Canon 0345B002

Pros: Price; Build Quality; Image Stabilization; Excellent Focal Length Range

Cons: Focus Speed; Rotating Front Element

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

Pros: Good price, effective 3-stop reduction possible, Canon reliability.

Cons: Focus often hunts, some softness, especially at 300mm end.

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...

Pros: Fantastic images and great image stabilization engine make this a must for the amateur photographer.

Cons: According to my wife....its HEAVY!!

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...

Pros: Accurate autofocus, good balance between lens speed, IS and zoom range.

Cons: Little heavy on lighter digital SLRs.

The Bottom Line: Works like you'd expect it to for a price that is reasonable.

Review: My Epinions Philosophy
When I make a purchase, epinions is one of my most valuable resources for non-biased experiences and information. When I come here to research a product I generally read reviews and the product specifications on...

Pros: Inexpensive, stabilised, lightweight, decent IQ.

Cons: IQ and focus have foibles that the user has to address in use.

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...

Pros: Very good lens quality, affordable, black and more compact than L lens

Cons: L lens has better build, faster focusing, sharper.

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...

Pros: Quality construction, good zoom, light and compact

Cons: Wishing it was more like a 28-300... Always switching lenses...

Review: This is a very nice lens.

Sturdy.

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

Pros: Excellent picture quality throughout zoom range

Cons: focus ring turns in AF mode

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...

Pros: Great photos, smaller that a 70-200 lens. Image Stabalization

Cons: Rotating front element.

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...

Pros: Its very sharp, swift and silent.

Cons: The lens remains extended sometimes when you put it away.

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...