 Leslie L. Steinkraus |
Who has the new 70-300L lens? I'm debating whether to invest in this particular lens, & would like to know the opinion of those who have used it! Is it as versatile as some of the other telephoto lenses? What seems to be the preferred use, is it landscape,portrait,or some other???
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Peter K. Burian |
This is a brand new lens so very few people own it. It's fine for those purposes but it is a telephoto lens so I suppose most people buy it to shoot sports or other action. You can find a Review at http://www.digitalrev.com/en/canon-ef-70-300mm-f4-56-l-is-usm---hands-on-review-7321-article.html But it's very expensive. Frankly, for 90% of people the Canon 70-300mm IS USM lens would be just fine (without the L) http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/253 Their Conclusion: the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM is one of the outstanding bargains of Canon's entire lens lineup.
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- Carlton Ward Contact Carlton Ward Carlton Ward's Gallery |
I haven't used this either but I do have the 70-200mm f/2.8L IS and the 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS and love them both. I use my 70-200mm for portraits, concert photography, and its fast enough at 2.8 and IS allows me to shoot with slower shutter speeds hand-held. My website has a link to another of my sites (Zenfolio) with Festival photos and the SCI-HH10 & Summer Meltdown were 90% shot with the 70-200. My 100-400mm is also a great portrait lens for critters at the zoo and other things. At f/7.1 it is tack sharp with a beautiful "bokeh" when the background is 10 foot behind the subject. I shot this parrot a couple of months ago with the 100-400. If the 70-300 was f/2.8 I would be more enticed but I would opt for the 100-400 since it too is f/4-5.6 - I have had mine for 5 years and I absolutely love it :) Cheers, Carlton
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