12-20-2010, 09:04 PM
I had the 70-300 4.0/5.6L IS for a few days but wasn't impressed so I send it back.
Looking at the price (€1540,-- incl. tripod ring) I expected more from this lens. It's not a replacement for my 100-400 4.5/5.6L IS or 70-200 4.0L IS
The good things:
- very fast AF
- 4 stop IS is real
- compact
- scratch proof hood
- build like a tank
The bad things:
- to expensive (relative)
- optically less than my 70-200L IS
- optically about the same, maybe a little better but not much than my 100-400 4.5/5.6L IS
- no tripod ring standard, tripod ring feels gritty when rotating the lens, in no way comparable with the rings like the one on the 100-400 or 180-3.5L macro
- bad ergonomics due to position of the zoom and focus rings.
ps1: Lens was tested on a 5DmkII and 7D
ps2: Test results are deleted to safe diskspace
Looking at the price (€1540,-- incl. tripod ring) I expected more from this lens. It's not a replacement for my 100-400 4.5/5.6L IS or 70-200 4.0L IS
The good things:
- very fast AF
- 4 stop IS is real
- compact
- scratch proof hood
- build like a tank
The bad things:
- to expensive (relative)
- optically less than my 70-200L IS
- optically about the same, maybe a little better but not much than my 100-400 4.5/5.6L IS
- no tripod ring standard, tripod ring feels gritty when rotating the lens, in no way comparable with the rings like the one on the 100-400 or 180-3.5L macro
- bad ergonomics due to position of the zoom and focus rings.
ps1: Lens was tested on a 5DmkII and 7D
ps2: Test results are deleted to safe diskspace