Ultrasonic Motor to provide fast, accurate, and nearly silent autofocus performance for both still and video shooters. You also get full-time manual-focus controlled by a customizable electronic focusing ring with three sensitivity levels, and a Focus Preset button to quickly recall a programmed focus position.

Optical Image Stabilization. The 400mm f/2.8L IS III’s built-in image stabilizer compensates for five stops of camera shake, so that you can shoot in lower light at slower shutter speeds without worry. You get three image-stabilization modes: standard single-shot mode, a panning-optimized mode, and a mode that only activates the stabilizer during the exposure.

High-Quality Build. This lens boasts a weather-resistant build that protects against the elements so you can use it in adverse conditions. This lens is currently the lightest available 400mm f/2.8, weighing in at a mere 6.25 lbs. compared to its predecessor’s 8.5 lbs.

Our lenses do not come with a tripod plate, please rent one here if you need one.

Angle of View

6° 10’

Aperture Blades

9, rounded

Autofocus

Autofocus

Brand

Canon

Compatibility

Crop and Full Frame

Diameter

6.4"

Filter Size

52.0mm

Focal Length

400.0-400.0

Groups/Elements

13/17

Hood Included

Yes

Image Stabilization

Yes

Item Type

Lens

Length

13.5"

Lens Type

Supertelephoto

Magnification

0.17x

Max Aperture

2.8

Maximum Reproduction Ratio

1:5.88

Minimum Aperture

22.0

Minimum Focusing Distance

8.2feet

Mount

Canon EF

Recommended For

New Products

Tripod Collar

Yes, removable – rotating

Weight

6.25 lbs.

Canon 400mm f/2.8L IS III

Bag - Canon LS400 Soft Lens Case

Canon EF Rear Lens Cap

Filter - Canon 52mm Protect

Filter - Canon Drop-In Screw 52 (WIII)

Hood - Canon E-180E Lens Cap

Hood - Canon ET-155(WIII)