Canon 6272A002

Pros: Light-Weight; Inexpensive; Smooth Zoom

Cons: Softness; Rotating Front Element; Cheap Build

The Bottom Line: The Canon EF 75-300mm f4-5.6 III is Canon's lowest-end telephoto kit lens. It will make true amateurs happy, but beyond that there are better options.

Review: As I was looking into getting a nice mid-range telephoto lens for myself, I borrowed a low-end Canon EF 75-300mm f4-5.6 III lens. This is the lowest-end variant of Canon's consumer level 75-300mm market. The version I used was the non-USM...

Pros: excellent general range solid quality USM motor Canon brand

Cons: poor AF in low light EXTREMELY slow (f/4.0-5.6) bulky, large, and heavy

The Bottom Line: Changing rooms, lighting, etc. makes your photos suffer. Nonetheless, this is a good lens for the money you will pay.

Review: Well, what can I say about this lens?

First of all, let me give a fair appraisal of the good points.

-The range of this lens is exceptional. If you need to photograph a subject at long range (i.e. wildlife, portraits, etc.) this...

Pros: Excellent macro performance, very sharp, lightweight, inexpensive.

Cons: Not weatherproofed. Maximal aperture is not extremely fast.

The Bottom Line: Superb sharpness and macro performance for the price. Unless you require a weatherproof lens, this one is a no-brainer.

Review: Continuing my review series of Olympus Zuiko Digital lenses for the Four Thirds system digital cameras, I ve chosen to review the ZD 35mm macro lens. This lens is part of the budget range of lenses, and is currently the only lens capable of 1:1...

Pros: Light, Very inexpensive

Cons: OK build quality, Somewhat soft images

The Bottom Line: At this price point, it's a great lens. Don't expect too much of it, and you won't be disappointed. It's a great telephoto zoom for most users!

Review: If you have a Canon Digital SLR, and just the kit lens that it came with, there is no doubt that you will sometime find yourself wishing that you had more zoom. Face it- That 18-55 that the camera came with just doesn't get you up close- where you...

Pros: - Good zoom range.
- Good quality for price.

Cons: - No image stabilization.
- Poor auto focusing in low light conditions.

Review: This is a good quality, entry-level camera lens which provides a wide zoom range. I purchased it along with my EOS 10D, and after shelling out the $$$ for the camera, my budget limited me to lower-priced lenses to begin with.
The lens has...

Pros: Zoom range and price

Cons: Very slow, noisy, poor construction- lot's of plastic, rotating front element, soft at long range

Review: I bought this one used in like new condition from Bay. Slapped the lens to my Elan 7 body, and boy, this is slow.
USM is not ring type, so it's very slow. If you want to save money get the one without USM.
Picture quality is acceptable at...

Pros: Cheap

Cons: Cheaply made

Review: I bought this lens when I was new to photography, and it was *not* a good choice. It was inexpensive, but it has some real drawbacks. It's cheaply made. The zoom creeps out when the camera points down. The front element rotates when focusing. Poor...

Pros: Many features

Cons: Reliability is not good

Review: Both my Cannon lenses suffered the following problem after 3 year of use: the zooming gets blocked, focusing does not always work. A screw fell out inside the lens, blocking mechanical elements.
My lenses:
Cannon EF 28-135 IS/USM
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Pros: If you want a lightweight & effective 300mm lens, this is a great choice.

Cons: Some reports of incompatibility with the 10D digital body.

The Bottom Line: Strikes a very good balance between weight, cost and optical performance.

Review: Its always hard to get the perfect lens. Especially if you don't want to spend a ton of money.

In the "ton of money" catagory, you have Canon's "L" lens series. Generally, the prices start at $1000 and go up from there. Even if you do have...

Pros: Large Range (75mm to 300mm), Image Stabilizer, Quick Auto Focus in good light.

Cons: Bad Auto Focus in low light

The Bottom Line: Fun lens for closeup and distance photography

Review: This is currently my only lens! It is a little bit big for taking close pictures (min focal length is about 5 ft). I think the only other lens I need is a short focal length lens (24mm to 50mm). The lens is physically large but works great! The...