Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III USM

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94% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

91% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

If you care about excellent quality, sharp photos, the Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens is not for you. And Photoshop cannot enhance details that are not there. If your needs are not demanding, you might be very happy with a 75-300 IS.

75mm-300mm zoom range, Compact and lightweight, Fairly fast at f/4-5.6, Smooth, quick autofocus operation, Considerable softness in images at maximum aperture

The Canon 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III USM compact, lightweight zoom lens is an...

This is a sweet and smooth lens in use. Auto focus is fast enough and the feel of zoom and focus controls is good. It is light enough to carry around without getting a pain in the neck, yet not so light that there are worries about durability

There is slight barrel distortion at the wide end – nothing to worry about in field use – and slightly more pincushion at the 300mm end. It is easy enough to correct in Photoshop

Canon produces a bewildering array of lenses in this zoom range. By our count there are four 70–200mm lenses and three 70–300. The best lenses are those that have a constant maximum aperture across the zoom range and in which the barrel length does not...

Autofocus is quiet and fairly responsive.; Light weight and easy handling; Distortions well controlled; Price

Narrow focus ring (Minor point)

Despite its drawbacks, this is still quite a usable budget telephoto lens. It does not carry much of a weight penalty, and therefore has more chance of being in the bag when you want the extra reach that it offers. In its class, its biggest drawbacks...

Autofocus is quiet and fairly responsive.; Light weight and easy handling; Distortions well controlled; Price

Sharpness falls off towards the long end; Rotating front element; Narrow focus ring (Minor point)

Despite its drawbacks, this is still quite a usable budget telephoto lens. It does not carry much of a weight penalty, and therefore has more chance of being in the bag when you want the extra reach that it offers. In its class, its biggest drawbacks...

We have ordered this tripod kit to help my wife with her new hobby. Photography ; I expected to satisfy our needs and newegg did not let us down ; Everything She needs and wants are there

all good nothing bad to say

This is a great lens. My film SLR set has a 75-200 zoom lens. I used that pretty often to get great shots. This 75-300 zoom lens is even better. When use slower shutter, tripod is highly recommended. Without a tripod, even with IS (image stabilization...

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