EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras

First off I'm going to say that I bought this lens used for $100. I read plenty of reviews and most of them talked about how the amount of sharpness gets really low when you get around 300mm. This is true. From my testing, 75-200mm seems to be the sweet spots for this lens. I shot a few pictures out in the woods at 75mm f/4 of my Dad and the bokeh was pretty awesome. I also shot some pictures of birds at 300mm and it's just very unsharp the second you crop. The only way I've found to get good bird shots is to be really close to them. This is very difficult unless you're at a popular park where the birds are fairly used to humans. Here is a picture I took at 300mm and is only very slightly cropped [...] I was only a few feet from this bird. As you can see it's a sharp image due to VERY minimal cropping. It is difficult to fill the frame with these little birds let alone get close to them. Here is another bird at the same exact place [...] This was shot at 155mm, it was at Clingman's Dome in Gatlinburg which is a very popular place which makes these birds fairly used to humans. I put down some nuts right next to myself and it walked right up and took them and that's how I got this picture.Pros and ConsPros:Takes great portraits at 75mmVery inexpensive for what it isFairly well built for the priceCons:You lose almost all sharpness once you crop above 250mmThe zooming is not very smoothOverall, who would I recommend this to?I would recommend this to any beginner photographer who wants to take pictures of their family or friends that may also enjoying wildlife photography. This would also be a great lens for someone who doesn't really care much about photography but wants a nice zoom lens to sit on their porch and take pictures of wildlife from far away (birds, deer, etc)TL;DR: Overall great value, absolutely worth the buy.

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I owned this lens for my old 35mm Rebel decades ago and decided it was a great option again at this price for my T8i. It has it's faults, like slow auto focus in lower light, but nothing I can't live with at this price. If you're a beginner and you're looking for something to get you a little closer to the action, this is an excellent choice. It's a sturdy, well made lens that is easy to use. I use it mostly for outdoor nature photography in bright sunlight, but I've also used it at car shows in convention centers with florescent lighting. It works well in both of those conditions for me. At this price, for what it is, I highly recommend it.

I have recently purchased a T4i and this lens as an add on for it. It was within my limited budget and I was worried that I would regret the lack of image stabilization. I do not. This lens takes amazing canon lens quality photos. I would have some remarkable images of squirrels but I forgot to put the SD card in. Baring that, I do live near a small airport, and have some great pictures of pilots in their planes. They came out amazing from over 1/2 a mile away I was able to read the numbers on the side of the plane. Also bird pictures are very sharp. I photographed a woodpecker about 35' away and was able to crop out a very detailed and sharp image of his head. The contrast of colors is very good. I have not tried the lens at night, and this may be where I wished I had the shelled out the extra money for the IS version. But my night vision ain't what it used to be so if I can't see it's there to begin with I don't know to zoom in on it.This lens is well worth the money spent. For a beginner you can't beat the price or value it has when it comes to familiarizing yourself with the camera. I feel this was a great investment. It works terrific during the day and I have some amazing photos of my boys playing baseball that were previously impossible with point and click cameras.

I'll try to be as objective as possible, being as this lens is entirely an entry level lens. Though I also feel I should outline my disappointment with this lens, as someone who's trying to take the step up from "entry level photographer".Build quality is about par for the course, what you'd expect for an entry level lens. Zoom ring has a bit of play that makes it feel flimsy, but not enough to really bother you. Focus ring is a bit more on tact. Though the front element extending and rotating like crazy during focusing or zooming is a bit annoying when using a polarizer. Granted, who uses a polarizer on a Tele?Auto focus is also about par, it'll do the job in decent enough lighting. Though the further you get from 75mm the worse it seems to do (in many more ways than one) with focus being rather slow, and somewhat inaccurate.Picture quality is actually pretty commendable at 75mm (ideal portrait focal length) straight from f/4, though that quality disappears as you turn the zoom ring. At 300mm it's a pretty sad performance for sharpness and chromatic aberrations, even when stopped down to f/8.Final thoughts on this lens would be that if you're a grandma looking to shoot little Jimmy's soccer game, then by all means get it. You won't find a better lens for the price point. Though if you're looking into getting serious about photography, this lens will only wet your palette and invoke a thirst for more.I actually wanted to only give it a 3.5 star rating. The only reason I stuck with 4 is because it pairs surprisingly well with a raynox 250 for macro.

I enjoy photography as a hobby mainly- as a way of recording my family's life events for fun.I didn't want to have to spend a lot on a zoom lens for my Canon DSLR.This lens fit my camera just fine. It's not an expensive lens to begin with, so it wasn't very quick with the "auto-focus." I was also new to using the "action" setting, which takes 3 to 4 frames per second when you hold down the shutter button. So while several of my shots were slightly blurry, I did notice that it did a good job trying to "follow" the subject.I was shooting a basketball game, and trying to focus on one player in particular. When I would slightly depress the shutter, I noticed that a rectangle would show up around my subject, and follow him as long as he was in the "frame." That was pretty cool. It sort of "knew" who I was trying to focus on. Several shots came out well. I need more practice.A 300mm zoom isn't tremendous, but it does make things a few times larger than "naked eye" size.I was pleased with the automatic exposure.Don't try to focus on anything closer than 5 feet when using this lens.Overall, I was very pleased with this lens!

Overall, this is a great lens to have! I had to get an adapter for my camera though (which was like $30). The picture quality is great. It's zoom feature is also awesome for road trips (went to Idaho during Oregon fires) or portraits. It's heavy compared to my Canon but not too much of a problem.The only downside is that the Auto Focus is annoying to deal with and the constant noise is a little loud, but if you feel comfortable with Manual, this is definitely a lens to have!

I bought this specifically to shoot the total solar eclipse back in April, and this lens did not disappoint. It’s a quality lens with some weight to it, and the photos produced are very sharp. I had no issues connecting to my Canon 6D mark II. I’ll be able to use this for other shoots in the future. Overall, great value for this lens.

Muy feliz con este objetivo. Solo hago fotos de forma amateur pero lo estrenamos en un viaje a Egipto y estoy encantado con las fotos que pude sacar por el crucero en el Nilo de animales en la distancia. Con un poco de pulso, se ve genial. Al comprarlo tenía mis dudas, pero ha resultado ser una gran compra.

Absolutely amazingIm so happy with thisIm just a beginner photographer but my god this gives me so much inspiration.

I am an amateur photographer and this is my first purchased of a telezoom lens. The lens is amazing and works very well. Depending on which Canon EOS camera you have, you may need to buy an adapter, which I did. It is a little heavy but this is not specific to this lens, it is just the downside of a telezoom.The sellers are great, They called me to check that I had ordered the correct lens and let me know they can find and send me any type of lens if I need more. The lens was well packaged and despite the parcel being thrown over my gate, it was perfect.I would buy the lens again if I needed it and would definitely contact this seller if I need any photographic equipment.

calidad precio presion muy buena.voy emepzando en esto de la fotografía de paisaje, y es una excelente opción para hecerlo.

Decided to finally take the next step in my photography hobby and buy myself a new lens and boy this one hasn’t disappointed!With some upcoming football games to photograph I knew I needed a telephoto zoom lens that would also come in handy for my other hobbies aswell.This beautiful lens captures clear, image stabilizing photos. Taken on a canon rebel t7!The lens is light weight and definitely worth the price!