Review on Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens - Optimized for Canon EOS SLR Cameras by Amphaiphit Jongkol ᠌

Name: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens - Optimized for Canon EOS SLR Cameras
Item: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens - Optimized for Canon EOS SLR Cameras
Rating: 5

September 20, 2022

Do not hesitate to buy, the quality is amazing for the price.

Excellent value for money. There are simply no competitors in this price category with such capabilities and characteristics.
But it must be handled with care, because it is fragile.

A good lens for an amateur who has not matured to overpay for L-ki, but wants to expand his capabilities in reportage or outdoor shooting.
But the pros can also come in handy when it is difficult to take large-sized optics with you for reporting or you need to shoot without attracting much attention to yourself with large white pipes. Completely complements the line of L-eq. ;)

Perhaps the lens is completely unsuitable for any artistic shooting, if you really want to reach the top in this.

Pros

Its most important advantages are the price (almost every amateur photographer who has grown up to a SLR can afford it). As well as weight and compactness - if you have enough spacious pockets in your jacket, then you can easily put it there as a changer, if you suddenly need to make a small exit without a wardrobe trunk. Further advantages are not so obvious, but nonetheless. The design is quite comfortable and well made, despite the fact that everything is made of plastic. The stub works well. It gives a picture at short focal lengths (somewhere up to 150+ mm) that is quite sharp, but harsh, so it will not work as a portrait lens. It has a very pleasant, non-irritating bokeh.

Cons

The main drawback is, perhaps, a vacuum cleaner. Due to the strongly retractable front part, it works like a pump and, with sharp zoom turns, sucks in the dust, which eventually ends up in the camera on the matrix. Therefore, the zoom twist sharply and unnecessarily is not worth it. Another disadvantage is the swivel front lens, which makes it difficult to use some types of filters, such as polarizing ones. "Soaps" at a focus of more than 200 mm. So if you are interested in these focal lengths, it makes sense to look at other options that are more expensive. It also gives a vignetting effect at high focus, darkening the image in the corners. But sometimes, depending on the plot, it happens even to the topic. Apparently not a very strong construction inside, especially the stub - most likely afraid of any falls and bumps. About six months after the purchase, I had to take it to the warranty service due to the fact that the stabilizer lens had come off or peeled off, although I handled it quite carefully. But a year and a half after the repair, everything is working properly.