( 18 reviews )
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Posted: Jun 30 2009
This is the best canon lens I own to date. I prefer the 300mm f/2.8 over the 400mm f/2.8 lens based on weight, size and application. My main usage is capturing high school and college sports, typically softball, band and football. I use this 300mm and the 70-200mm f/2.8 L lens 98% of the time. The 400mm f/2.8 lens at 11.8 lbs is over twice as heavy as the 300mm f/2.8 at 5.6 lbs. I much prefer to use the 1.4 canon extender for those few cases that I need a closer shot. Why carry a much heavier lens for a few shots? My camera body, the 300mm f/2.8, the 70-200mm f/2.8, a fish eye lens, the canon 24-70mm L and a book all fit very comfortably in the Temba "large" camera shoulder bag as I walk to any sport activity. Please note my comments above are specific to my specific needs. I take many of the sport pictures at night, still I find the the 300mm and 70-200mm lens are my favorite, even over the 200mm L f/2.0 Canon lens, which cost $1000 more than the 300mm f/2.8 lens. I strongly recommend renting the 200mm f/2.0 canon lens before making a purchase. It's a nice lens but I'm still not convinced this was a wise purchase for my specific application. Both the Canon 200mm f/2.0 and the Canon 300mm f/2.8 will raise eyebrows, if that is important to you. I will update this review after I use the canon lens for HDR and astrophotography.
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Posted: Mar 22 2009
I have wanted this lens for a few years. finally got the courage to purchase it. Looking back I wish I wouldn't of waited. It is awesome. I use it for birds in flight and wildlife and find it a perfect match to add the canon 1.4 teleconverter. No loss of clearity at all. Do yourself a favor and quit thinking about it and pull the plug. Gary from Spokane,Wash.
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Posted: Dec 12 2008
THIS IS THE BEST LENS EVER! WHEN YOU THINK YOUR 70MM TO 200MM ZOOM IS GREAT, TRY THIS ONE. FASTER AND CLEARER. PERFECT & FLAWLESS.
