Canon 70-300 f4-5.6 IS USM

[ppp]

Anyone have this and are you happy with it, is it sharp?

Primary use would be motorsport and secondary would be general usage/static shooting. Really need the 300mm.

How does it compare against the Sigma 70-300 4-5.6 DG APO or do they not compare, I know cost is quite different.

Any other lens choices that are better?

Thanks as always

[Joe T]

Grendel may be able to help you here. He has one, and I used it to take 2 or 3 motorsport shots, but not enough to make a comment on it!

Is the Sigma 100-300 f4 outside of your budget? If not, then that would be an ideal motorpsort lens imo.

[oldgit]

Supposed to be very good. (just dont confuse it with the 75-300 IS.. its forerunner which is as sharp as a teddybears bum).

[ppp]

Is the Sigma 100-300 f4 outside of your budget? If not, then that would be an ideal motorpsort lens imo.


Just a teeny weeny massive amount out of budget :lol:

[ppp]

Anyone else got any thoughts??

[photostar_1]

My husband has got this lens and all the stuff he has used it for has been ok, but he's not used it enough to be able to give a comprehensive review. No complaints yet,though;)

[mikeiw]

I've got one, but I've not used it yet (seriously). I'm off to RAF Cosford tomorrow, so I should know by the time I come back ;)

[oldgit]

Be a little careful....

Canon have a recall out for some of these

To Customers Who Use the EF 70-300 f/4-5.6 IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens
Case Id: 26855

We recently informed you of a phenomenon in which some images captured by the EF 70-300 f/4-5.6 IS USM lens appear in insufficient resolution. This phenomenon may be seen at the edge of the frame at the 300mm setting when the camera is held vertically....

Found on...
https://self-service.canon-europe.com/uk/pages/

[ppp]

@mikeiw cool look forward to seeing some pics

@oldgit thanks, have seen this and it appears to be restricted to early versions, as far as i know all current new versions have this sorted. Thanks for the heads up.

[Grendel]

Hi, sorry only just caught up with this thread. As Joe says I do have this lens and it's a cracker. I am more impressed with it the more I use it. Have a look at the comprehensive review of it here (http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/canon_70300_456is/index.htm). The outstanding comment of the review is this:

So in terms of optical quality the EF 70-300mm IS can be almost described as a hidden Canon L lens.

I'm sure you wouldn't be disappointed with it. I'll dig out a couple of shots I've taken with it and post them tomorrrow if it helps

Don't worry about the recall issue, that relates to some very early units. I checked my serial no when I read about it a while ago and it was 1000's of units ago!

[EOS_JD]

I think the main down side is the small maximum apperture. At f5.6 you need a fair amount of light at f5.6. The IS will help for static subjects though.

For the money it's fine.

[Grendel]

As promised, a few pics taken with mine:

This one was from the day Joe mentioned where he held mine :naughty:

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/IMG_0667.jpg


http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/Moon_II.jpg


http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/Girls_on_Bench.jpg

HTH :)

[EOS_JD]

Looks good :-)

[kamion]

I have one. All the reviews say it's really good. So I'll attribute my soft shots from this lens to my lack of skill. :D Actually, no matter what lens I use, I keep getting soft shots. :nuts:

[ppp]

Cool thanks guys, think that about nails it!