Customer Reviews

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] An 800mm f/11?!? Honestly when canon announced this lens I thought they were joking but it’s amazing! It’s sharp. It’s lightweight enough to shoot handheld. It delivers great DOF. The auto focus is fast. I’ve shot a lot of wildlife with this lens and even though I’m using the cheapest R-series camera (EOS RP) which does NOT have animal eye AF, I’m getting amazing photos. Don’t overthink it. Just buy it!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I promise I hated this lens. I swore the joke was on me and I had a bad copy. I was literally headed to return this joker and decided to take pictures along the route just to show how terrible it was. And then this happened… perfect pictures. To anyone purchasing this lens, give it time to get used to it. Embrace the weight of it and relax when shooting. Make sure you use servo because it will help you get that ONE GREAT photo in the event you slightly move.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought this lens primarily for taking pictures of the moon and wildlife photography. While I haven’t had it long, and am a beginner photographer at best, I have managed to get some great photos of the moon and even got a photo of the Orion Nebula. I’m very happy with this lens and look forward to learning more about what it and my camera are capable of as I know right now I am being held back by my own skill level.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Great telephoto lens! Works great on my R6! Very heavy though, of course.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Purchased this more for a curiosity factor, but actually loving it all in all, but there are some gotchas if you are going to use an Extender such as the RF1.4x ror RF2x. But if you are patient and using it with an R3,R5, or R6 (Even the R did pretty well) there are some nice pictures that can be taken with this lens. It is better suited for daytime and bright days if you are going to make it an F22 1600mm lens with the Extender. Which makes sense.. If you want a close up of that Lion at the zoo use this lense and an extender, dont be "THAT GUY" trying to get a macro shot with a 35mm lens up close (Spoiler: it ends badly). So all kidding aside, This will be used for astrophotography next to see how it does for some other shots. Overall build quality is spot on with what i would expect with Canon. Its not weather sealed but that is expected at this price point. Overall fantastic lens and focus is quick with R5/R6 camera. And no this will not fit in your camera bag unless you are going to lay this down and stretch the bag a little. Attached to my review are a couple of pictures i took using it with an RF2X extender and one without (Mountain - Son calls it "Valhalla" lol. I guess better name than any...

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is a great lens for the price! It's sharp and allows you to get those far off shots that you would miss with anything with less reach. I was worried about the f/11 aperture in low light but it does an amazing job paired with the low light and image stabilization of the R6. For wildlife and daytime sports it's a spectacular deal in my opinion. I almost didn't purchase it because of the closed down aperture, but so glad I did! The only thing I wish it had is weather sealing since it is used mostly outside, but I just carry a lens cover on inclement days.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Switching from the SIGMA 150-600 c was a great idea ( even though I love that lens ) … This lens is soooo much lighter ( even coupled with the 2x extender . Ive only had the lens a few days but I love it and Im glad I bought it .Its light enough to carry for hours on wildlife shoots with no problem.I have only had the chance to take a few moon shots and shoot a squirrel in my neighbors yard … but so far so good . Cant wait go shoot some Ospreys !!!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I was skeptical of how good could a fixed f/11 lens at this price point be and I was really impressed with how this lens performs. Good build quality, given the price point, excellent image quality and lightweight making handholding an 800mm lens very doable. Given the high ISO performance of the R5 and R6, this is a bird photographers dream lens.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] When you consider that it's a super-telephoto range at 3-digit pricing, that's an amazing thing. Yes, the aperture is a dim f/11, but the mirrorless cameras handle noise so well that you can boost the ISO and still get clean images. Daylight photos are superb and surprisingly sharp. It's a fun toy that opens up a world that most hobbyists could never dream of touching!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Perfect for my price point and for what I like doing bird photography. I am not a professional but have attached some clicks from my recent trip to my local park. I am still learning to use this lens with my EOS R. Will update in few more days as the weather improves, as I can use this more.