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EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM
A superior performance, ultra-compact telephoto zoom lens with Canon's Image Stabilization. These Diffractive Optics elements are combined to reduce size and boost image quality. AF is super-fast and silent with a ring-type USM, and it focuses down to 4.6 feet – without rotating the front element. A new zoom lock button keeps the lens safe and secure when not in use or used at the wide angle.
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5 out of 5(100%)customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM
Review 1 for EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM
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Nickname: FotoFreak
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Used this product for: 1 to 3 months
Expertise Level: Hobbyist/Enthusiast
Nice Lens But Not The Sharpest
Date: January 26, 2010
Pros: Fast auto-focus, great portability for such focal lengths
Cons: could be sharper.
This lens is great if you don't want everybody to know you're shooting them. The pics come out pretty sharp but not the sharpest I've seen. No doubt this lens flares I guess because of all the optics that Canon had to use to keep the size down. The lens balances nicely on the camera body. The range is nice (70-300mm but because of the factor of 1.6 you actually get 112-480mm) and can zoom in from amazing distances. I use it to shoot action sports, people at the beach, scenery, sunsets and sunrises. I have had some great results and I am very happy with the portability of this lens (very short although the focal length is long.) Great for all round shooting while just wandering the earth. Combined with a say a 15-85mm (crop factor being 24-136mm) lens it's all you need to cover the entire shooting range. Only one extra lens to carry around what a concept ! This would be my combination for a trip around the world !
11 of 11 people found this review helpful.
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Review 2 for EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM
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Nickname: jwk305
Location: Portland, Or
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Professional or Expert
Product replacement: No
great portrait and wedding lens
Date: October 15, 2009
Pros: Superior build quality, Fast auto-focus, images sharp enough inconspicous, excellent range for 40-50d
Fjor shooting face shots at weddings or other interiors, this is without peer. Fills the frame , works v. well with flash, iso at 1000-1500. Clients love output. Have had/traded several of these, sharpness varies, good to very good, sharpen in post-production. On the other hand, comparable to old canon 135 soft focus if lose focus. Have read other comments, have 70-200 f4 is, v. sharp lens but lacks reach and is conspicuous. Sim, have 100-400 is, great birding lens, but way to heavy and conspicuous for weddings and indoor photos, and it's not that sharp really, is it.
16 of 18 people found this review helpful.
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Review 3 for EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM
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Nickname: Randy
Location: Riverside ca
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Product replacement: No
Compact
Date: September 6, 2009
Pros: light, compact, image stabilization, zoom lock
Cons: Semi-sharp images
I needed a short and relatively light-weight lens that went out to 300mm. It had to fit in my regular camera bag. This lens was perfect. Originally purchased for a Rebel XT it worked great. Since then I've purchased a 5D mkII and, quite frankly, I'm going to let my wife keep this lens with the XT she inherited as the image isn't as sharp as my "L" series lenses and the lense is a bit sloe for concert photography. Saving my pennies for a 100-400mm or maybe even the 400 f4 prime. Nevetheless, this is a very goods lens on a 1.6x sensor. If you need compactness and light weight with a far reach on a 1.6, this is the way to go.
12 of 18 people found this review helpful.
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Review 4 for EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM
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Nickname: pro photographer
Location: Bristol, NH
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Professional or Expert
Product replacement: No
Small yet sharp and practical
Date: June 2, 2009
Pros: Superior build quality, the size and weight
Cons: price
I have used this for newspaper concert coverage in very low light situations and for freelance work for winter sports and it has performed well even at 20 below zero. The size of the lense is an added plus while photographing concerts in varying light conditions. Not as sharp as fixed lenses, but for newspaper coverage and sports photography the quality of the images is excellent. A very useful lense. The autofocus has performed well for alpine ski racing in very harsh conditions. I have used a tripod with a 2 second delay for low light concert photography with very good results.
32 of 33 people found this review helpful.
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Review 5 for EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM
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Nickname: Bob
Location: Frederick, MD
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Product replacement: No
A fantastic, versatile lens.
Date: May 2, 2009
Pros: Super-sharp images, easily deployable for a long lens
Cons: Poor build quality
There are two kinds of wildlife photography - setting up with a long lens on a tripod and waiting and those shots where you have to move and shoot quickly before the subject disappears. This lens is absolutely perfect for the second kind where you have to be ready to react and shoot in an instant. The sharpness is very good; color rendition excellent; and the size makes it virtually instantly deployable. Combined with an SLR with the smaller sensor ( a 1.6x effective focal length boost), you can have, in effect, up to a 480mm magnification. Yet, because of the IS, it is very steady and camera motion is quite effectively dampened. Its only two slight drawbacks are that the IS is somewhat noisy and that the lens barrel is slightly loose...even after I sent it back to Canon for adjustment. It does not seem to affect the crispness or clarity of the shots, however. This is one lens I would not be without.
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