Canon EF 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

At ￡432 the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens should come with a lens hood, but it doesn't. However, it does come with a soft case to protect against scuffs and scrapes and features an Ultra-low dispersion (UD) element and Super Spectra coatings to help reduce fringeing, ghosting and flare.

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM review by lagereek

I am an L lens freak, got almost all of them including 7 primes, etc. Well in this case dont listen to us L-lens freaks. This is really a hidden gem. The DO version is useless, the L-version is outstanding, for built quality.

Canon EF 70-300mm f4-5.6L IS USM

Canon's EF 70-300mm f4-5.6L IS USM brings L quality to this popular zoom range. You get tough build quality, quick and quiet USM autofocusing, full-time manual focusing, effective image stabilisation and great optical quality in a barrel that's comfortably shorter (albeit fatter and heavier) than...

It's just a joy to use, and very sharp. It's also a significant step up from the Tamron 70-300 VC, you'll have no worries shooting wide open at 300mm with this one! Perfect on APS-C. Also, do not underestimate how important portability is, it's very compact at 70mm.

Designed to deliver ultra-high quality images along with lightning fast operation, the new Canon EF 70-300 f/4-5.6L IS USM telephoto zoom lens brings a favorite zoom range to the celebrated Canon L-series of lenses.

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 USM L IS - APS-C Format Review / Lab Test

We've just tested the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 USM L IS within its native full format scope so you may forgive us that we've pretty much copied the introduction. The Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 USM L IS is the latest addition to their tele zoom lens lineup making it, by far, the most extensive system...

Disappointed

I bought this lens on sale, other wise I would not have purchased it. I take pics of birds and my results with this lens were disappointing at best. I was previously using a 55-250mm IS ll at half the cost and the results were spectacular by comparison.

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Review

The Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM is a very compact telezoom for full-frame Canon SLRs, but its image quality is lacking. The Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM ($1,399) is quite compact when you consider its zoom range and compatibility with full-frame cameras. Its DO designation refers to a design that incorporates diffractive optics, which helps keep the size down, but its image quality isn't up to snuff when compared with more traditional lens designs. If you're going to spend this much on a Canon telezoom, we recommend the EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM ($1,199.00 at Amazon) ; its telephoto range isn't quite as long, but your images will be noticeably crisper. The 70-300mm ($1,099.95 at Amazon)  measures just 3.9 by 3.2 inches (HD) when set to the 70mm position, weighs 1.6 pounds, and supports 58mm front filters. It can focus to 4.6 feet, which is good enough for Canon to qualify it as a macro lens. But its maximum magnification is only 0.19x, just about one-fifth life size, so calling it a macro lens is a bit of a stretch, especially when you consider the distortion that it introduces to images wh...

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 USM L IS - Full Format Review / Test Report

The Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 USM L IS delivers high quality results throughout the zoom range but especially at 70mm. At 300mm it is clearly better than its in-house cousins (EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 USM IS & EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM DO IS) reaching very good to excellent center results combined very...

Happy I purchased the lens

I've used the product to photograph landscape and some wildlife. The Canon 70-300L works very well on both my Canon 5D2 and my Canon 50D. the only problem is that you can't zoom with the lens shade reversed.