Help - Which Lens??

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Hi....I am pretty new to this forum, so basically just looking for some advise .

I am due to go to South Africa on Safari towards the end of November and looking for a good lens to take along with me. I have a canon 350d, and looking to spend around £450 - £500. Currently the lenses I am looking at are:

1. Canon 70 -300mm IS
2. Tamron 18 - 270mm
3. Tamron 28 - 300mm

I believe, and correct me if I am wrong but I have read a lots of reviews, saying that image stabilisation on safaris is a MUST. Could anyone let me know what they feel is the best lens out of the three above or better still recommend a lens the £400 -£500 mark that would suit my requirements.

Any comments greatly appreciated.
 
70-300IS is a fantastic quality lens. It might really be worth hiring a couple of L lens for the trip if it's once in a life-time opportunity!(lensforhire are well respected, although not used them personally yet!)
 
The 70-300mm IS is great for the dosh - pretty good optics, fast AF and the IS is unbelievably good (although you do feel seasick looking through the viewfinder with it on) :)

With superzooms like the Tamrons you're compromising on quality overall because of the wide zoom range. The Canon is basically 'only' a 4x zoom so there will be more emphasis placed on image quality during its design and production.
 
50-250 IS might be worth a look, also you'd just get a 70-200 F4L for this money :)
 
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