Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens Review – I want.
December 30, 2008 by Admin
Filed under Digital Equipment
This is probably going to be my next purchase in the photography department! These lens has been voted as one of the best upgrades from the kit lens and the reviews are very favorable.
“With the introduction of the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens, Canon has replaced one of its most popular lenses and its first image stabilized lens – the Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IS. The 75-300mm IS lens was popular because of its useful focal length range, small size, light weight, midrange price and Image Stabilization. The Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens improves this overall package (sacrificing only price somewhat).”
Read the complete review at Digital Picture here.
The Canon EF 70-300/4-5.6 IS USM is the replacement for the EF75-300/4-5.6 IS USM, but the difference is much more than just 5mm at the short end of the range. According to Canon, the new lens uses a low dispersion optical element for better image quality, digitally optimized coatings to lower flare, an improved IS system giving an extra stop of “handholdability” and a panning mode, faster autofocus and a zoom lock at 70mm to prevent “creep”. This comes at a price however, which for the Canon EF 70-300/4-5.6 IS USM is around $570, about $125 more then the old EF75-300/4-5.6IS USM sold for new.”
Read Bob Atkins’ complete Canon EF 70-300mm IS USM Lens review here.
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