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Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 USM L IS - Full Format Review / Test Report - Sample Images & Verdict |
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Lens Reviews -
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Sample Images
Here're some sample images taken with the EOS 5D II and RAW converted via Canon DPP.
Click on a thumbnail to view the original file (opens in a separate window). Please note that the originals are FULL SIZE samples
(=several megabytes) thus requiring a significant amount of bandwidth so please take care of the limited resources here.
| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
300.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/5.6 |
| Exposure |
1/160s |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
300.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/5.6 |
| Exposure |
1/250s |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
277.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/5.6 |
| Exposure |
1/160s |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
| ISO Speed |
400 |
| Focal Length |
277.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/5.6 |
| Exposure |
1/160s |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
| ISO Speed |
400 |
| Focal Length |
200.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/7.1 |
| Exposure |
1/500s |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
| ISO Speed |
400 |
| Focal Length |
93.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/7.1 |
| Exposure |
1/640s |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
| ISO Speed |
400 |
| Focal Length |
150.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/5.6 |
| Exposure |
1/800s |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
| ISO Speed |
400 |
| Focal Length |
70.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/5.6 |
| Exposure |
1/400s |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
| ISO Speed |
400 |
| Focal Length |
70.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/9.0 |
| Exposure |
1/160s |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
| ISO Speed |
400 |
| Focal Length |
128.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/9.0 |
| Exposure |
1/200s |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
| ISO Speed |
400 |
| Focal Length |
300.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/5.6 |
| Exposure |
1/1250s |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
146.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/5.6 |
| Exposure |
1/320s |
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VerdictThe Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 USM L IS delivers high quality results throughout the zoom range but especially at
70mm. At 300mm it is clearly better than its in-house cousins (EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 USM IS & EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM DO IS)
reaching very good to excellent center results combined very good(-) borders/corners. The light falloff at max. aperture
is comparatively well controlled. The amount of distortions is about average for a lens in this class. Lateral CAs
are very low. The quality of the bokeh is good for such a slow speed lens.
The build quality is outstanding and that's despite the zoom extension system - it doesn't really get any better
in this class - and the sealing is the cream on the cappuccino here. The USM AF is extremely fast and near silent.
So does the EF 70-300mm USM L IS live up to the high expectations ? Well, I'd say mostly but not entirely.
The optical quality is at the high end for a lens in the 300mm zoom class but it doesn't shine quite as bright
as e.g. the (more affordable) EF 70-200mm f/4 USM L IS and, frankly, the pricing isn't aligned accordingly.
Yet you won't find another EF mount lens with this build quality, range, compact size and very decent optical quality.
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