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Canon - EF75-300mm F4-5.6 III Telephoto Zoom Lens for EOS DSLR Cameras - Multi
Average Customer Rating:
4
Rating breakdown 83 reviews
5 Stars
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82%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Canon - EF75-300mm F4-5.6 III Telephoto Zoom Lens for EOS DSLR Cameras - Multi
Customer Rating
3
Sad
on September 22, 2012
Posted by: Q
from WA state
I used to be a serious amateur and loved my FTb, A1 and EF bodies for 35mm. Canon FD lenses were known for their sharpness; the difference between lower priced Canon glass and the upper end lenses was the speed of the lens. The faster lenses were more expensive, but even the less expensive models were sharp.
After relying on my G9 for a few years, I am getting back into SLRs. This lens has none of the old quality. Even in-focus photos are soft and I doubt it's because of my 50D body. This lens is a huge disappointment.
Pros: inexpensive
Cons: Semi-sharp images
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
1
Look Elsewhere
on August 13, 2016
Posted by: Seb
from Portland, OR, United States
I've owned this lens for almost 3 years and it has never taken a picture in focus whether in auto or manual focus. Around every subject regardless of lighting, the edges are just too soft and the subject just doesn't have focus.
The closer you are to 70mm the better it gets, but it's still pronounced. I looked up information on several forums about this lens and it appears to be normal for it, so I never sent the lens back to Canon for repair. I've used this lens for shooting weddings, airshows, extreme sports competitions, hiking and wildlife. I give it a shot every time I shoot something and every time I'm disappointed as soon see the images on the computer. They look fantastic on a tiny screen and if you fill the frame with the subject, but there can be no cropping on images with this lens, it will make the softness very pronounced.
The closer you are to 70mm the better it gets, but it's still pronounced. I looked up information on several forums about this lens and it appears to be normal for it, so I never sent the lens back to Canon for repair. I've used this lens for shooting weddings, airshows, extreme sports competitions, hiking and wildlife. I give it a shot every time I shoot something and every time I'm disappointed as soon see the images on the computer. They look fantastic on a tiny screen and if you fill the frame with the subject, but there can be no cropping on images with this lens, it will make the softness very pronounced.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
5
Excellent quality for the price.
on August 23, 2012
Posted by: Corbittstudios
It is a good lens if you are just starting out in wildlife or sports I always have it with me good build quality but realize that it is not a pro lens but you can still accomplish amazing shots from it.
Pros: Fast auto-focus
Cons: Semi-sharp images
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
It Has It's Pros and Cons
on September 30, 2009
Posted by: photok
from North Carolina
I got this lens with my camera when I first bought the camera. I wanted a lens that I could take more zoomed, detailed photos with, and I knew the standard lens on the camera wouldn't allow me to do all this.
The lens resulted in some amazing photographs: great clarity, amazing detail, everything I wanted in my photos, but then the trouble with this lens came.
About a year after I got it and started using it, I noticed that EVERYTHING I focused on showed up dark in my camera. I had it looked at by a camera repair man/ professional photographer, and he discovered that the problem was in the lens. When you put this lens on the camera, everything shows up extremely dark, losing detail and quality of the image, as well. What you saw through the lens is what came out in the pictures, and at the time, it was extremely dark.
I loved this lens while it lasted. It made wonderful photos.
Pros: Super-sharp images, Superior build quality
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
For the $ best lense I've bought
on September 9, 2014
Posted by: Old Timer
from WaSHINGTON
I bought this lens in about 2007. Taken probably 12000 pictures with it. 50% of them at Walt Disney World. From reading other reviews I had none of those problems. Not much of a nigh shoot person, daytime pictures very few out of focus. Some times even use a 2x multiplier. Last trip to Disney bought and used EFS55-250mm. I had all the problems with that len that people described with this lens. I put the 75-300 back on my Rebel XT and will leave it there. The rebel XT is old and a little slow, might up-date it someday.
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Customer Rating
5
does this fit a cannon rebel t7
on May 2, 2022
Posted by: skygirl
from nj
I want to buy a zoom Lens. I have a cannon rebel t7 . does it fit this camera??
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Customer Rating
4
Love the lens and it helps with sports photography so much!
on December 31, 2019
Posted by: Kathryn S
Verified Purchase:Yes
It zoomed in on my subjects really well and made the photos so clear. It works so well for sports shots and I love using it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
Disappointed with the lens
on March 16, 2012
Posted by: Mit
from San Mateo, California
I used this lens at the 2012 Indian Wells Professional Tennis Tournament. Inside stadium shooting at night was very disappointing as I could not used a flash. With courtside seats costing $100.00 a piece, I had expected to get very sharp pictures of the greats. Not so. the focus was very uneven and blurry around the immediate subject matter causing distraction to the eye. The highest shutter speed I could attain was 70/sec. I used the sport shooting mode and the manual mode. I also used a monopod to improve steadiness but this still did not achieve the result I was looking for. The lens performed better in bright daylight but late afternoon light once again degraded sharpness. It was too bad because the compostion of my pictures was good. I welcome any advice as to how to improve my technique using this lens from more experienced and better photographers. My email is attached.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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