Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 is USM Black

4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars | 657 ratings

Price: 649

Last update: 01-10-2025


About this item

Compact, lightweight and high-image quality RF tele zoom lens, with a versatile zoom range of 100-400mm
Optical Image Stabilizer with up to 5.5 Stops of shake correction
Up to 6 stops of shake correction when paired with EOS R series cameras featuring In-Body Image Stabilizer (IBIS)
Minimum focusing distance of 2.89 feet at 200mm and maximum magnification of 0.41x at 400mm
High speed, smooth and quiet autofocus with Canon’s Nano USM

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Top reviews from the United States

Geoff Strickler
5.0 out of 5 stars Great lens at a reasonable price.
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2024
Took this on vacation recently. While it's a little bulky (expected), it's lightweight, easy to use, works great. The image quality, image stabilization, and both auto-focus and manual focus are excellent. Everything works smoothly. Great option for any of Canon's APS-C mirrorless R series cameras. I believe it works on the full-frame versions too, but with a cropped image size since it's designed for the APS-C models.
Tiki
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars!
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2024
This lens is really great at this price point. It is light weight and sharp. Paired with a crop sensor camera body, it gives an effective focal length of 640mm. Its small size and light weight make it a great travel lens. In my experience, it focuses much faster than similar third-party lenses. Don't think twice about getting this lens, just do it!
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Tiki
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars!
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2024
This lens is really great at this price point. It is light weight and sharp. Paired with a crop sensor camera body, it gives an effective focal length of 640mm. Its small size and light weight make it a great travel lens. In my experience, it focuses much faster than similar third-party lenses. Don't think twice about getting this lens, just do it!
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JimOfOakCreek
5.0 out of 5 stars The RF100-400 Zoom Is Lightweight-Compact-Sharp
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2024
The RF100-400 Zoom is a great performing telephoto zoom. It does everything well for a modest price. It focuses very fast. It handles very well. Its plastic construction keeps the weight down. The lens produces super sharp images that rival Canon ‘L’ zoom lenses. Drop a plastic lens on concrete and it is trashed. Drop a Canon ‘L’ lens on concrete it will be trashed too.
J Swanger
5.0 out of 5 stars Great telephoto lens for less!
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2024
This Canon RF lens may not have the fancy red stripe or the lowest aperture but it takes fantastic photos. I have used it for everything from light macro to tracked astrophotography and it performs well for what it is. Images are very crisp and I don't hear the autofocus operating. As an OEM lens the fit with to the RF body is perfect.
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J Swanger
5.0 out of 5 stars Great telephoto lens for less!
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2024
This Canon RF lens may not have the fancy red stripe or the lowest aperture but it takes fantastic photos. I have used it for everything from light macro to tracked astrophotography and it performs well for what it is. Images are very crisp and I don't hear the autofocus operating. As an OEM lens the fit with to the RF body is perfect.
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Sailracer
5.0 out of 5 stars Long reach and light weight
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2024
I bought this lens to go with my new Canon R7. Or maybe I bought the R7 to go with this lens? I really wanted a lighter weight lens and camera for carrying with me when hiking or birding. My 6d / 100-400mm F4-5.6 IS L (Mark 1) was too heavy to carry around my neck for hours. I got a Sony RX10 mark IV bridge camera which was a great size and weight, but the picture quality was not as good as I wanted. This lens and body combo is hopefully the answer to my problems.

The lens itself is pretty impressive in terms of its length and weight. Sure, I wish it were shorter, but for 400mm, I can't really complain. I also wish it had a wider aperture, but for the lower price and weight, that is obviously the compromise you have to make. The sensor noise performance of the R7 eliminates some of the downside of the slow lens, but it can't help create the nice background blur that a fast lens will have.

The image stabilization combo of the lens and body works exceptionally well. I have been getting sharp shots at 400mm with 1/250s handheld with my shaky hands. Images look crisp to me and autofocus is very fast and quiet.

One thing I have not gotten used to is the zoom ring works backwards from every other lens I have. Maybe someday I will get used to it, but for now, every time I try to use it I start with rotating it the wrong way. On the plus side, there is no zoom creep when I am walking around with this lens around my neck. There is a lock where you can fix it at 100mm, but I have never had to use it.

I am a little disappointed there is no weather sealing on this lens. I'd have paid a little more to have some basic weather sealing on it as I don't want to have to worry about using it in mist or rain.

I'm not taking any stars off for those items that disappoint me about this lens as they are either compromises for size and weight, or were known limitations when I bought the lens and not a surprise. Overall, 5 stars as I am very happy carrying this lens around for hours taking bird photos.
Luis
4.0 out of 5 stars Slow, not good for low light. Still great.
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2024
Use this on an r5, pretty slow to autofocus, poor light visibility. However I would recommend it based on the price, I think it’s a good value. It is really sharp when you have good weather and the picture quality is comparable to higher cost versions. The build quality isn’t the best, it’s plastic and not weather protected but because of it it is really light so you’ll be more likely to bring it with you. And the price too may make you less worried about when to use it..
it’s a good functional part of your kit and it can be fun to zoom around that much and see wildlife closer
Diana P
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this lens to photograph hummingbirds
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2024
I use this Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM Black Lens with my Canon EOS R6 Mark II - Full Frame, Mirrorless Camera.
I've been using it for a little over a year now.
It's great to shoot wildlife, especially birds, & my favorite, hummingbirds. The photos are sharp & high quality. Even shooting the tiny hummingbirds handheld.
It's much more compact & lightweight than you would expect for a lens like this.
It struggles a bit in very low light but other than that it's perfect!
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Diana P
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this lens to photograph hummingbirds
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2024
I use this Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM Black Lens with my Canon EOS R6 Mark II - Full Frame, Mirrorless Camera.
I've been using it for a little over a year now.
It's great to shoot wildlife, especially birds, & my favorite, hummingbirds. The photos are sharp & high quality. Even shooting the tiny hummingbirds handheld.
It's much more compact & lightweight than you would expect for a lens like this.
It struggles a bit in very low light but other than that it's perfect!
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GFD
5.0 out of 5 stars Great lens for the price
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2024
Got this on sale for $500. Great lens for the price. I shoot highschool and college soccer and this works great!

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