Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III

Maker Canon
Model EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III
Fullframe Coverage YES
Field of View (degrees)
Horizontal,Vertical, Diagonal
Full Frame - 36x24mm
APS-C - 22.5x15mm
Full Frame Wide : H - 27 : V - 18.2 : D - 32.2
Full Frame Tele : H - 6.9 : V - 4.6 : D - 8.3

APS-C Wide : H - 17.1 : V - 11.4 : D - 20.4
APS-C Tele : H - 4.3 : V - 2.9 : D - 5.2
Min Focal Length 75 mm (APS-C 35mm equiv = 120 mm)
Max Focal Length 300 mm (APS-C 35mm equiv = 480 mm)
Max Aperture (Wide-Tele) f4 - f5.6
Min Aperture (Wide-Tele) f32 - f45
Motor Micro USM
Elements/Groups 13/9
Diaphragm blades 7
Close Focus 1.5 m : 4.9 ft
Maximum Magnification 0.25x
Magnification w/EF12 0.21-0.04x
Magnification w/EF25 0.39-0.09x
Length/Diameter 4.8"/2.8" : 121.9 mm / 71.1 mm
Weight 16.8 oz : 477.1 gm
Filter 58
Lens Hood ET-60
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Price (click for latest pricing) $160

 

 

COMMENTS:

A decent consumer telephoto zoom. It's surprisingly sharp at the short (70mm) end, still pretty good at 200mm, but does get a little soft wide open at 300mm. Still, it's only $160 and for those who rarely shoot wide open at 300mm or who only make small (4x6) prints when they do, it's not a bad lens.

Note that the optics are the same as the micro USM version. The USM version may focus a little faster and be a little quieter, but there's really not all that much difference. This lens (and the USM version) has a metal lens mount, not the plastic lens mount found on some lower end consumer zooms.