Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM

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Prime lens

A prime lens by Canon for Full frame cameras, 500mm f/4.

Maker	Canon
Focal length	500mm (prime)
Maximum aperture	f/4
Made for	Full frame sensors
Mounts	Canon EF
Stabilised	yes
Autofocus	yes

What it frames like

• On full frame (Canon EF): as marked, 500mm.
• On APS-C (Canon) (Canon EF): like 800mm on full frame; f/4 gives about the depth of field of f/6.4 there.

Cameras it fits

• Canon EOS 5D Mark IIIFull frame · 22.3 MP · 2012
• Canon EOS 6DFull frame · 20.2 MP · 2012
• Canon EOS 5DSFull frame · 50.6 MP · 2015
• Canon EOS 5DS RFull frame · 50.6 MP · 2015
• Canon EOS 5D Mark IVFull frame · 30.4 MP · 2016
• Canon EOS-1D X Mark IIFull frame · 20.2 MP · 2016
• Canon EOS 6D Mark IIFull frame · 26.2 MP · 2017
• Canon EOS-1D X Mark IIIFull frame · 20.1 MP · 2020
• Canon EOS 1200DAPS-C (Canon) · 18 MP · 2014
• Canon EOS 7D Mark IIAPS-C (Canon) · 20.2 MP · 2014
• Canon EOS 750DAPS-C (Canon) · 24.2 MP · 2015
• Canon EOS 760DAPS-C (Canon) · 24.2 MP · 2015
• Canon EOS 1300DAPS-C (Canon) · 18 MP · 2016
• Canon EOS 80DAPS-C (Canon) · 24.2 MP · 2016
• Canon EOS 200DAPS-C (Canon) · 24.2 MP · 2017
• Canon EOS 77DAPS-C (Canon) · 24.2 MP · 2017
• Canon EOS 800DAPS-C (Canon) · 24.2 MP · 2017
• Canon EOS 2000DAPS-C (Canon) · 24.1 MP · 2018
• Canon EOS 4000DAPS-C (Canon) · 18 MP · 2018
• Canon EOS 250DAPS-C (Canon) · 24.1 MP · 2019
• Canon EOS 90DAPS-C (Canon) · 32.5 MP · 2019
• Canon EOS 850DAPS-C (Canon) · 24.1 MP · 2020

See what it frames: its view on the Canon EOS 850D at any distance, and its depth of field, drawn to scale.