Canon 500mm f/4

EF Mount

The Canon 500mm f/4 sells for about £1,325 (median of only 4 recorded sales, 2023–2026; indicative, version mix).

Typical sale price
about£1,325

median of only 4 sales, 2023–2026

Indicativeversion mix
£1,100£1,300£1,350£3,984

Few sales. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.

Which version was it?
1matched2listing doesn’t say1not yet checked
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

How much does one sale move this?

Without the highest sale£1,300
Without the lowest sale£1,350

Price by version

Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.

Version not stated£1,3003 sales
1 rarer version (1–2 sales each)
II£3,984

Every sale

Canon EF 500mm F4 L IS USM AF Pro Prime Lens Refurbished +12 Month Guarantee£1,350
6 Aug 2026 · eBayas sold ↗
○ version not yet checked
Tested! [Top MINT w/Trunk] Canon EF 500mm f/4 L IS II USM ET-138(WII) From JAPAN£3,984
1 Aug 2026 · eBay · $5,395as sold ↗
● II
A Canon EF L IS USM f/4 500mm Lens£1,100
6 Jan 2026 · Flints Auctions · lot 222 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
○ version can’t tell
A Canon EF 500mm f/4 L IS USM Lens£1,300
10 Oct 2023 · Special Auction Services · lot 519 · Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
○ version can’t tell

What it is

L series

Versions and how to tell them apart

II
1 saleSales only

Other 500mms

500mm f/8 Reflex
13 sales£111Fair500mm f/4.5L
3 salesabout £550Indicative500mm f/5.6
3 salesabout £267Indicative

Facts

Maker
Canon
Type
EF Mount
Sales in the typical price
4
First sale
10 Oct 2023
Latest sale
6 Aug 2026
Median
£1,325
Middle half
£1,250–£2,009
Evidence
Indicative · version mix
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Canon 500mm f/4: about £1,325, the median of 4 recorded sales, 2023–2026 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/c/canon/500mm-f-4/

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