Customer Ratings & Reviews

When looking for a quality lense for a name brand camera, as a hobby photographer, everything usually breaks down into two groups: Lenses intended for professional or career photographers that cost more than you are willing to pay. Specialty lenses that have a more limited use but fit your budget. This Canon lense is unusual in that it is very comfortably priced (by comparison anyway) and is very versatile. Fully compressed, the 70mm length is good for portrait, nature photography and architecture shots. Extended to it's maximum length, the 300mm telephoto is very good for sports and wildlife shots. The maximum aperture of F4-5.6 is exceptional in this price range and will allow good shots in reasonably low light even without a tripod. When used with your Canon dSLR, the lense retains all the electronic focus and aperture control you want. This lense and a small wide-angle zoom are really the only lenses you could need for general hobby photography. So you can keep your gear bag compact as well. The attached example picture was taken in early morning light shortly after sunrise at the full 300mm length. No retouching has been done to it yet.

I have read the reviews for this lens and the Canon Image Stabilization with UVM which costs around $650 at the time. I mainly use this lens for my kids' outdoor sports activities (soccer, baseball, etc.) I have used it for a couple of months under a variety of light conditions from full sun to very overcast. I have been very happy with the quick focus time and picture quality. I usually use a monopod to help with image stabilization and reduce any blurry pictures. I have not encountered any problems with either. I decided to purchase this entry level lens based upon my skill level. I did not think an extra $500 for IS and UVM motor would give me $500 worth of better pictures at my current skill level. The lens is lightweight and does not get heavy while carrying it or strapped around my neck. I have not used it for any indoor photography because I have not had a need. I can not say how well it performs in lower light situations such as indoors. I am extremely happy I purchased this lens.

This lens is absolutely amazing for good shots! I was on my fishing boat and i took a crystal clear photo of my buddies with this! I would highly recommend this to any photographer that needs a long lens on a small budget

Used this to go birding. It was light weight and took great pictures for new birder!. Easily usable. ! Great addition to my other lenses i have !

I don't know what could be bad about a lens. But it was a great price and works great. Has a good range for my dslr.

This came as a kit with my camera, and I love it. I love how far this zooms, and still the pictures are so crisp and clear, like the subject was right in front of me.

This lens is awesome! I love the fact that it is a great price point for the type of lenses it is. It also allows for some more detailed shots of wild life, or for a close up of distant landscape objects. I am shootin with a 70D currently, this lens has been a great addition to the stock lens that the camera came with. I love that they were able to price match in the store. Made me buy t right then and there.

I like the lense for the price and the overall quaility of the images taken are great. We take alot of sports pictures and the zoom on this lense is perfect. The only draw back to this lense that I notice is that when you are manually adjusting the zoom it is not smooth. When you are turning the zoom it affects your shots because you have to adjust and then wait to take the picture because when you turn the zoom it moves the entire camera. It should be smooth so that you can adjust the zoom on the fly.

Camera is excellent. Takes great pictures. Went to Paris and the Eiffel Tower pics came out great.

This is a great lense. Easy to attach to the camera, and takes great pictures.

I got this lense with my canon dslr camera in a package grouping. It is a nice lense and can be heavy when it is placed on the canon t3 camera. I would recommend using a tri-pod when using this lense. It will help from blurry pictures. Use the auto focus when you don't want to adjust it yourself, other than that go wild with the other features the camera has to help you take great pictures.

I used this lens for the first time today as I drove through the mountains taking pictures of the changing leaves. This is a great lens for shooting outside in the the day time. The high maximum f-stop makes low light shooting difficult, but for mountains and daytime sporting events it is great. I'm happy to have the extra magnification to play with as I look for the best shoots.

I bought this for my wife and the price was great. The lens is easy to use and the quality of the images are superb. I would definitely recommend this lens.

The zoom the better clarity this lense is worth the price

This lens is utterly superb! The image quality is excellent. A slightly blurred photo is shot once and a while if I’m zoomed in to something so much and plus the fact it doesn’t encompass IS (Image Stabilization). What I don't like about it is you have to be about 4 feet away to have correct auto focus. Otherwise, this is a superior lens. If you're just starting out your hobby of photography, this would be perfect if the camera you're purchasing comes with a lens that starts around 18mm. It's really perfect to have if you're getting the Rebel XS or XSi.

I'm satisfied with the operation & ease of use of this lens. It is very good quality for the price.

I use this lens for everything from creating stunning portraits with great background blur and for taking images of the moon. It captures both in great detail.

I got this lens at a great price in a package bundle with my Canon Rebel T3i. Camera. I'm new to DSL Camera's and had some getting use to with this lens and my camera. I had a problem attaching this lens at 1st, till I got the hang of it. The zoom is Ok for what it's for...it's only 4X magnification. I had to figure out there is no motorized zoom. You have to manually zoom things. But the pics were crisp and very sharp. As was stated there's no stabilizer with this lens but at this price one cannot complain. With a little care, and steadiness, one can take very good pics with this lens.

I love using the zoom lens with my new camera. I'm still learning techniques but the lens makes it easy.

Good quality, easy to use. Would recommend this to anyone who owns a Canon SLR camera.