Lenstest Canon tele lenses

Lens test for Canon tele lenses

This is the result of a comparison test of several Canon EF zoom and fixed focal tele lenses. All pictures where taken from a heavy Gitzo G1505 tripod and Arca Swiss B1 ballhead with a canon EOS-1D Mark II camera. Images have been converted from RAW to JPG (1024 pixels wide). It is not been a full scientific test of the lenses, just a quick review.

Lens	Converter	*Focal length )**	Aperture )**
EF 75-300/4-5.6	-	75	-	4.0	5.6	8.0
	-	205	-	5.0	5.6	8.0
	-	300	-	-	5.6	8.0
EF 70-200/2.8L	-	70	2.8	4.0	5.6	8.0
	-	140	2.8	4.0	5.6	8.0
	-	200	2.8	4.0	5.6	8.0
EF 100-400/4.5-5.6L IS	-	100	-	4.5	5.6	8.0
	-	200	-	5.0	5.6	8.0
	-	300	-	-	5.6	8.0
	-	350	-	-	5.6	8.0
	-	400	-	-	5.6	8.0
	1.4x	560	-	-	5.6	8.0
EF 300/2.8L	-	300	2.8	4.0	5.6	8.0
	1.4x	420	2.8	4.0	5.6	-
	2xII	600	2.8	4.0	-	-
EF 500/4.0L IS	-	500	-	4.0	5.6	8.0
	1.4x	700	-	4.0	5.6	-
	2.0xII	1000	-	4.0	5.6	-
	1.4x + 2xII	1400	-	4.0	-	-
) Focal length for 35mm film (or fullframe sensor). Because the pictures have been taken with an EOS-1D MkII, the "actual" focal length must be multiplied with the 1.3 factor. *) Aperture as set on camera. When used with converter this is of course NOT the effective aperture.

Individual lenses may of course have (slight) differences in optical quality.