Canon EF 300mm F/2.8L USM
Super telephoto prime lens • Film era • Discontinued
- Announced:
- · November 1987
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · Japan
- Original name:
- · CANON LENS EF 300mm 1:2.8 L ULTRASONIC
- Class:
- · Fast full-frame super telephoto prime lens
- · Professional model
- System:
- · Canon EOS (1987)
Abbreviations
| EF | The lens is designed for Canon EOS 35mm SLR cameras but can be also used on Canon EOS APS-C digital SLR cameras. |
| L | Professional lens with high quality optics and robust build. Meets the highest standards and provides excellent performance and flawless image quality unachievable with traditional optical technologies. |
| USM | The lens is equipped with Ultrasonic Motor. |
Model history (3)
| ■Canon EF 300mm F/2.8L USM | A | 10 - 8 | 3.00m | -- | 1987 ● | |
| ■Canon EF 300mm F/2.8L IS USM | A | 17 - 13 | 2.50m | -- | 1999 ● | |
| ■Canon EF 300mm F/2.8L IS II USM | A | 16 - 12 | 2.00m | -- | 2011 ● | |
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 300mm | |
| F/2.8 | |
| 10 elements in 8 groups | |
| 1 FL, 1 UD | |
| Internal focusing (IF) | |
| Canon EF [44mm] | |
| 8.2° (35mm full frame) | |
| On Canon EOS APS-C [1.59x] cameras: | |
35mm equivalent focal length: | 477mm (in terms of field of view) |
35mm equivalent speed: | F/4.5 (in terms of depth of field) |
Diagonal angle of view: | 5.2° |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Automatic |
Aperture control: | None; the aperture is controlled from the camera |
| 8 (eight) | |
| Focusing: | |
| 3m | |
| 1:9.1 | |
Focusing modes: | Autofocus (AF), Manual focus (M) |
Autofocus motor: | Ring-type Ultrasonic Motor (*) |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
Focus mode selector: | AF - M |
Full-Time Manual Focus (FTM): | Yes |
Focusing distance range limiter: | 3m - INF / 3m - 6.5m / 6.5m - INF |
| Image Stabilizer (IS): | |
| - | |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| 2855g | |
| ⌀125×253mm | |
| - | |
| - | |
| Accessories: | |
| Removable front filters are not accepted | |
Additional features: | Drop-in filter holder (48mm) |
| ET-118 - Clamp-on round | |
| Canon Extender EF 1.4X → 420mm F/3.9 | |
| Canon Extender EF 1.4X II → 420mm F/3.9 | |
| Canon Extender EF 1.4X III → 420mm F/3.9 | |
| Canon Extender EF 2X → 600mm F/5.6 | |
| Canon Extender EF 2X II → 600mm F/5.6 | |
| Canon Extender EF 2X III → 600mm F/5.6 |
Source of data
- Manufacturer's technical data.
Manufacturer description
An extremely high quality large aperture super telephoto lens used widely by professional photographers worldwide. The optical system utilizes artificial crystal fluorite and UD (Ultra-low Dispersion) glass lens elements (2nd & 3rd) to eliminate axial chromatic aberration, realizing extremely sharp, high-contrast imaging performance even at maximum aperture. Silent and super-fast AF is achieved by the inner focusing system (lens group between the front lens group and the diaphragm controls focusing) and USM (Ultrasonic Motor). The USM enables focus preset function, full-time manual focusing and electronic ring powered manual focusing, which allows the focusing speed adjustment in three steps. Those functions were applied to this lens for the first time and followed by other telephoto/super-telephoto lenses.
Compared to other super telephoto prime lenses in the Canon EOS system
- Fastest speed (F/2.8), along with 7 other models
- Does not have Image Stabilizer (IS), along with 7 other models
- Not weather sealed, along with 8 other models
Other super telephoto prime lenses in the Canon EOS system
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| ■Canon EF mount (7) | |||||||||
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| Sigma 300mm F/2.8 APO EX [HSM] | Pro | 1999 ● | compare | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Sigma 300mm F/2.8 APO ZEN | Pro | 1988 ● | compare | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Tamron SP AF 300mm F/2.8 LD [IF] 360E • ⌀112 | Pro | 1992 ● | compare | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Tokina AT-X Pro AF SD 300mm F/2.8 • ⌀112 | Pro | 1999 ● | compare | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Tokina AT-X AF SD 300mm F/2.8 • ⌀112 | Pro | 1990 ● | compare | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Tokina AT-X AF SD 300mm F/2.8 II • ⌀112 | Pro | 1995 ● | compare | 4 | 3 | ||||
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