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Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS

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Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS

The 800mm f/5.6L IS is Canon’s newest, longest telephoto lens. It’s lighter than the Canon 600 f/4 IS by a pound although a bit longer. Early reports indicate that it’s every bit as sharp as the other Canon supertelephoto lenses, and the IS provides a full 4 stops of image stabilization—which can be important in a lens this long even when mounted on a tripod, due to vibration from things as minor as mirror slap.

It is fully compatible with the 1.4x teleconverter, although it will only autofocus on 1D series cameras with an extender mounted. Autofocus is not guaranteed, even on 1D bodies with the 2x teleconverter, although some report that center point autofocus may work, at least in bright light.

Roger’s take: Now that I’ve taken this out a couple of times, I’ll answer the question everyone asks: “why should I use the more expensive 800 f/5.6 instead of a 600 f/4 IS with a 1.4x converter?”

  1. It’s a bit lighter and the IS is clearly better (4 stops) than the 600 (2 stops) which means in a pinch I can handhold it for a shot or two, more if I can brace myself on a fencepost, etc.
  2. The 800 f/5.6 IS is sharper than the 600 f/4 with 1.4×.
  3. The IS system does a better job of controlling mirror slap, allowing shots at 1/5 – 1/20th second (on a steady mount of course) that get blurry with the 600.
  4. It’ll let you shoot 1600mm with a 2x TC, although you have to manually focus.

Now that I’ve shot with the 800, I like it. I definitely prefer it over a 600 with teleconverter if I know I need the focal length. The 800 f/5.6 is also the photography equivalent of a D cup: not a necessity, but wherever you go with it, you’ll make lots of new friends.

Specs:

Length
18.0"
Filter
Drop-in
Weight
10.0 lbs

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Pricing

LensRentals.com offers rentals of every length between 4 and 90 days. Some common selections are:

Rental Period Price Day Rate
4 days $281.25 ~$70.32 per day
7 days $375.00 ~$53.58 per day
10 days $506.25 ~$50.63 per day
14 days $656.25 ~$46.88 per day
21 days $881.25 ~$41.97 per day
30 days $1,106.25 ~$36.88 per day
45 days $1,443.75 ~$32.09 per day
60 days $1,687.50 ~$28.13 per day
90 days $2,175.00 ~$24.17 per day

The shopping cart will automatically update the quoted price as you adjust the length of your rental.

LensRentals also offers an optional damage waiver on this product, limiting your expense should it get damaged while in your possession.

Rental Period Waiver Price Total Price Day Rate
4 days +$41.25 $322.50 ~$80.63 per day
7 days +$55.00 $430.00 ~$61.43 per day
10 days +$74.25 $580.50 $58.05 per day
14 days +$96.25 $752.50 $53.75 per day
21 days +$129.25 $1,010.50 ~$48.12 per day
30 days +$162.25 $1,268.50 ~$42.29 per day
45 days +$211.75 $1,655.50 ~$36.79 per day
60 days +$247.50 $1,935.00 $32.25 per day
90 days +$319.00 $2,494.00 ~$27.72 per day

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