Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III
Last updated (08 April’13):
- Review by ePhotozine
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III is a telephoto zoom lens. The lens features 75-300mm at focal length with maximum aperture of 1:4-5.6. The lens construction has 13 elements in 9 groups with diagonal angle of view at 32 (at 11 feet) to 8 degrees (at 15 feet). Closest focusing distance: 4.9 feet with zoom rotating type and has a filter size of 58mm. The Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III lens weighs 16.8 ounces and it measures 2.8 inches in diameter, 4.8 inches long.
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Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III Reviews
ePhotozine review the Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III and writes;
“Despite its drawbacks, this is still quite a usable budget telephoto lens. It does not carry much of a weight penalty, and therefore has more chance of being in the bag when you want the extra reach that it offers. In its class, its biggest drawbacks are the close focus ability being poor and softness at the longer end.”
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Brighthub review the Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III and writes;
“The Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III does not offer image quality and sharpness comparable to primes or L series lenses. However, it is a good introductory lens for amateur photographers who are still finding their interests in various streams of photography. For its price, this lens is a good value and can be used as a stop-gap lens before migrating to a more expensive option.”
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Byphotography review the Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III and writes;
“This lens suffers from poor image quality. The sharpness of the images deteriorates at the end of the telephoto lens. She suffers from significant proportion of the chromatic aberration when the image contrast is high. However, at 75mm, the sharpness is acceptable to a certain degree. Below is a sample image and 100% crop, that demonstrates the quality of glass.”
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The-digital-picture review the Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III and writes;
“The Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III USM Lens is soft wide open at all focal lengths. Sharpness decreases as it zooms from 70mm to 300mm. However, the corners are softest at 70 and getting better by 300.”
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Bob Atkins compares the Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III to Canon EF 300/4L USM and writes;
“I do know that the EF 75-300/4-5.6 IS USM is a decent lens. It’s not as good as a 300/4L, it’s not as sharp and it focuses significantly slower, but when used properly and with the help of a little digital magic, it’s a lens capable of yielding pretty sharp images. This especially appplies when shooting digital if, when at 300mm, you stop down a stop, optimize the image in PhotoShop and don’t try to make huge prints.”
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Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III Reviews
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Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III User Reviews
Good starter……. | Rating:
“This is a really good starter lens, limited sharpness, but you pay for what you get. For the price, GREAT…….” – by Toby Hicks “Cpttugg”
Very happy with this lens | Rating:
“If I can capture a squirrel in tall grass 50 feet away, hand held, overcast and in the resulting image I can count the hairs on the squirrels face. The hairs are sub-pixel sized. In other words the lens out performed the sensor. There isn’t any thing wrong with the lens. The auto focus selected the subject of the image, not the grass and quickly focused it. Even at full zoom the aperture was sufficient to shoot hand held at ISO400, under cloudy skies. So it’s not image stabilized … So unless you are a pro shooting in fast paced environments this lens will do fine.” – by Charles A. Taylor
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“This lens was purchased for use with a Rebel and has been excellent. It was ready to use the minute it was taken out of the box. Quality in both low light and normal light has been excellent. It is lightweight thus carrying an extra lens is not an issue. These lens are much smaller in size than the Nikon lens I use for my Nikon cameras.” – by Bill A. Belt
High Quality Entry Level Lens | Rating:
“The lens is rather slow at f/4 but I’ve taken some great shots at ISO 100 and ISO 200 by hand with it at 300 mm. I will say, I shoot in RAW and inspect all of my photographs at 100% zoom during processing… Even under the most ideal conditions at 250 mm, f/32 using a tripod, mirror lockup and the self timer with no filter, the picture is not sharp and I believe this is dispersion of the lens glass. I noticed the worst sharpening at 300mm wide open. However, the lens produces excellent contrast and the overall image quality is great. I love having the freedom to zoom in on distant objects. So it doesn’t perform as well as a professional lense but as a amateur, I’m happy to have this zoom lens to complement my Rebel XT system. “ – by silverram
This lens has been perfect for me | Rating:
“I purchased this lens at the same time of buying my Canon T1s…. I by no means am anything but an amateur photographer at this point, and with that said, this lens has been great for me…. I don’t care that it’s noisier than the included 18-55 lens, and I’ve taken some fantastic fully zoomed in pictures with this lens, I have seen no indication of unfocused results… If you’re a “pro” and you are buying a $150 lens and expecting $800 results, you might want to revisit your expectations 
“ – by MorningZ
Amatuer Photog | Rating:
“Considering the cost of the lens it is a great value. I wanted to get a zoom lens without busting my budget. This lens has NO bells or whistles, and I am only a casual photgrapher, but for me this lens was very much worth the price. “ – by D. Ericson “Guy with Kids”
Quality lens for best price from Amazon! | Rating:
“I ordered this lens online on Amazon for cheapest price ever, and this lens is awesome, I get quality images and makes me fee proud that I won it..next would be IS lens and may be an upgrade to super telephoto lens “ – by Keshav Dahiya “DrDahiya”
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III Sample Photos
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Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III Specifications
Capture the far-off action of fast-paced sports or zoom in for an intimate portrait with the Canon EF 75-300mm telephoto zoom lens. The optical system, construction, and exterior are the same as the EF 75-300 mm f/4-5.6 III USM’s. The difference is that it uses a DC motor instead of a USM to drive the AF. As with all Canon lens, this 75-300 model carries a one-year warranty.
* Focal length: 75-300mm
* Maximum aperture: 1:4-5.6
* Lens construction: 13 elements in 9 groups
* Diagonal angle of view: 32 (at 11 feet) to 8 degrees (at 15 feet)
* Closest focusing distance: 4.9 feet
* Zoom system: Rotating type
* Filter size: 58mm
* Dimensions: 2.8 inches in diameter, 4.8 inches long
* Weight: 16.8 ounces
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