It's 14 years old, but the Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM is still bloody good

Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens against a faded brown background.

Want to talk workhorses? The Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM was launched in 2010 – and it's still an absolute telephoto monster in 2024. 

And that's no small feat – not just because the Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM is almost a decade and a half old, but also because it's been replaced by two newer versions of the lens.