What are your views on EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III?

Canon Zoom Telephoto EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III USM Autofocus Lens ($189.00). B&H also has a similar lens (without the USM) for $159.00.

I am not a professional photographer, and since I will use this lens occasionally I don't want to spend too much money. I purchased a Rebel XT with the kit lens a few weeks ago, and so far I am impressed with it. I will probably take most photos with the kit lens, but during the summer months I will have the opportunity to take pictures of moose and smaller animals, and would like to do so without getting closer than 30 yards or so from moose. Moose get much closer at times, when eating my garden at the back of the house, but I can use the kit lens for that.

What is your opinion of such lens? I would appreciate any comments you may have in relation to this lens from your own experiences.

IMO junk.

The lens is ok as is the 18-55 but it will never take REALLY good shots. For general purpose recreational use outdoors, it is ok. Having said that, I have both those lenses and seldom use them because I upgraded

not at all good at the long end and not to good anywere else it amazes me Canon der put there name to it .
Rob.

Don't waste ur money....get a used 100-300 USM or sigma 70-300. My $0.02

If you tripod the lens, you'll probably do just fine. For the price, it really isn't as bad as other are stating. My wife has taken some pretty good action photos with this lens.

This lens was stolen (with other items) back in September and I decided to use the insurance money on a different lens. Now that I own some L glass, it really isn't in the same ball park.

But, at 10% of the cost, who's kidding who. It's worth $190. BTW, you'll want the USM. Do not consider this an indoor lens. Even outdoors, it can be a bit slow in AF (but that's compared to f2.8L glass)

It's not a bad lens. It made it into the Top Ten starter lens list. I'm keeping mine (IS version) for when I need to travel light.

On a tripod or with a flash, it's okay, but soft at 300. Otherwise, best avoided. Look at the EF 70 - 300 instead. More expensive, but you get what you pay for.

Save the money and get the 70-300 is.....3 buddies at work got the 70-300 from Dell for under $500ea. Seems to be much better than the older 75-300.

T'was my first long zoom. It wasn't bad, then again it wasn't particularly good either.

Sold it for more than i paid (gotta love Ebay) and upgraded. If you can stretch to something better do it, it'll save you a lot of disappointment in the long run

yeah mine was ok and I bought mine second hand for £50

got some ok results, and like Geoff sold it on Ebay for more than I paid for it.

100-300 a better option for not much more cash apparently - I don't know cos I haven't used one!

I think there may be some cases of bad workmen blaming their tools or being a little elitist in this thread. For the money, it's not a bad lens at all. I've had some excellent results with the IS version over the past 4 years. It's not super sharp wide open at 300 mm, but not much is at that price point. If you stop it down slightly or limit yourself to around 200 mm it starts looking pretty good. The AF is also slow, but it doesn't cause too many problems in good light. I've heard the newer 70-300 version is better, but I haven't tried it. Below is a link to a lab test of it, that sums it up well from my experience. There is also a test of the 70-300 on the same website - looks better as others have stated.

http://www.photozone.d​e …non_75300_456is​/index.htm

It's not a very good lens. And I'm not an elitist. I own one, and (IMO), it's a dog.

Here's a link to a couple of pics from mine so you can make your own mind up. Like most budget lenses, you just have to understand and work around their weaknesses. Maybe I was lucky and just got a good copy - who knows.

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=121882

it's definitely way better than the 90-300 EF P.O.S. - as has been mentioned above, it's a good starter lens. you will also find there are much better lenses out there: the 70-300 IS version, Sigma EX, Canon L or DO, etc.

you might have a look on PBASE and search by the lenses for some good examples.