Canon 420-800mm
Reaching an effective 1600mm focal length with the included 2x teleconverter, this lens provides extreme reach in an all-metal body weighing just 520g. Its HD coated glass and manual focus design offer an affordable entry into super-telephoto photography without the bulk or cost of first-party optics. This lens is best for budget-conscious wildlife observers and moon photographers who can work with a fixed f/8.3-16 aperture and a 33-foot minimum focus distance on a tripod.
About This Lens
Reaching an effective 1600mm focal length with the included 2x teleconverter, this lens provides extreme reach in an all-metal body weighing just 520g. Its HD coated glass and manual focus design offer an affordable entry into super-telephoto photography without the bulk or cost of first-party optics. This lens is best for budget-conscious wildlife observers and moon photographers who can work with a fixed f/8.3-16 aperture and a 33-foot minimum focus distance on a tripod.
- Focal length 420-1600mm
- Max aperture 16
- Mount Canon EF
- Weight g 520
- Af type manual focus only
- Lens type super-telephoto
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong versatility (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average optical (1th percentile) 1th
- Below average af (14th percentile) 14th
- Below average user sentiment (17th percentile) 17th
- Below average macro (30th percentile) 30th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Optics
| Type | super-telephoto |
| Focal Length Min | 420 |
| Focal Length Max | 1600 |
| Elements | 4 |
| Groups | 2 |
| Coating | HD Coated Glass |
Aperture
| Max Aperture | 16 |
| Min Aperture | 8.3 |
| Constant | No |
Build
| Mount | Canon EF |
| Format | APS-C |
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.1 lbs |
| Filter Thread | 62 |
AF & Stabilization
| AF Type | manual focus only |
| Stabilization | No |
Focus
| Min Focus Distance | 1600 |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | Canon 420-800mm | Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS | Tamron Di III 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD | Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR | Panasonic LUMIX S S-R28200 | Meike 50mm F1.8 Full Frame STM Auto Focus Prime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focal Length | 420-1600mm | 16-300mm | 18-300mm | 28-400mm | 28-200mm | 50mm |
| Max Aperture | 16 | f/3.5 | f/3.5 | f/4 | f/4 | f/1.8 |
| Mount | Canon EF | Sony E | Fuji X | Nikon Z | L-Mount | Sony E |
| Stabilization | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Weather Sealed | false | true | false | true | true | false |
| Weight (g) | 520 | 615 | 92 | 726 | 413 | 369 |
| AF Type | manual focus only | HLA | VXD linear motor | STM | Autofocus | STM |
| Lens Type | super-telephoto | zoom | zoom | zoom | macro | Wide-Angle |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Af | Bokeh | Build | Macro | Optical | Aperture | User Sentiment | Versatility | Social Proof | Stabilization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canon 420-800mm | 14 | 34.8 | 46.7 | 30.1 | 1.2 | 49 | 16.5 | 86.4 | 55.6 | 35.9 |
| Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS Compare | 54.4 | 83.8 | 58.9 | 85.9 | 98.9 | 76.4 | 0 | 99.6 | 89.4 | 99.1 |
| Tamron Di III 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD Compare | 98.3 | 74.2 | 96.4 | 87.7 | 74.8 | 76.4 | 30.1 | 99.2 | 68.1 | 81.2 |
| Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR Compare | 86.8 | 77.2 | 51.5 | 81.3 | 97.1 | 70.7 | 0 | 98.9 | 74.1 | 98.3 |
| Panasonic LUMIX S S-R28200 Compare | 54.4 | 77.2 | 74.2 | 70.8 | 91.3 | 70.7 | 0 | 95.6 | 89.4 | 99.5 |
| Meike 50mm F1.8 Full Frame STM Auto Focus Prime Compare | 86.8 | 95.9 | 63.3 | 95.6 | 39.6 | 92.6 | 86.2 | 34.2 | 60.8 | 81.2 |
Usage Scores
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