Canon EF100-300mm f/5.6

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Long lens, but with slow AF and an aperture that, without IS, needs good light to work well. Not dissimilar in design to the 100-300 5.6L which was around at the same time, however optical quality is appreciably worse and manual focus not easy to use.

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Lens specifications

Focal Length & Maximum Aperture	100-300mm 1:5.6
Lens Construction	15 elements in 9 groups
Minimum Aperture	22
Maximum Magnification (x)	0.26
Closest Focusing Distance	2m
Filter Size	58mm
Max. Diameter x Length, Weight	75 x 166.8mm, 685g

EF100-300mm f/5.6 reviews and articles

• Canon UK / US Information Page
• Amazon
• Northlight Images
• Canon CPN article
• Fred Miranda
• Lens Tip
• Digital Picture
• PhotoZone
• SLR Gear
• Lens Review
• ePhotozine

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Sample images

None available.

Product launch

No information available on the 1987 launch of this lens.