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

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Pros

  • the build quality is superb
  • Flare and ghosting is reasonably well controlled
  • sharpness across the frame is pretty much uniform

Cons

  • Zoom ring turns 80 degrees clockwise
  • it is not light for this kind of lens
  • a rather strong tendency to creep when tilting the lens up- or downwards

Key specs

  • Zoom
  • 18
  • Rear
  • yes
  • Full-frame (35mm)
  • 70, 300 mm
  • yes
  • Telephoto

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM - Pros & Cons

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

Pros

  • the build quality is superb
  • Flare and ghosting is reasonably well controlled
  • sharpness across the frame is pretty much uniform
  • Distortion is well controlled for a lens of this range
  • excellent depth of field is provided
  • this lens was very well behaved
  • great build quality and compact size
  • Focusing is fast and accurate
  • the lens feels solid and robust
  • Image quality is good on my 7d Mark II
  • The range and weight and size are unbeatable

Cons

  • Zoom ring turns 80 degrees clockwise
  • it is not light for this kind of lens
  • a rather strong tendency to creep when tilting the lens up- or downwards
  • concentric circles in the glass
  • slower and noisier due to using a gear train
  • The zoom control was too far back and too heavy
  • lack of sharpness for the price of this lens
  • This lens is not weather sealed
  • The zoom ring is firm but somewhat spongy
  • it lacks the high grade features
  • Distortion is a nonissue at 70mm

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

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General
Lens typeTelephoto
Lens mountCanon EF
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Aperture
Aperture max4.5-5.6
Aperture min32-38
Aperture ringno
Number of diaphragm blades6
Aperture featuresRounded diaphragm
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Optics
ConstructionZoom
Elements18
Groups12
Special elements / coatings3 Layer DO element lead free glass
Power zoomno
Zoom methodExpanding
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Dimensions
Weight25.4 oz
Diameter3.24 in
Length3.93 in
Filter size2.28 in
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Image properties
Max Format size
Full-frame
Focal length70 - 300
Maximum magnification0.06 x
Image stabilisationyes
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Focus
Focus methodRear
Autofocusyes
Autofocus motor typeRing Type Ultrasonic
Full-time Manual focusingyes
Closest focusing distance1.4
Distance scaleyes
Depth of field (DoF) scaleyes
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Body materials
  • Plastic
  • Metal
Optional accessoriesSoft Case LP1116
Zoom lockyes
Tripod collarno
Hood suppliedyes
Filter threadyes
Sealingno

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Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Canon - Editorial Reviews (8)

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Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Review | Photography Blog
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Published: 05.04.2011
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Review | Photography Blog
4.0

The Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM lens was released back in 2004 as a smaller, lighter alternative to Canon's L-series telephoto lenses, yet still offering superb image quality thanks to its Diffractive Optical (DO) element. With the recent release of the 70-300mm L series lens, which we enthusiastically reviewed last week, is the slightly cheaper 70-300mm DO lens still worth considering? Read our Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM review to find out.

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Lens Test: Canon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM AF
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Published: 17.01.2019
Lens Test: Canon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM AF

Dramatically compact, satisfyingly sharp, unusually designed, and optically stabilized. This full-framer is for Canon shooters who want it all in one lens.

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Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Review
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Published: 10.10.2005
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Review

Find out what 15 readers thought of the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM in our review.

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM Review - DustinAbbott.net
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Published: 13.02.2017
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Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM Review | Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a review of Canon's newly released affordable telephoto zoom - 70-300 IS II.

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Review
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Published: 08.10.2014
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Review
2.5

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.

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Published: 17.02.2012
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Lens
4.5

A compact, high-magnification zoom lens with few aberrations and effective image stabilisation.The EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM is Canon's second lens with three-layer type Diffractive Optics (DO). It can be used with both 'APS-C' (where it covers angles of view equivalent to 112mm to 480mm) and 35mm-sized image sensors. Using three layers of diffraction gratings enables lens designers to almost completely cancel out chromatic aberration and subdue spherical aberration to a near-negligible point. The resulting lenses are smaller and lighter and can out-perform other zoom lenses with equivalent focal lengths and aperture ranges that use fluorite, ED or aspherical glass elements to controls these aberrations.

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