Comments about Canon Canon 70-300 mm EF f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens:

This lens is easy to use and has a great zoom range. You can use it for almost everything. The range is great although the focus is a little sluggish. I use this lens for birds and small animals.

Comments about Canon Canon 70-300 mm EF f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens:

Great lens for that unsteady hand. Mine is paired with the 50d which when used in full action mode (6.5 fps) an occasional shot is blurry. But overall a great lens.

Comments about Canon Canon 70-300 mm EF f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens:

I know absolutely nothing about photography and even my pictures look good! If you can press a button, you can use this lens!

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I do a lot of nature photography and animals, birds and insects do not hold still so I wanted the image stabilization that my other 70-300 Canon did not have. I have only found one drawback, and that is the lens chatters a lot on autofocus when trying to photograph butterflies and dragonflies because the lens keeps trying to shift between the insect and the bush/branch. I end up using manual focus a lot more that I want unless I use the AE mode and only the center focus point. I got some wonderful nesting bald eagle pictures in Punta Gorda this year. Overall, I do give this lens a very good rating.

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I recently just got back from an African Hunt, I was the only one of the group that could get any good photos. My girlfriend took it on the site seeing part of the trip and out of 700 photos only four pictures were dissapointing.

Comments about Canon Canon 70-300 mm EF f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens:

Used to take personal pictures to enter in Fair's etc.

Comments about Canon Canon 70-300 mm EF f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens:

HAS IMAGE-STABILIZATION
HAS ULTRASONIC MOTOR
F STOP STARTS @ 4-5.6
GOOD FOR GENERAL USAGE
GOOD FOR MOST PORTRAITURE
GOOD FOR SPORTS AND WILDLIFE SHOTS

Comments about Canon Canon 70-300 mm EF f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens:

I use this lens on a 40D and it's very nice for the price. IS is wonderful on a telephoto of this range. The range is great on a crop-sensor camera like the 40D (70-300mm is really 112-480mm!). I've taken very nice shots of the moon with this lens with just a bit of cropping. Works well with the 28-135mm kit lens on the 40D for a nice range with only 2 lenses. Very sharp and focuses quickly and silently with the USM motor. A nice feature is the 2-stage image stabilizer. One mode is for general IS, the other for panning which stabilizes the vertical-axis only. The end does rotate while focusing, so if you're using a polarizer that could be a pain. It could be a little faster, especially on the tele end, but those lenses cost 2-3x as much, so I consider this lens a great value for it's performance.

Comments about Canon Canon 70-300 mm EF f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens:

for not being an L lens, its decent, really sharp, quick to focus, and relatively light and cheap for a comparable lens

Comments about Canon Canon 70-300 mm EF f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens:

Great Lens. The image stabilizer is great for people like me who have naturally shaky hands, but still love photography. Great for wildlife, I have taken this lens on many vacations and gotten some great pictures. Also it may seem heavy, but for a lens of its size, it's actually quite light.

Comments about Canon Canon 70-300 mm EF f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens:

For the price,this is a very good lens.

Comments about Canon Canon 70-300 mm EF f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens:

Man oh man - I originally bought the 70-300 without IS and thought that I was taking some decent shots even handheld. Now, I'm taking some incredible shots handheld of sporting events and when I actually tripod it the nature shots are beyond compare

Comments about Canon Canon 70-300 mm EF f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens:

I've had this lens for almost a year now and I love it more then the camera.

Comments about Canon Canon 70-300 mm EF f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens:

This is by far the best lens that I have ever purchased. The detail and colors are absolutely amazing. The quality of the colors and sharpness of the images makes it like you ar ehtere and not looking at a picture. It is smoth quiet and easy to handle.

Comments about Canon Canon 70-300 mm EF f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens:

Great lens that is fast and quiet when on auto-focus mode. Great for nature/wildlife photography.

Comments about Canon Canon 70-300 mm EF f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens:

fast focus,sharp pictures

Comments about Canon Canon 70-300 mm EF f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens:

The USM in this lens is incredible. IT is a must-use for the professional or advanced photographer. The clarity and speed of this lens is something I would never leave without.

Comments about Canon Canon 70-300 mm EF f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens:

For the price, this lens can't be beat. It has optics that are close in quality to much more expensive L-series lenses, and the image stabilization will leave you wondering why you ever bought a lens without it. From birds to portraits, this lens will leave you satisfied. USM, though not ring-type, is fast, accurate and quiet. Not quite L-series construction, and the front element does rotate, but if that doesn't worry you, dig in and enjoy this fantastic lens. I upgraded from a Sigma 70-300 APO DG and haven't regretted a thing. You'll love it if you get it.

Comments about Canon Canon 70-300 mm EF f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens:

This lens has revolutionized my photography. The image stabilizer has removed most of the blur when I'm without a tripod. My son loves it so much that he's saving to buy his own, (soon I hope).