The RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM is a lens I've previously owned but didn't hang on to for long. I decided to give it another try with a trip to Maine coming up soon.
This lens was introduced in 2021 and is considered a "bargain" option. If Canon's date code embedded in the serial number is still the same, this copy was manufactured in August of this year.
After picking the lens up at Best Buy I headed to Vischer Ferry Nature Preserve to test this copy a bit in between rain showers. So far, so good.
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| RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 at 270mm, f/8, 1/180 sec., ISO 400 |
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| RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 at 259mm, f/8, 1/125 sec., ISO 400 |
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| RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 at 141mm, f/11, 1/125 sec., ISO 400 |
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| RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 at 300mm, f/11, 1/125 sec., ISO 400 |
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| RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 at 100mm, f/11, 1/500 sec., ISO 400 |
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| RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 at 100mm, f/11, 1/500 sec., ISO 400 |
And here is a Green Heron shot cropped in to 2135 x 1423 pixels (about 3 megapixels) from the original 6000 x 4000 pixels.
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| RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 at 400mm, f/8, 1/125 sec., ISO 400 |
