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Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: ATHiker95 on October 03, 2005, 10:20:46 pm

Title: new 70-300 IS
Post by: ATHiker95 on October 03, 2005, 10:20:46 pm

Anybody have a copy of this lens yet and any opinions? Don't think it is available in the States just yet, but have heard it is in Europe.  Have been looking for a decent 70-300 (in black finish) and didn't know if I wanted to drop the bucks on the 70-300 DO IS (which I really like, however, for its size and handling).  

Michael, if you're dropping in, have you had a chance to look at this lens yet?

Thanks!
Mark

Title: new 70-300 IS
Post by: Yakim Peled on November 17, 2005, 04:18:46 am

You can find several useful links here (http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00EBP8).

Title: new 70-300 IS
Post by: MarkWelsh on November 17, 2005, 05:49:48 pm

I am a) very fussy, and b) very happy with this lens. Samples and a review on a 1Ds II will be posted over the weekend here . . . Canon 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS test. (http://www.16-9.net/lens_tests)

Title: new 70-300 IS
Post by: jolsen on January 04, 2006, 02:32:19 am

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I am a) very fussy, and  very happy with this lens. Samples and a review on a 1Ds II will be posted over the weekend here . . . Canon 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS test. (http://www.16-9.net/lens_tests)
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It seems too good to be true.
If the 70-300mm f4-5.6IS is really as good as suggested in that review,
then why choose the more expensive 70-300mm DO?

Title: new 70-300 IS
Post by: Yakim Peled on January 04, 2006, 02:36:53 am

Very good question.
The truth is that this lens is a DO killer, at least as far as I can see it.

Title: new 70-300 IS
Post by: Digiteyesed on January 04, 2006, 02:51:19 am

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Very good question.
The truth is that this lens is a DO killer, at least as far as I can see it.
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I'm told that it's even better than the [a href=\"http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/canon_100400_4556_is/]Canon 100-400 IS L 4.5/5.6[/url] which I've just purchased and am very happy with.

Title: new 70-300 IS
Post by: Giedo on January 04, 2006, 04:47:59 pm

I'm thinking about replacing my 100-400L with this lens as I just bought a 300 mm f/4 prime (non IS) which I can use with a tc 1.4 for the long end. The new generation IS, the low weight make this new lens a far more versastile lens I think.
Here (http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/canon_70300_456is/index.htm)is one more test that adds to the rumour... " a hidden L lens" it says.

Title: new 70-300 IS
Post by: sxty8goats on January 04, 2006, 05:20:54 pm

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I'm thinking about replacing my 100-400L with this lens as I just bought a 300 mm f/4 prime (non IS) which I can use with a tc 1.4 for the long end. The new generation IS, the low weight make this new lens a far more versastile lens I think.
Here (http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/canon_70300_456is/index.htm)is one more test that adds to the rumour... " a hidden L lens" it says.
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Having just bought one I loved this line from the review linked above:

"Compared to true L grade lenses the contrast level seems to be a tad lower at 300mm. Nonetheless this is truly baffling for such an affordable lens."

I haven't had a lot of time to play with it yet but I took quite a few hand held shots of my Beta (fish) in poor light for lens speed and was quite surprised with the results.. Very nice for the little experiance I have with it so far.