derkermit's reviews

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

    7 out of 10 points and recommended
    excellent IS, good size and weight, full time manual focus, hood included
    high price, soft from 200-300mm, zoom ring not smooth enough

    Pros: excellent IS, good size and weight, full time manual focus, hood included

    Cons: high price, soft from 200-300mm, zoom ring not smooth enough

    Overall, this is an excellent walk around lens and it's superb image stabilization makes it very usable also in low light conditions despite being only F4.5-5.6.
    The zoom lock funktion is very practical but unfortunately, the zoom ring is not operating smooth enough.
    Image quality could be better for a lens at this price (soft images especially between 200-300mm).

    reviewed October 21st, 2005 (purchased for $1,200)