Canon EF 300mm f/4.0L USM Lens

This Old “Workhorse” Still Blows Away The EF 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Lenses

Author's Rating:

Pros: Very Compact & Well-Built With Real "Ring" USM, Rear Focus, FTM And Good Optics

Cons: In A Perfect World, It Would Be A Stop Faster

Bottom Line:
This Lens Represents Real Value. It Is Long, Relatively Fast, Silent And It Captures Beautiful Images, While Remaining Compact Enough To Go Just About Anywhere! Read More

Best Buy...

Author's Rating:

Pros: Great for concerts!!!

Cons: often too strong of a zoom, for widely spread scenes closer than 100 feet.

Bottom Line:
It is the best lens for concerts b/c it's small enough to be able to get inside the venue, yet allows you for sharp, close pictures. Read More

Best Buy...

Author's Rating:

Pros: Great for concerts!!!

Cons: often too strong of a zoom, for widely spread scenes closer than 100 feet.

Bottom Line:
It is the best camera for concerts b/c it's small enough to be able to get inside the venue, yet allows you for sharp, close pictures. Read More

Decent consumer tele-zoom

Author's Rating:

Pros: Black, compact, lightweight, fast focusing, full time manual focus, affordable

Cons: No hood included, small aperture, softer past 200mm.

Bottom Line:
If you understand its limitations, you can get great images with it. It's compact and black and hard to beat for the price, considering the FTM USM focusing. Read More

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Author's Rating:

Pros: Not very expensive for a 300mm zoom lens.

Cons: Quality of lens is disappointing for professional use.