Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM

Maker Canon
Model EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM
Fullframe Coverage YES
Field of View (degrees)
Horizontal,Vertical, Diagonal
Full Frame - 36x24mm
APS-C - 22.5x15mm
Full Frame Wide : H - 65.5 : V - 46.4 : D - 75.4
Full Frame Tele : H - 6.9 : V - 4.6 : D - 8.3

APS-C Wide : H - 43.8 : V - 30 : D - 51.6
APS-C Tele : H - 4.3 : V - 2.9 : D - 5.2
Min Focal Length 28 mm (APS-C 35mm equiv = 44.8 mm)
Max Focal Length 300 mm (APS-C 35mm equiv = 480 mm)
Max Aperture (Wide-Tele) f3.5 - f5.6
Min Aperture (Wide-Tele) f22 - f38
Image Stabilization 3 stops
Motor Ring USM
Elements/Groups 22/16
Diaphragm blades 8
Close Focus 0.7 m : 2.3 ft
Maximum Magnification 0.3x
Length/Diameter 7.2"/3.6" : 182.9 mm / 91.4 mm
Weight 59.2 oz : 1681.3 gm
Filter 77
Lens Hood EW-83G
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Price (click for latest pricing) $2200

 

 

COMMENTS:

If you really want a superzoom and you want the best one that money can buy, this is it - though at around $2200 you'd better have a lot of it! It's no lightweight either, weighing close to 3.7lbs.

It's a good lens, but it really can't compete in terms of optical quality with smaller range zooms like the 70-200/2.8L or 24-70/2.8L.

It's strength lies in the ability to cover a huge range of focal lengths with relatively good image quality. If you really need to rapidly get from 28mm to 300mm, this is the lens. However if you want a fast lens with the highest optical quality you'd be better of with several smaller range high quality zooms.