Opinion? Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM: Reviews for XTi

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PhotoAM - 23 Aug 2007 07:04 GMT

I am considering getting Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS for my Canon XTi.
Anyone has any experience/opinions to share?

For starters, I want to know if this lens has any compatibility issues with
XTi or it just works.
I would also love hear any experience with the quality of the lens itself,
especially at the telephoto end (300mm).

Thanks.
[For specs:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/397663-USA/Canon_0345B002_70_300mm_f_4_5_6
_EF_IS.html]

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safetyo - 23 Aug 2007 09:02 GMT

Here are three links to a series of photos taken with that lens. The forth
link is just a nice telephoto of a helicopter.

They are on photobucket so the size is reduced.

I was taking pictures on my patio and I caught this falcon. First is at
regular size, second is crop of the bird with something in his talons, third
is when he released what I think was al large insect. Those were all at
300mm

I'm nowhere near a pro, but consider myself an advanced amateur (if there is
such a category?). I enjoy using this lens when the opportunity arises.
Focuses fast, and the IS seems to work great. When fully extended, it
doesn't seem as loose as some reviews have said, but it also isn't very
tight either. I guess that's just the way it's built. Haven't used a
filter on it. I've used both Mode and Mode 2 IS and I can't tell the
difference although I haven't shot that much yet with the lens. Sorry I
don't have a better review.

Would I buy it again? Yes. For the money, it delivers for me. I also use
the 70-200 mm f2.8.

http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d168/breakrite/?action=view&current=bird-origi
nal.jpg
http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d168/breakrite/?action=view&current=bird-close
-up.jpg
http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d168/breakrite/?action=view&current=Bird-Dropp
ed-it.jpg
http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d168/breakrite/?action=view&current=76.jpg

>I am considering getting Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS for my Canon XTi.
>Anyone has any experience/opinions to share?
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> [For specs:
> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/397663-USA/Canon_0345B002_70_300mm_f_4_5_6
_EF_IS.html]

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King Sardon - 23 Aug 2007 17:09 GMT

>Here are three links to a series of photos taken with that lens. The forth
>link is just a nice telephoto of a helicopter.
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>> [For specs:
>> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/397663-USA/Canon_0345B002_70_300mm_f_4_5_6
_EF_IS.html]

Read the review at PhotoZone.
http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/canon_70300_456is/index.htm
I have the lens and think it is great, but PhotoZone and other reviews
on the Web are likely to be more impartial than any one person's views
on rpds-s.

Note that early versions of this lens have a problem with sharpness
and with zoom creep. Canon will fix them for free.

KS

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Bob S - 29 Aug 2007 16:41 GMT

>Here are three links to a series of photos taken with that lens. The forth
>link is just a nice telephoto of a helicopter.
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>is when he released what I think was al large insect. Those were all at
>300mm

The bird looks like a Mississippi Kite, not actually a falcon. This
species is found along the Gulf Coast from the Florida panhandle down
through Texas, and for some distance inland. It catches and eats
insects on the wing, and drops the remains. Several years ago I saw
them catching dragonflies in Louisiana.

Bob S

>http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d168/breakrite/?action=view&current=bird-origi
nal.jpg
>http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d168/breakrite/?action=view&current=bird-close
-up.jpg
>http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d168/breakrite/?action=view&current=Bird-Dropp
ed-it.jpg
>http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d168/breakrite/?action=view&current=76.jpg

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safetyo - 30 Aug 2007 01:27 GMT

Interesting information. That's were the picture was taken, in Lafayette,
Louisiana.

>>Here are three links to a series of photos taken with that lens. The
>>forth
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>>http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d168/breakrite/?action=view&current=Bird-Dropp
ed-it.jpg
>>http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d168/breakrite/?action=view&current=76.jpg

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