Review on Optimized Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras (Discontinued by Manufacturer) by Wei Shin Yin ᠌

Name: Optimized Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras (Discontinued by Manufacturer)
Item: Optimized Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras (Discontinued by Manufacturer)
Rating: 3

October 29, 2022

Expectations were not met, average quality.

For the money that is asked for him, you can put up with his shortcomings. It can be used as a portrait if it is not possible to buy fixes. Used on 400d and 60d. At 400 he shows himself better. Multipixel matrices are not for him. The far end will often be useless. If you buy precisely because of 300 mm, then you will be disappointed. If you are looking for a replacement kit, I would advise you to take 28-105mm usm.

Pros

Price. Focus and focus again! Lightweight and compact. Not bad assembled, better for example than a regular half-toss 1.8. It works well in general, and auto focus is normal, not as fast as usm, but enough.

Cons

Picture. If up to 135 mm it is very good, you can shoot portraits, for example, then now it’s getting worse. Nothing helps with 200mm. Terrible soap, even if you cover the aperture to 16, 22 or even further, it seems like 32 is minimal there, it will not help. But it's not even about soap, but about chromatic aberrations, eerie purples that almost always appear. Even on not the most contrasting lines. Moreover, the size of these aberrations is simply huge. You can only shoot dark things against a dark background.