Take the Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS III, for example, it's a professional lens for DSLR photographers but costs $2699/£2000, whereas the equivalent Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2 weighs less and is half the price. In this guide we've compiled the best Canon telephoto lenses, taking price and performance into consideration. Canon’s Overview of the 300mm f/2.8L IS II Lens. A worthy successor to the popular Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 IS, the all-new Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 IS II USM super telephoto lens is lightweight, weighing approximately 13% less than its predecessor, yet offers faster operation, improved image stabilization and superior optics. Before the RF100-300mm f/2.8L IS USM, Canon’s longest telephoto zoom lens with an f/2.8 maximum aperture was the RF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM, which reaches up to 200mm. For more reach, the fastest zoom option was the RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM , whose maximum aperture is f/4.5 even at the 100mm wide end. EF 200mm f2.8L II USM wide open @F2.8 1/2000 Mechanical (.146) (6.8) TLDR: The R5 with EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM can reach ~7fps, F-stop doesn't affect FPS, also the newer EF 200mm f2.8 ll USM can only reach ~7fps. The only two RF lenses I own can do 9fps with mechanical shutter, far short of Canon's 12fps marketing. edited formatting. The Canon 180mm f/3.5 L is Canon's sharpest lens, is easy to focus at any distance, is superbly made of all metal, and has no distortion. The 180/3.5 is optical and mechanical perfection for use as a telephoto, portrait, nature and landscape lens, as well as being Canon's best macro lens ever. Focus performance top. Roger Cicala and Brandon Dube, Lensrentals.com, 2015. The 300mm f/2.8 lenses are pretty expensive, and the MTF curves show some of the reason why; they are amazingly good. Like the 200mm primes, the Canon 300 f/2.8 IS II and Nikon 300 f/2.8 VR II they are slightly different, although the differences are minimal. We have confirmed with multiple retailers that Canon will begin shipping the brand new Canon RF 100-300mm f/2.8L IS USM to retailers in the next couple of weeks and will be in customers hands on May 31, 2023. Initial stock of the lens will be pretty good, and currently allocation will meet preorder demand at a couple of retailers. Thank you for purchasing a Canon USM lens. The Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM is a Features high-performance, telephoto zoom lens 1. The four UD elements help capture very sharp dedicated to Canon EOS cameras. It is equipped and clear pictures with outstanding image with an Image Stabilizer to help preventing blurred delineation. We Review the Canon RF 100-300mm f/2.8L IS USM Lens. April 3, 2023 (like the Sigma 180/2.8 APO). Canon had an EF 135mm f/2.8 lens with a soft-focus control as well. I had a Tamron 70-150mm The autofocus is driven by a dual nano ultrasonic motor system. Canon’s RF 100-300mm f/2.8 L IS USM lens will retail for $9,499 and is expected to be available starting in May. Sample images dmYIj.