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A superior performance, ultra-compact telephoto zoom lens with Canon's Image Stabilization. These Diffractive Optics elements are combined to reduce size and boost image quality. AF is super-fast and silent with a ring-type USM, and it focuses down to 4.6 feet without rotating the front element. A new zoom lock button keeps the lens safe and secure when not in use or used at the wide angle.
Features
- Ultra-compact telephoto zoom lens
- Incorporates Canon's Image Stabilization (IS) technology
- Super-fast and silent with a ring-type USM; focuses down to 4.6 feet without rotating the front element
- Optimized to suppress ghosting and flaring, ideal for use with digital cameras
- Zoom lock button keeps the lens safe and secure when not in use or used at the wide angle
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• Ultra-compact 70-300mm telephoto zoom lens with f/4.5 to 5.6 maximum aperture
• Super-fast and silent autofocus with ring-type USM; 4.6-foot close focus distance
• Optimized to suppress ghosting and flaring; zoom lock button keeps lens secure
• Measures 3 inches in diameter and 5.6 inches long; 1-year warranty; accepts 58mm filters
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 7.2 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.4 inches | | Product Height:
| 5.2 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.59 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 59 reviews |
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173 of 175 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent LensJan 29, 2006
By L C
I love this lens. I'd like to compare it to the canon 70-200 f/2.8 L, because I own that too. I originally bought the 70-200 because I really like the L series glass, having previously purchased other L lenses. I am a small woman and I found it to be very cumbersome and often left it at home (though it is an excellent lens on it's own) because of it's size. My husband suggested the 70-300 f/4-5.6 DO IS as an alternative. I am SO pleased with the lens. I recently shot over 250 photos at a zoo. All hand held, something I could NOT do with the 70-200, and many at the extreme 300mm. The IS is amazing, the weight of the lens very manageable. It was a cloudy, sometimes rainy day and yet the colors were true and the focus, even in low light situations, very accurate. I used no flash, even indoors. The photos through glass and mesh were so clear, you'd never know either were there. On a sunny day practice shoot, I had no trouble with lens flare, even without using a hood. (I was trying to get flare, just because it was mentioned in other reviews.) So, if you do not wish to haul a heavy lens around and you want all the benefits of an L series photo, I would recommend this lens.
138 of 139 found the following review helpful:
Great Lens!Dec 31, 2005
By George Mitsuoka
"Technical Consultant"
I originally purchased the other (non-DO) Canon 70-300mm zoom lens but found so many annoyances with it that I returned it. I find this DO lens to be much, much nicer and worth the extra cost. The issues I had with the non-DO lens were: it's big and noisy (focus and IS); slow to focus; if pointed down, the lens violently pops-out to full zoom, thus requiring use of the zoom lock whenever not in use; the filter ring rotates during zoom, making use of a polarizing filter difficult; you cannot manually focus if the lens is in AF mode; chromatic aberrations were noticable.
The DO lens has none of these issues: it is compact (about the same size as the Canon EFS 17-85), quiet, and fast focusing. The lens holds its focal length if pointed up or down. The filter ring does not rotate during zoom, and you can manually focus whether in AF or MF mode. I've seen no chromatic aberrations with this lens. Shots are clear and crisp throughout the entire range.
I didn't consider the highly-rated L series lenses because I knew that I wouldn't regularly carry such a large and obtrusive lens. I can literally carry this DO lens in my jacket pocket wherever I go, and not attract a lot of attention when it's mounted on my camera. Your needs may vary.
It's also a pleasure to own what I consider to be a technological marvel. With excellent image stabilization and autofocus, and being one of only two SLR lenses in the world to use diffractive optics (the other one costs over $5k), this lens defines state of the art.
194 of 198 found the following review helpful:
Criminally bum rapped.Jun 08, 2005
By jabdigital
I spent weeks in forums reading up on this lens, and always seemed to come across a mixed bag of comments about it. I've had it for about a month, and I have taken a good amount of pictures with it. It does take great pictures, all the way up to 300mm. There is a touch of softness at 300mm, but this can all be taken care of using an unsharp mask in Photoshop/Paint Shop Pro/etc..... As a matter of fact, this lens seems particularly receptive to sharpening. People swear by L lenses, but if it's between this lens and say the 70-200mm IS you're talking about a minimal difference in sharpness out of the camera, and the 70-200mm IS costs more with less of a range. The DO is also black, and the DO technology enables it to be much smaller than you'd expect. At full zoom it is smaller than the 70-200mm IS or non-IS!! I took this lens to a NY Mets baseball game, and did not stick out like a sore thumb. YOU CAN TAKE THIS LENS ANYWHERE!!! The image stabilization is great, and has 2 modes you can use.
I am very satisfied with this lens. Don't let the L snobs sway you away.
I bought this for 1169.95 and it's $30 drop to 1139.95 was refunded to me by Amazon. I wouldn't shop anywhere else.
great lens, great place to buy.
186 of 197 found the following review helpful:
 Great pictures, but not perfectMay 18, 2004
I use the 70-300 with a Digital Rebel, giving a maxium equivalent focal length of a 480mm lens on a 35mm film camera body. I thought about buying one of Canon's 70-200L series, but they are huge, white, and heavy. I am not a professional photographer and decided I didn't want to look like a geek trying to masquerade as one. Besides, I like to take my camera with me, like tucked under my ski jacket, so there is an upper limit to practicality.
So far, photos have mainly been of kids playing baseball. I've shot roughly 1000 pictures in the few weeks I've had it. From the outfield fence, I've been able to take some great pictures of the batters. At maximum focal length, tracking movement of players takes some skill, which I am still trying to master. From the baselines, I have to zoom out to keep the action in the frame. I haven't had a need yet to use the IS since I use a fast shutter speed for sports.
Picture quality is very good. Photos are crisp across the field. I assume the magazines will test this lens eventually under lab conditions, but I can't see any imperfections with real world photos.
My only complaint is with the zoom control. The lens has a lock to hold it in the shortest focal length because the lens will move by itself when pointed up or down. The rotating ring for the zoom control is a little too hard to rotate when the camera is level, and especially when going against gravity. It is fine for still subjects, but it is a challenge for quick focal length changes with sports. Gearing for a more rotation with less force would have made this lens ideal.
62 of 62 found the following review helpful:
A very well designed telephoto lens with more accessoriesJun 03, 2006
By D. Henderson
I like the DO (Diffractive Optics) of this lens. It's great to take pictures from a distance without using a long, bulky lens that makes me stand out like a sore thumb. Even though it is heavy, the IS (Image Stabilizer) compensates well for the shaking as I line up my shots. The dual IS switch for either full IS or panning shots (think following running players on a field) is a very nice feature.
Oh, this is a kit that includes an ET-65B Lens Hood and a LP1116 Soft Lens Pouch. Too bad I didn't know before I ordered the hood separately.
The lens fits nicely in a standard camera bag. And I can store the lens hood reversed on the lens and on the camera although I can't adjust the lens with the hood in this position because of the long length of the hood. And because of the hood's length, an external flash is recommended if you need a flash shot.
Because the 70-300 DO uses 58mm filter threading, I found a better use for my UV filter than being on my original Canon kit lens.
This lens is a keeper.
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