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

Maker Canon
Model EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III USM
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) $190

 

 

COMMENTS:

A decent consumer telephoto zoom. Very similar to the non USM version except slightly faster and quieter focusing. This isn't a ring USM lens. It uses a micro USM motor and so it does not have silent focusing and it does not have full time manual focus.

There's no distance scale and the front element does rotate during focusing, but it has a metal lensmount unlike many of the other lower end consumer zooms.

Performance is surprisingly good at 70mm, still pretty good at 200mm, but it's a bit soft wide open at 300mm. It's still OK for smaller prints (4x6), but highly critical users may not be happy.

However for under $200, it's still pretty decent value.