Thom’s Commentary: The 400mm for the rest of you. Truly. It’s smaller and lighter, yet performs quite close to the 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S that’s four times as expensive. In terms of exotic lenses, this one is a bargain, and the lens most people should be purchasing if they need 400mm. Highly Recommended Read Thom's review of the 400mm f/4.5 VR S lens
- Coverage: full frame (FX)
- Build: Weather and dust resistant, S-line
- Optic design:
- 19 elements in 13 groups
- 1 ED, 2 Super ED, 1 Short-Wavelength Refractive elements
- Nano coating, Flourine front element coating
- Field of view: 6°10' diagonal (FX)
- Stabilization: lens-based VR (5.5 stops CIPA, 6 stops on Synchro VR cameras)
- Aperture:
- f/4.5 to f/32
- 9-blade rounded diaphragm
- Focus:
- autofocus, internal focus
- stepping motor
- 8.2 feet (2.5m) minimum focus
- 1:6.3 maximum magnification ratio
- minimal focus breathing
- Filter: 95mm front filter ring
- Lens hood: supplied HB-105
- Size and Weight:
- 9.3" (234.5mm) long
- 4.1" (104mm) diameter
- 41 ounces (1160g) without tripod collar, 44 ounces (1245g) with
- Other:
- Focus limiter switch (6m to infinity), A/M switch
- one Lens Fn, four L-FN2 buttons
- additional control ring
- Rotatable tripod collar (no click stops)
- Kensington-style lock slot
- Can use teleconverters
- Model number: 20112
- Firmware: 1.10 (January 2023)
- Price: US$3249
- Announced: June 29, 2022
Thom’s Review of the 400mm f/4.5 VR S lens
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