Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III USM

Good Value, Photos sharper than I thought they'd be. I bought a used Canon EF 75-300 f4-5.6 III Zoom lens. I'm using it on an old Canon 5E Mark II full frame camera. I was surprised because the lens tends to get some bad reviews. But, I only paid $80 for a lens that was basically new and the pictures are sharp as long as you hold the camera steady. Now for video, it's a little trickier because you really need to use a tripod to get the video smooth. It's harder to hold the camera still for videos with a lens like this. For my purposes, to get some photos of birds or something in the distance, I'm sure I'll take plenty of very good looking and sharp pictures with it. It's not a professional quality lens but it is much better than I thought it would be.

Good enough for snap-shots, something better starts at $500.00. "Is the image sharp"? Yes & no, from 75mm to 200mm image resolution is just acceptable, beyond that it's poor, edge focus is soft with noticeable colour fringing. This lens is for snap-shots & infrequent use. If Uncle Harry is a bit soft while standing off at the far end of a group shot no one will notice in a 4X6 print. Not so in an 8X10 print. The zoom action is just OK, autofocus is a bit laboured but manageable. Canon probably gets someone else to build this lens. What do you want for fifty bucks?

Great lens for a great price!! We upgraded to this canon Ef 75-300 mm lens and we couldnt be happier. This lens takes nice crisp pictures both at a distance and up close. See attached pics, last was taken at a distance of about 30 feet away. It takes nice pics both in black and white and in color the sharpness is the same. The only downfall of the lens to me is it is heavy but it is a large lens so that is to be expected. I am older so it is hard to hold steady at times however I knew this when buying so it is no fault of the lens or of cannon. It is a great lens for the beginner and yet takes pics nice enough to frame and display in your living room. The first picture below was enlarged and is sitting on my mantel