Does the Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM take a teleconverter?

Canon RF · 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 · thread and mount data verified 2026-08-29

One teleconverter is supported. A teleconverter multiplies the focal length and costs you light — and on a crop body the framing multiplies again.

Read the restriction before you buy: Same hard restriction: 300-500mm only. The resulting f/9-14 is computed, not a Canon figure. That is a published limit, not a reviewer's opinion — the usable range with a converter fitted is narrower than the lens's own.

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Teleconverter	Supported	Reach	Max aperture	On APS-C	On Micro Four Thirds
Canon RF Extender 2x	Partial — Same hard restriction: 300-500mm only. The resulting f/9-14 is computed, not a Canon figure.	restricted — see note	f/9-14	320-1600mm	—

At f/9-14 some older bodies restrict autofocus to the centre point.

What each converter gives you

Canon RF Extender 2x — 200-1000mm at f/9-14 on this lens.

The lens itself: Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM · every Canon RF lens: Canon RF lens index · all teleconverter compatibility

Compatibility sourced from the manufacturers' own published teleconverter compatibility statements (manufacturer teleconverter compatibility statements (Sony, Canon USA, Nikon, Fujifilm, Sigma, Panasonic, OM System) — each row carries its own source URL) and verified 2026-08-29. Reach and aperture figures are computed from the lens's own published focal length and maximum aperture — a 1.4x multiplies focal length by 1.4 and costs 1 stop; a 2x multiplies by 2 and costs 2 stops. Lenses whose compatibility we could not verify from a manufacturer statement are omitted rather than guessed. Methodology