| Announced | 2011-02-01 |
| Indicative price (USD) | 11999 |
| Aperture | f/4 |
| Focal range (mm) | 600 |
| Filter diameter (mm) | 52 |
| Max diameter (mm) | 168 |
| Mount type | Canon EF |
| Stabilization | Yes |
| AF Motor | USM |
| Zoom type | / |
| Rotating front element | |
| Tripod mount | Yes |
| Color | Grey |
| Full-Time manual focus | Yes |
| Number of lenses | 16 |
| Number of groups | 12 |
| Diaphragm blades | 9 |
| Circular aperture | Yes |
| Length (mm) | 448 |
| Weight (gr) | 3920 |





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Announced in early 2011, the Canon EF500mm f/4L IS II USM and EF600mm f/4L IS II USM are updates to two highly respected lenses aimed squarely at professional wildlife and sports photographers, or those who want the best image quality possible at these focal lengths. These Mark II versions aim to take everything that was good about their predecessors and turn them up to the max. |
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With the vagaries of photographing wildlife, the flexibility of a telephoto zoom would appear to be an attractive solution. However, image quality is often a compromise at the maximum aperture and longest focal length, typically the most crucial settings. We’ve pulled some lens data from our database and put together a round up of popular zoom lenses over the years (and made some comparisons with high performance primes). Read on to find out which models have the best image quality. |