Canon 300mm f/2.8

FD Mount

The Canon 300mm f/2.8 typically sells for £1,200 (median of 25 recorded sales, 2021–2026; fair evidence, wide spread).

Typical sale price
£1,200

median of 25 sales, 2021–2026

last 3 years: £1,329 (23 sales)

Fairwide spread
£500£1k£2k£5k

Middle half of sales: £800–£2,544

Prices vary widely; see the versions below.

£650at auction (4 sales)
£1,495on eBay (21 sales)
Which version was it?
23matched2listing doesn’t say0not yet checked
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

Price by version

Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.

Version not stated£6502 sales
EF IS II USM£2,63110 sales£2,447–£2,782EF IS USM£1,1819 sales£1,078–£1,329
3 rarer versions (1–2 sales each)
EF USM£1,120
FD Fluorite£429, £554
FD£335

Not in the typical price

Listed apart, never blended in.

1
Awaiting classification
£4,561

Over time

£500£1k£2k£5k202220242026

Every sale since 2021; no trend line.

Latest sales All 26 →

What it is

L series

Versions and how to tell them apart

Era

FD Fluorite
2 salesSales only

Mount

EF IS II USM
10 sales£2,631FairEF IS USM
9 sales£1,181IndicativeEF USM
1 saleSales onlyFD
1 saleSales only

Other 300mms

300mm f/4
18 sales£185Fair300mm f/5.6
3 salesabout £49Indicative

Facts

Maker
Canon
Type
FD Mount
Sales in the typical price
25
First sale
26 Jan 2021
Latest sale
28 Sep 2026
Median
£1,200
Middle half
£800–£2,544
Evidence
Fair · wide spread
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Canon 300mm f/2.8: typical sale price £1,200, the median of 25 recorded sales, 2021–2026, middle half £800–£2,544 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/c/canon/300mm-f-2-8/

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