Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Super Telephoto Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras

by Canon

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 18.1 x 2.4 x 2.4 inches ; 9.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 14 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00132FXOW
• Item model number: 2746B002
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

This is the longest telephoto lens among Canon's lineup, and a terrific choice for any long-distance application-outdoor sports, wildlife, news photojournalism, and so on. It's actually lighter than Canon's EF 600mm f/4L IS lens, weighing just under 10 lbs. It uses a refined optical design, with two fluorite lens elements, one UD element, and one Super-UD-glass element, for outstanding correction of color fringing and superb contrast and sharpness. This super-telephoto lens uses magnesium-alloy barrel construction to enhance its light weight, and has weather-resistant gaskets throughout for use in harsh conditions. It's compatible with both the EF 1.4x II and 2x II tele extenders for even more reach: EOS cameras with 45 AF points will continue to provide autofocus at the center AF point when the lens is used with the 1.4x extender. Finally, it's image stabilized, providing up to 4 stops of correction for camera shake. This makes it even more practical in many situations.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Rolls Royce of Canon lenses, August 8, 2011

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JOHN M ROSCOE - See all my reviews

This review is from: Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Super Telephoto Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

I picked this up to mainly shoot Bald Eagles. I have used this lense less than I thought I would, as it is very heavy and takes up a LOT of room on road trips. I have shot pictures of the moon using a 2x Canon extension and a Canon 7d which brings up the total mm to 2560. I can barely fit the moon in the frame of the picture. Who needs a telescope. Using this set up however raises the f stop to f11 which is fine with a full moon, or even half moon, but on regular subjects it does offer problems at 100 to 200 iso unless you have a lot of light. The focus is extremely fast and quiet. This lens is built like a tank, and the image stabilization is unreal. Not everyone can afford to have this lens in thier arsenal, but if you can.....buy one. I do recomend a different lens cap for this unit, as the boot really sucks. They are available and run around 60-70 dollars, but are well worth the investment for this lens. It is a bit spendy, but I don't think you will lose money down the road as with many other lenses.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this 800 mm lens, May 30, 2011

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James C. O'Rourke Jr. "Jimmysam" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Super Telephoto Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

I borrowed this lens from a friend to shoot the space shuttle launches. This is the most beautiful lens I have ever used. I was 7 miles away from the space shuttle, and this produced the best shots. I also used this to photograph wild birds. The focus was very responsive, and the lens performed very well. The lens is quite heavy so you will need a serious tripod, and it comes with a small suitcase of a carring case, that does not quite fit in the overhead bins of smaller planes. Consider a good quality tripod to be part of your purchase plans with the lens. Moon shots also fill the lens nicely. For those of use with tighter budgets, consider renting this lens first to get to know it better, you are sure to fall in love right away.

98 of 174 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars whoa!, December 20, 2010

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damonhimself - See all my reviews

This review is from: Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Super Telephoto Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

I put this on my Canon body, aimed it at the Moon, and saw Moon people flipping me off. It was crazy, Son!