Canon EF 400mm F5.6L

Here are the latest photos I captured with my Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens. These samples showcase how effectively this lens performs across diverse settings, conditions, and subjects, thus providing a comprehensive look at its real-world performance. These should help you decide if the Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens could be the perfect addition to your kit.

Watching

Hanami Bridge

Yearly visit to the Shakujii river near the french school in Itabashi for its beautiful sights during the cherry blossoms season.

Living

Iidabashi Station

Iidabashi JR railway station during spring time, with cherry blossoms tree in the background, through the 400mm cannon from Canon !

Living | Praying

New Year Prayer

Japanese tradition for the new year : go to the temple and pray, here at the Meiji Jingu shrine in Harajuku. Can you see the ¥500 coin being tossed in the air on the first shot?

Living

Year of the Tiger

Nice tiger decoration set up for the new year at the Meiji Jingu shrine in Harajuku.

Highlighting | Shooting

Seijin No Hi

The Coming of Age (成人の日 – Seijin no Hi) is a holiday held annually in Japan on the second Monday of January, to congratulate and encourage all those turning 20. This year’s celebration was more cheerful than last year’s, albeit the required masks.

Learning

Lunar Eclipse

That November’s full moon was the longest partial lunar eclipse in over 500 years. Thus, despite a bit of haze, I took the bazooka out, stood in the middle of the street and shot around 20 photos handheld (one stupid gaijin in the middle of the street is ok, but a stupid gaijin with a…

Living

Lotus Pond

The Shinobazu Pond in Ueno Park and its famous lotus.

Living

Skytree

Tokyo Skytree as seen from Ueno with a nice compression from the EF400mm. It looks as if the tower was simply pasted on the background.

Living

Suidobashi

Took the bazooka out on the platform in Suidobashi (my EF400mm). Nice compression effect.

Highlighting

Tokyo Daijingu

Have not visited the Tokyo Daijingu for a while. Still looking awesome !

Shooting

Pink

Pink dress, pink mask, pink earphones, pink nails, pink phone, pink shoes (not shown here), where does it stop?

Learning | Shooting

Auto Focus

I wanted to check how good the AF of the R6 works when combined with an EF400mm F5.6L lens, so I went to Shibuya and shot a few people crossing the famous spot (AF in eye tracking mode). I am happy to report that the focusing speed of the EF400mm F5.6L USM on the R6…