Canon EF 500mm f4 L IS USM review

Este lente es lo máximo en calidad, precisión, precio/valor, puedes hacer zoom a una foto hasta el final sin perder calidad en lo absoluto.

Es un dineral, pero lo vale dolar por dolar. Lo compre, los resultados son magnificos y estoy feliz con mi 500 de Canon.

Este lente es lo máximo en calidad, precisión, precio/valor, puedes hacer zoom a una foto hasta el final sin perder calidad en lo absoluto. Es un dineral, pero lo vale dolar por dolar. Lo compre, los resultados son magnificos y estoy feliz con mi 500 de Canon.

Buying a 500mm is always a commitment, weather you are a professional or not. You really got to need the extra 100mm for deciding to go for the 500mm instead of a considerably cheaper 100-400. However, once you get it, you realized why prime telephotos are so unique.
1) Image quality: You will be amazed by the difference between a 500mm and a 100-400 or even a 400f/4 + extender.
2) Depth of field: f/4 at 500mm produces a very shallow depth of field, it enables you to reveal your subject on a complete blurry background.
3) IS: I've been able to use it handheld in quite a few situations where something happened and I wasn't quite ready (tripod) and it worked flawlessly.
4) Weight: The reason why I went for the 500mm instead of the 600mm is clearly weight. The 500mm is (at least for me) clearly manageable for a hike on my shoulder (or backpack) but the 600mm is not. Even if the difference between those two lenses is not that huge, it DOES makes a difference.
5) Weather sealing: rain ? who cares ? just focus on the subject, the lens is taking care of the rest.
6) Good with TC: I'm using it 80% of the time with a X1.4 II and it works very well. We do loose a bit of sharpness (despite some people are saying), it is noticeable but the result is still really clean.

I use this lens with a GITZO 3540 tripod, a Markins M20 ballhead and a Wimberley Sidekick, only for wildlife phography.

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OVERALL PERFORMANCE: This is an awesome lens, expensive but worth every penny. I've done handheld shots at 1/100 secs and were able to produce very sharp keepers, wide open. The image stabilization is the best of Canon's lens line up. I've taken shots in wildlife sanctuaries under the heat of the sun and wet weather -- this lens continues on. I've uploaded some of the images on the customer gallery.

PICTURE QUALITY: One of the sharpest lenses I've used, especially with your subject distance is within 10 meters. I often do bird photography and you can see the veins of these birds!

EASE OF USE: If you have used L class lenses before that have image stabilization, this is no problem. Otherwise, you'll want to learn about the differences between the two modes.

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