Canon
Canon EF 500mm F/4L IS II USM
Camera Lens
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General Info
Lens type
zoom, telephoto
Lens mount
canon ef
Is weather-sealed (splashproof)
✖ No
Has a metal mount
✔ Yes
Weight
3190 g
Front element doesn't rotate
✖ No
Optics
Maximum focal length
500 mm
Minimum focal length
500 mm
Has built-in optical image stabilization
✔ Yes
Maximum angle of view
5 °
Minimum angle of view
5 °
Magnification
1 x
Aperture
Wide aperture (main camera)
4 f
Widest aperture at maximum focal length
4 f
Aperture blades
9
Has rounded aperture blades
✔ Yes
Focus
Can focus to infinity
✔ Yes
Has focus motor
✔ Yes
Has full-time manual focus
✔ Yes
Has a silent focus motor built into the lens
✔ Yes
Minimum focus distance
3.7 m
Benchmarks
Sharpness result
11 P-MPix
Chromatic aberration
4 µm
DxOMark score
16
Distortion
0%
Transmission
4.5 TStop
Vignetting
-0.5