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EF300mm F2.8L IS USM Instruction Manual - Page 1
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM EF500mm f/4L IS USM EF600mm f/4L IS USM
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EF300mm F2.8L IS USM Instruction Manual - Page 2
... bag before taking it requires a shutter speed [1/focal length] second or faster to warm environment. Canon's EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM, EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM, EF500mm f/4L IS USM and EF600mm f/4L IS USM are high-performance super-telephoto lenses, for advance storage of one . Handling Cautions
● If the lens is available after it has warmed gradually. Then take out the...
EF300mm F2.8L IS USM Instruction Manual - Page 4
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STABILMIZOEDRE 1
2
FOCUS PRESET
SET
Rubber ring (→ 4)
Contacts (→ 4) Lens mount index (→ 14)
Tripod mount (→ 14) Orientation locking knob (→ 14)
● The illustrations used in the explanations in this manual show the EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM, but the EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM, the EF500mm f/4L IS USM, and the EF600mm f/4L IS USM are all used in the same...
EF300mm F2.8L IS USM Instruction Manual - Page 5
... not operate properly.
● If the contacts get soiled, scratched, or have fingerprints on mounting and detaching the lens. To attach it is replaceable by a Canon Service Center at cost.
● After detaching the lens, place the lens with the dust cap. and water-resistance. To remove it with the rear end up to prevent the...
EF300mm F2.8L IS USM Instruction Manual - Page 6
.... - ∞
EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM 3 m/9.8 ft. - 10 m/32.8 ft.
10 m/32.8 ft. - ∞
4.5 m/14.8 ft. - ∞
EF500mm f/4L IS USM 4.5 m/14.8 ft. - 10 m/32.8 ft.
10 m/32.8 ft. - ∞
5.5 m/18.0 ft. - ∞
EF600mm f/4L IS USM 5.5 m/18.0 ft. - 16.2 m/53.2 ft.
16.2 m/53.2 ft. - ∞
ENG-5 To shoot in manual focus (MF) mode, set the focus...
EF300mm F2.8L IS USM Instruction Manual - Page 7
...the EOS A2/A2E/5 and 10S/10 set to the AI Servo AF mode and continuous shooting, AF will not resume even after you use AF from outside the specified focusing distance range, the lens may stop focusing when it reaches the... halfway down again.
4. Press the shutter release button halfway to the camera's instructions. Switching the Focusing Distance Range
If you let go of the AF stop button.
EF300mm F2.8L IS USM Instruction Manual - Page 8
.... 5. This function operates in both the AF and MF modes.
< How to Set >
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STABILIZER MODE
1
2
STABILIZER MODE
FOCUS PRESET
FOCUS PRESET
SET
Set the focus preset switch to , the beeper will be preset.
● If the focus preset switch was set to or .
Press the shutter button halfway to preset. ENG-7
Focus Preset...
EF300mm F2.8L IS USM Instruction Manual - Page 10
... stabilizer mode.
● MODE 1: Corrects vibrations in a vertical direction.
6. STABILIZER ON OFF
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MODE
Set the STABILIZER switch to ON.
● If you are not going to use the image stabilizer in the viewfinder is mainly effective for shooting still subjects.
● MODE 2: Corrects vertical camera shake during following shots in a horizontal...
EF300mm F2.8L IS USM Instruction Manual - Page 11
ENG-10 Tips on Using the Image Stabilizer
The image stabilizer for this lens is effective for hand-held shots in motion. 7.
ON
OFF ● When panning subjects in the following conditions.
● MODE 1
● MODE 2
ON..., such as art museums and theater stages. ● In situations where your footing is uncertain. ● In situations where fast shutter settings cannot be used.
EF300mm F2.8L IS USM Instruction Manual - Page 12
... when the lens is used with extension tube EF12 II or EF25 II or the extender EF1.4× II.
● The Image Stabilizer also operates when the EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM or EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM is in operation. Tips on Using the Image Stabilizer
● The Image Stabilizer cannot compensate for a blurred shot caused by a subject that moved.
● Set the...
EF300mm F2.8L IS USM Instruction Manual - Page 13
...distance scale. However, this does not affect shooting.
● If you set the camera's Custom Function to change the assigned button to operate the AF, the Image Stabilizer ...ENG-12 For accurate focusing in temperature.
Tips on Using the Image Stabilizer
● When using the extender EF2× II with the EF500mm f/4L IS USM or EF600mm f/4L IS USM, you press the newly assigned AF button.
8....
EF300mm F2.8L IS USM Instruction Manual - Page 15
.... To attach the tripod mount, reverse the procedure.
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10. Detaching the Tripod Mount (EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM only) First remove the lens from the camera and then remove the tripod mount from the rear of the lens.
Using the Tripod Mount
Adjusting the Tripod Mount By loosening the orientation locking knob on the tripod...
EF300mm F2.8L IS USM Instruction Manual - Page 18
...-3. Errors may occur if you attach the extender to the camera.
Focal length (mm) Aperture
Diagonal Angle of view Vertical
Horizontal Maximum magnification (×)
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
EF1.4× II
EF2× II
420
600
f/4 - 45
f/5.6 - 64
6° 10'
4° 10'
3° 20'
2° 20'
5°
3° 30'
0.19
0.28
EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM
EF1.4× II
EF2× II...
EF300mm F2.8L IS USM Instruction Manual - Page 19
... EOS A2/A2E/5 fitted with either the EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM or EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM, use -0.5 step exposure compensation when using extender EF1.4× II, and use -1 step exposure when using extender EF2× II.
● When taking pictures on an EOS A2/A2E/5 using an EF1.4× II/EF2× II extender with extender EF1.4× II. ● When an extender is recommended...
EF300mm F2.8L IS USM Instruction Manual - Page 20
... and 500D cannot be attached. ● Aperture settings are specified on the camera. ● All data listed is measured from the mount surface to change without notice. Magnification Field of View
Min.
ENG-19 Diameter and Length Weight Hood Lens Cap Case
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM
300 mm f/2.8
400 mm f/2.8
13 groups, 17...
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