My second "nano" lens. And just as lovely as the first. You have to see tobelieve the speed and smoothness of AF acquisition. The new tech makes it borderline silent. Great, must buy. The display is a Nice gimmick that is something I hope canon will add it to all nano lenses in the future.

NANO, NANO! I suspect Canon was unsure to add this in the name; But serious, this has to be one of the nicest AF system drives in history; FAST AF; And I dont mean fast but like instant; Very smooth and accurate; Very nice IQ

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With a "II" in the product name, it is only logical that a version "I" of this lens existed and in this case, that lens is the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens . Interesting is that the version "I" lens was itself a replacement of a very similar lens, the Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens...

The Canon EF 70–300 mm f/4–5.6 IS II USM, presented in September 2016, is an official successor of the EF 70–300 mm f/4–5.6 IS USM model, launched in 2005. The new lens's optical construction is more complex than that of its predecessor; it also features a bigger filter diameter, a better autofocus,...

Very good image quality in the frame centre; Good image quality on the edge of the APS-C sensor apart from the 70 mm focal length; Slight longitudinal chromatic aberration; Low lateral chromatic aberration; Lack of any serious distortion problems; Low astigmatism; Not bothersome coma; Moderate...

Weak image quality on the edge of the frame at 70 mm; Average performance against bright light; A bit too high vignetting level on full frame

Here we have Canon's new, updated version of their moderately priced 70-300mm full frame lens. It offers improved AF, improved optical quality and a new electronic display. We coupled this to the Canon EOS 5DS R body, so let's see how the lens performs and handles.

Close in on the action with the EF 70–300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM telephoto zoom lens. With a wide zoom range and fast, near-silent autofocus, it can be ideal for anyone looking to capture distant subjects.

It's always fun to test (or read about) the latest, high-end lenses but the truth is that most of the market action is still in the bottom- to mid-level segment and, yes, we neglected this here lately.