Yay got my new lens! :-D

[Robbo]

Finally got my canon EF 70-300mm IS USM today..... Now all I need is the rain to stop :-(

 

[TheNissanMan]

Enjoy it, got mine a couple of weeks and been fortunate enough to have some dry days where I haven't been working. It's a cracking lens

 

[Robbo]

Thanks

does your IS make a noise? Mine seems to is this normal?

 

[CruisingComet]

I find the 70-300 very sharp at around the 200-250 end and it gives really good contrast too, over 250 it becomes a little soft for me anyway but that's probably a limitation on my behalf

 

[TheNissanMan]

Thanks

does your IS make a noise? Mine seems to is this normal?

So much so that the first time I used it in the quiet I put a post on here thinking I had broken it! The AF or IS does make a noise so nothing to worry about there

 

[Coldeh]

The AF motor won't make a noise, what you will hear is the element moving. The IS is a little noisy though.

I've had my 70-300 for quite some time now, was one of the first lenses I bought and now it just sits next to my computer doing nothing .

 

[Robbo]

Any reason it just sits there?

 

[andyred]

Finally got my canon EF 70-300mm IS USM today..... Now all I need is the rain to stop :-(

Ahhh, so your the reason it's crappy weather again


Enjoy it, it's a great lens and I hope it stops raining for you

 

[Coldeh]

Any reason it just sits there?

I've not needed it, I'm using my 24-105 f/4 L which covers the focal range I need. Plus I've got two flash guns in my bag and not enough room for a second lens

 

[Robbo]

I've not needed it, I'm using my 24-105 f/4 L which covers the focal range I need. Plus I've got two flash guns in my bag and not enough room for a second lens

that just sounds like an excuse for a bigger bag :-D lol