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Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens

 
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Key Features
  • Camera Format: Digital SLR
  • Lens Type: Zoom Lens
  • Focal Length: 70mm - 300mm
  • Lens Max Aperture: f/4-f/5.6
  • Focus Type: Autofocus
  • Mount: Canon EF
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Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens
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Review Summary

Average Rating: 4.5
 
Based on 11 reviews
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Rating Distribution
Pros
  • Good value (4)
  • Good Quality (4)
  • Fast Focus (1)
  • Good in Low Light (1)
  • Lightweight (1)
Cons
  • Slow Focus (3)
  • Heavy (2)
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  • Night Photography (4)
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19 out of 19 people found this review helpful.

Canon EF 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS USM - The Most Practical Canon Telephoto Lens (Non-L)

Date of Review:  Jan 24, 2008
The Bottom Line: The Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM is an excellent bargain considering what you get. It is a very practical lens.
Review: For a while I have wanted to complete my camera lens collection. I had the 10-135mm range covered beautifully by my Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM primary lens, and Tokina 10-17mm f3.5-4.5 AT-X 107 AF DX ultra-wide angle fisheye lens. All I...
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  5.0

by: soupcraze
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Price; Build Quality; Image...
Cons
Focus Speed; Rotating Front Element
 
16 out of 16 people found this review helpful.

Canon EF 75-300mm f4/5.6 IS USM lens

Date of Review:  Sep 7, 2005
The Bottom Line: First lens for this range? This is great value. Not perfect but at around #350 and not #1,350 you are getting plenty of lens for your money.
Review: When buying a new SLR and building your lens collection from scratch, most people will look for a utility lens that covers thew range around the 28-90mm area and the short to long telephoto around the 70-300mm length. After that they might go for...
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  4.0

by: hopetest
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Good price, effective 3-stop reduction...
Cons
Focus often hunts, some softness,...
 
13 out of 13 people found this review helpful.

Very nice lens, great photos, a little heavy

Date of Review:  Aug 23, 2007
The Bottom Line: Fantastic images and a great image stabilization engine make this a must for the amateur photographer who wants more than the standard lens can provide.
Review: To save you looking up a more detailed overview of this lens I have included it here:

The Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM telephoto zoom lens has been developed to meet the high-performance standards that today's photographers demand. The...
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  5.0

by: mitchells
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Fantastic images and great image...
Cons
According to my wife....its HEAVY!!
 
12 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

Excellent Value, Just Works

Date of Review:  Jul 26, 2007
The Bottom Line: Works like you'd expect it to for a price that is reasonable.
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  5.0

by: djsepinions
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Accurate autofocus, good balance...
Cons
Little heavy on lighter digital SLRs.
 
8 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

Good lens - when it works

Date of Review:  Apr 8, 2009
The Bottom Line: Given care to address the lenses failings, it's quite a good lens. I don't recommend it for professional use.
Review: I have had this lens for just over a year. I can take some absolutely fantastic images with it. It does take time to get it working each time though.

It has two main foibles - first the IS goes bananas. Second the image quality at 300mm is...
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  2.0

by: sagephotoworld
Recommended to buy: No

Pros
Inexpensive, stabilised, lightweight,...
Cons
IQ and focus have foibles that the user...
 
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

Great lens, works great on my Digital Rebel

Date of Review:  Jan 31, 2005
Review: This is a very nice lens.

Sturdy.

With the Image Stablizier, you can take more clear shots without a tripod.
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  4.0

by: dooleyxp
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Quality construction, good zoom, light...
Cons
Wishing it was more like a 28-300.....
 
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

An excellent telephoto lens

Date of Review:  Oct 11, 2007
Review: I use my Rebel XTi mostly for auto racing photos and recently added the 70-300 mm USM IS to my lens collection. This is a really fantastic lens for my purpose. It tracked the fast moving cars accurately, colors are very nice, and the lens is quite...
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  5.0

by: richnysme
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Excellent picture quality throughout...
Cons
focus ring turns in AF mode
 
7 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

Good all around zoom lens for Canon DSLRs

Date of Review:  Jul 5, 2008
The Bottom Line: Get this lens if you don't like the hassles carrying an L and want a quality all around zoom lens with IS.
Review: I'm just a novice who is part of the huge wave of consumers buying DSLRs on the market now. I bought the Canon Rebel XT series, one of the most popular models.

Anyone who buys a DSLR does it to get the flexibility of using different...
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  5.0

by: glennf1000
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Very good lens quality, affordable,...
Cons
L lens has better build, faster...
 
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Wouldn't be without during events

Date of Review:  Jun 2, 2009
Review: This is a very good lens for an amateur to intermediate photographer. The 300 range is very nice for event pictures. I use it for my son s tee-ball games. I have used it for brother s graduation from basic training. I captured a lot of photos that...
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  4.0

by: jaorr13
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Great photos, smaller that a 70-200...
Cons
Rotating front element.
 
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

It a keeper

Date of Review:  Mar 6, 2006
Review: I bought this lens to replace a very low cost Sigma 70-300 DL lens that was a bit soft past 200mm. I also found that many of my pictures had some motion blur, especially ones taken at dusk or dawn. The Canon with image stabilization would fix that...
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  5.0

by: lotapixel
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Its very sharp, swift and silent.
Cons
The lens remains extended sometimes...
 

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