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Canon - Refurbished Excellent - EF75-300mm F4-5.6 III Telephoto Zoom Lens for EOS DSLR Cameras - Multi
Average customer rating
3.8
(62 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 62 reviews
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76%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Canon - Refurbished Excellent - EF75-300mm F4-5.6 III Telephoto Zoom Lens for EOS DSLR Cameras - Multi
Customer Rating
4
Love it!
on September 3, 2010
Posted by: Football Mom
I use this lens to take pictures for all my son's football games. The pictures turn out so well that all the other parents want to pay me to take pictures of their children. This is my first camera and lens no I am so pro and this lens is easy to use.
Pros: add a pro
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Follow up...
on March 30, 2011
Posted by: Big Juicy
from Jacksonville, FL
This is a follow up to my post/review from a few months back. I've been using this lens now for quite a bit of time and have shot around a lot with it. One thing I've noticed and had read before is that the lens tends to shoot dark. I've found this to be true so adequate lighting (natural or via flash) is critical to compensate for this. I love the Canon Speedlite 430 II flash and it's exposure compensation feature which helps immensely. This lens can also generate quite a bit of noise so be sure to have the ISO set correctly for the conditions on your camera. Also, you'll need to shoot on "P" mode or "TV/SV" mode so you can align the focal length with the lens size; example, 300mm lens, 300 or more shutter speed to eliminate camera shake. A lot to remember but if you do these things you'll be happy with this lens. Still a thumbs up for price/value! Enjoy and shoot well...
Pros: great zoom, sharp images if used correctly
Cons: Slow auto-focus, shoots dark
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Great With Understanding
on March 26, 2009
Posted by: Good left eye
from Bloomington, MN
Once I got to understand the lens, it worked very well. For fast focus I do my best manually, spending less than a second. At the same time I can adjust the camera settings w/ my other hand. Then I flip the AF switch on, 1/2 press shutter and away I go. If the shot is far away or the aperture is higher than 11, I can just turn the AF off again. The Subject can move a fair distance without loosing focus. This is a great lens for the price. Be warned, many shots will only work with a tripod. I have the best results if the Sun or its reflections are not in the front of the lens. I would recommend using a lens shade and a polarizer when shooting outdoors. P.S. If the user is not fast, the camera never will be, you must conceive of what might come next. Always be prepared.
Pros: light weight, small size, low price, same size filter 58mm, simple efficient operation
Cons: noise
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Great lens
on June 14, 2013
Posted by: Leather
from St Pete fl
By reading the other reviews I believe I got an exceptionally good one. No problems with auto focus (unless I try to get to close to the subject) and I do not miss the IS at all even at full zoom hand held all my pictures come out just beautiful ! The only issue I have found is in high contrast you do get a lot of CA even with a CPL filter, but this is my only complaint. For the price you pay you get a really great lens.
Pros: Fast auto-focus, light weight, true and beautiful colors
Cons: very evident ca
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
on December 9, 2012
Posted by: D.T.
from Twentynine Palms, CA
Not much to say... it's average lens all-around. Not a bad lens, but not really good. It has great range, but you will need a tripod, for sure. Images are nice, but not perfect. Great lens for beginners because of price. No USM, and no IS make it pretty plain. I bought a 55-250mm IS lens to replace this one. If I know I'm going somewhere where I'll need the extra zoom, and I plan on bringing a tripod, I will bring this one out of the closet for a bit. If you're looking to buy a telephoto zoom, save up for a couple more months and get the 55-250mm IS lens. For what it's worth, you absolutely can't argue with the value.
Pros: easy to use, great range
Cons: Slow auto-focus, Semi-sharp images, Poor build quality, no is
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
nice lens
on September 26, 2010
Posted by: qantas airways
from New York
i have not had this lens for very long, but it is VERY good for the price. i use it mostly for airplane photography and it performs very well. even though it has no IS it doubles for that with fast AF. my only complaint is that it did not zoom as far as i thought, but it does the job, espacilly for the suprisingly low price. i will most likely buy the 100-400mm IS in the future though to zoom further and have IS.
Pros: good size, not heavy, fast, excellent price
Cons: no image stabilizer
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
on October 9, 2009
Posted by: cheatham
I have had this lens for years. It was actually given to me by a friend. I do not use it very often but when I do use it I'm always surprised for the bum rap this lens gets. For the money it takes fine images and coupled with some photoshopping it can deliver fine, fine images. I typically use this lens in music festival situations when I'm a hundred or so yards from the stages. With a steady hand the shots can be surprisingly good. I still hold this lens to be great for beginners. And, yeah, the auto-focus could be faster but this is not a USM lens.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
Eh...Good price, not quality
on June 28, 2012
Posted by: Jomaque
from Barstow, CA
I bought this lens back in November, and it's a starter telephoto. After some shots later on, however, there was noticeable problems with the lens and photos. The lens' autofocus is very slow, even my 18-55 is faster. The 75-300 is also prone to chromatic aberration, which leads to purple fringing on edges of subjects, which are a problem. I do recommend this lens, however, to someone on a tight budget. But, overall, as a photographer, I'm not exactly pleased.
Pros: Superior build quality, lightweight
Cons: Slow auto-focus, Semi-sharp images, chromatic aberration
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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