Canon EF 100-300mm lens

The EF 100–300mm refers to three telephoto zoom lenses produced by Canon. They are of the EF lens mount that is compatible with the EOS line of cameras.

The three versions are:

f/5.6
f/5.6L
f/4.5–5.6 USM

The two 5.6 versions were contemporaries, launched at the beginning of the Canon EOS system. The L version had a different optical construction which improved sharpness, color, and chromatic aberrations. Otherwise the lenses were physically similar. Canon decided to upgrade the non-L version in the early 1990s to the 4.5-5.6 version, not the L. It had improved styling, a ring zoom control instead of push-pull, and a larger (faster) aperture at the wider end. It also made use of a much faster and much quieter Ultrasonic ("USM") motor for autofocus control, instead of the Arc-Form Drive ("AFD") found on the 5.6 lenses. The L version never received this upgrade, and it lasted long after the 5.6 non-L had been discontinued. Following Canon practice, the L lens was sold including its lens hood and protective case.

Lenses

Attribute	f/5.6 ^[1]	f/5.6L^[2]	f/4.5–5.6 USM^[3]
Image stabilizer	No
Ring USM	No		Yes
L-series	No	Yes	No
Diffractive Optics	No
Ultra-low dispersion glass element	No	Yes	No
Synthetic Fluorite glass element	No	Yes	No
Macro	Yes
Short back focus	No
Maximum aperture	f/5.6		f/4.5–5.6
Minimum aperture	f/32		f/40
Weight	685 g	695 g	540 g
Max. Diameter x Length	75 mm x 166.8 mm	75 mm x 166.6 mm	73 mm x 121.5 mm
Filter diameter	58 mm
Horizontal viewing angle	20°–6°50'
Vertical viewing angle	14°–4°35'
Diagonal viewing angle;	24°–8°15'
Groups/elements	9/15	10/15	10/13
# of diaphragm blades	8
Closest focusing distance	2 m	1.5 m
Currently in production?	No
Release date	March 1987	June 1987	June 1990

References

^ Canon Inc. "EF100-300mm f/5.6". Canon Camera Museum. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
^ Canon Inc. "EF100-300mm f/5.6L". Canon Camera Museum. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
^ Canon Inc. "EF100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM". Canon Camera Museum. Retrieved 2016-05-18.

External links

[canonmuseum_1st-1] Canon Inc. "EF100-300mm f/5.6". Canon Camera Museum. Retrieved 2016-05-18.

[canonmuseum_2nd-2] Canon Inc. "EF100-300mm f/5.6L". Canon Camera Museum. Retrieved 2016-05-18.

[canonmuseum_3rd-3] Canon Inc. "EF100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM". Canon Camera Museum. Retrieved 2016-05-18.

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v t e Canon EF/EF-S/EF-M lenses
EF-S zoom	EF-S 10–18mm EF-S 10–22mm EF-S 15–85mm EF-S 17–55mm EF-S 17–85mm EF-S 18–55mm EF-S 18–135mm EF-S 18–200mm EF-S 55–250mm
Ultra-wide zoom	EF 11–24mm EF 16–35mm EF 17–40mm
Standard zoom	EF 24–70mm EF 24–105mm EF 28–135mm EF 28–300mm
Telephoto zoom	EF 70–200mm EF 70–300mm EF 75–300mm EF 100–400mm EF 200–400mm
Wide-angle prime	EF 14mm EF 20mm EF 24mm EF-S 24mm EF 28mm EF 35mm
Standard prime	EF 50mm
Telephoto prime	EF 85mm EF 100mm EF 135mm EF 200mm
Super telephoto prime	EF 300mm EF 400mm EF 500mm EF 600mm EF 800mm
Distorting lens	EF 8–15mm Fisheye
Tilt-shift	TS-E 17mm TS-E 24mm TS-E 45mm TS-E 50mm TS-E 90mm TS-E 135mm
Macro	EF-M 28mm Macro EF-S 35mm Macro EF 50mm Compact Macro TS-E 50mm MACRO EF-S 60mm Macro MP-E 65mm 1–5x Macro TS-E 90mm Macro EF 100mm Macro TS-E 135mm Macro EF 180mm Macro
EF-M zoom	EF-M 11–22mm EF-M 15–45mm EF-M 18–55mm EF-M 18–150mm EF-M 55–200mm
EF-M prime	EF-M 22mm EF-M 28mm Macro EF-M 32mm
Lens accessories	Extender EF
Discontinued zoom	EF 17–35mm EF 20–35mm EF 22–55mm EF 24–85mm EF 28–70mm EF 28–80mm EF 28–90mm EF 28–105mm EF 28–200mm EF 35–70mm EF 35–80mm EF 35–105mm EF 35–135mm EF 35–350mm EF 38–76mm EF 50–200mm EF 55–200mm EF 70–210mm EF 80–200mm EF 90–300mm EF 100–200mm EF 100–300mm
Discontinued prime	EF 15mm Fisheye EF 40mm EF 135mm with Softfocus EF 1200mm TS-E 45mm