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

There are always better lenses - but most of us have a budget. You LEARN to take good pictures.

Great pics.

Another thing to consider is what you will be doing withthe pictures. If you plan on examining them on your computer screen you will be disapointed sooner or later with every lens.

If you plan on printing 4x6 you will be pretty happy most of the time. I know before I had a digital SLR my EOS lens collection was a lot different.

Go ahead, disagree and throw stones at me. But, deep down you know it's a little bit true for you too

Thanks for the responses. I am very glad that I asked about this lens here, since there is no better answer than your own experiences with it. I will save my money and buy a better and more expensive one, or at least a 70-300mm Tamron for now.

erm, ok

Fair enough. Better generally does mean more expensive when it comes to lenses. Sky's the limit.

I was a little more generous with my opinion, but if that makes me elitist then so be it

I had my 75-300 (NON IS by the way) at the same time as a Sigma 135-400.

The Sigma isn't the world's greatest lens, but it's head and shoulders above the Canon.

GSH wrote:
I was a little more generous with my opinion, but if that makes me elitist then so be it

I had my 75-300 (NON IS by the way) at the same time as a Sigma 135-400.

The Sigma isn't the world's greatest lens, but it's head and shoulders above the Canon.

But don't they cost like $400 plus?

What is the best xx-300mm lens available on a budget? any make, as long as its ef.

I'm going to buy one, and the 100mm is a bit long, so its a canon, sigma or tamron 70/5-300 - preferably less than £150

Leo

I read a comparison test in a UK mag recently and the Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO Macro DG was highly praised. It was up against all the major brands of that focal range, Canon, Nikon etc. Warehouse express have it at £159 at the moment. Only just above your budjet. HTH.

The best non-L is probably the EF 70 - 300 IS.

No idea. I don't work in Dollars

If the OP is happy with the 75-300 then fair play to him. I stated my opinions on the lens i had, along with a couple of other members.

Then again i've got what i consider to be a nice Sigma 70-200 2.8...others disagree but i don't care


Looking over at fredmiranda.com..the Tamron 70/75-300 zooms seems to be rated better then the Canon and are close to the required price range. I think i'd be looking to try one of those..

GSH - It's unfair to compare the 75-300 directly against lenses that cost twice as much, especially when the OP has stated they are on a tight budget. The Sigma 70-300 Mojo mentioned sounds like a more fair comparison. As already mentioned the Canon 70-300 would also be worth considering, although with IS added the budget is blown out again.

I own a 100-300 USM and it is a great lens. I am so happy with it I don't even want to upgrade to the 70-300.

I got it for only $300 AU...and it is on my camera all the time.

Nat

I don't know how different it is than my 75-300 IS, but I'm VERY happy with my IS lens, although it is quite a bit more expensive than the non-IS. I just went back and looked at some pics from last spring, and I was shooting pretty wide open, and the sharpness was much better than I would have expected. This was back before I knew what I was doing (not that I'm all that much better now, but I know to stop it down a bit for sharpness.) The 300 is a bit longer than I normally need, so I'm thinking about the Sigma 70-200 f2.8.

The OP asked for opinions on the lens, i gave my opinon as did others.

I suggested that if he could possibly stretch his budget further then he should consider it as even as a beginner with a 300D i was disappointed with the Canon 75-300.

I also mentioned the Tamron zooms, which you seemed to have conveniently ignored for some reason.

The Tamron 75-300 LD Macro gets 7.5 / 10 over at Fredmiranda.com, which i generally find to be a good indicator of quality. That lens is available for less than £100 in the UK and going by the usual UK/US pricing, would be in the price range of the Canon 75-300 non IS.

Having owned the Canon, i know where my money would go if i were looking for a lens in that price range.

Now is that fair enough for you?