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jo-1
Registered: March 2009
Posts: 1
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Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM review by jo-1
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Review Date: 11/2/2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $9,000.00| Rating: 10
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• excellent sharpness; • comparably lightweight; • more shallow DOF compare to the 70-200 f/2.8; • more concentration on the subject; • built like a tank; • fits in my photo (air cabin) bag opposite to the 600 and 600 ds
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• none (the lens is perfectly matching my expectations in every respect)
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What can be written about the latest incarnation of the 300 f/22.8 that haven't been done elsewhere?
I bought one of the 1st lenses in Germany (reason for the high price tag) and use it ever since almost purely was a walk around lens. Either in Venice or for wildlife on my FF camera.
The image quality easily outperforms all Canon zooms and that tells a lot. Additionally it is the most affordable and lightest of the new type II teles and with the 1.4 and 2.0 type III extenders it just shines.
Focussing is no problem on my 5D II (opposite to many whiners about the AF system). Micro contrast and color reproduction are simply the best I've seen so far from any lens I've owned.
Canon does incredible lenses - the sole reason currently (end of 2012) to stay with Canon.
I conducted a test of the Nikon D800E with the 70-200 f/2.8 VR plus 2x converter vs my 5D II with the 300 f/2.8 II plus the 2x extender in a stage performance.
The printed results (24x36 inches) of the 5D II easily outperformed the results of the Nikon gear.
I was about to purchase the Nikon tool chain but the 300 II is so good that every further thought was unnecessary.
I hope that Canon brings out a 7D II with > 20 MPixel and > 10 fps - the 300 II will be the wildlife and action king. On FF it offers a very unique bokeh quality and last but not least it simply delivers - all the time if you know how to handle it properly.
The lens to buy if you are intending to travel a lot.
I own the fantastic 70-200 f/4.0 L IS USM but in direct comparison the zoom feels like a toy and the quality of the bokeh is a completely different story.
Very good lens - maybe the best on this planet (beside the gorgeous TS-E 17)
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cpe1991
Registered: December 2011
Posts: 5
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Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM review by cpe1991
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Review Date: 9/1/2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $8,500.00| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Superb IQ, exceptionally good with 1.4 and 2x extenders, hand holdable
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Cons:
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Price - but the best is worth it.
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I take bird photos with a Canon 7D and either a 100-400mm or a 400mm L f/5.6 lens, hand held, with nice results. But, I wanted something hand holdable that would enable me to keep up with the pros and their longer lenses and tripods. I decided on the 300mm II because it is only 2350 g (less than a lb more than the 400mm f/4 DO) and was reputed to give excellent results with the 2X TC. The results have turned out to be spectacular: the sharpness, contrast and colour are simply unbelievably good, and are hardly lowered by the 2x TC III. Most importantly, the reproducibility of focus is outstanding, which is necessary when you crop 2% of the image and want to see the feathers. Once you have used this lens, it is difficult to go back to the others. And, it is not too heavy for an old guy to carry around all day.
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gary1952
Registered: May 2012
Posts: 2
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Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM review by gary1952
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Review Date: 5/15/2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $7,500.00| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Absoulty IQ at it's best
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NONE
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I have the original IS version of this lens as well as another current version from another manufacturer.
If you are serious about the best just buy it. Words cannot describe this lens.
It is simply indescribable. You have no idea until you use this lens.
Actually the review here is much to modest in my opinion.
Udate: I have had this lens for about 8 months now and I am a little hesitant about recommending it for birding.
which is what I do. I now have the 500 II lens and there is no comparison. If a birder just bypass the 300 all togeather is my opinion.
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baybud
Registered: April 2012
Posts: 1
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Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM review by baybud
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Review Date: 4/27/2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Identical sharpness wide open as stopped down, Colours, AF Speed, Build
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Cons:
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Possibly price
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This lens to me represents the current paragon for optics from any company, i'm also willing to say perhaps of all time!
In my years of photography ive had the pleasure to use some of the industry;s most widely regarded lenses, a list includes:
L Primes
35mm f/1.4L
24mm f/1.4 L
24mm f/1.4L II
24mm f/3.5 L TS-e II
85mm f/1.2 L
85mm f/1.2 L II
180mm f/3.5 L Macro
200mm f/2.0 L IS
300mm f/4.0 L IS
300mm f/2.8 L IS MKI
400mm f/5.6 L
L Zooms
17-40mm
8-15mm
70-200mm f/2.8 L IS (MKI)
70-300mm L
Others
Contax 21mm Distagon (Contax version)
I mention these not for any other reason than to hopefully give weight to my review; so that when i say this lens surpasses (by a considerable margin) any of these lenses you may be more inclined to believe me.
What is so remarkable about this lens, at least to me, is the wide open performance.
This is the only time ive ever said this about an optic, but there is ZERO difference in sharpness compared to 2.8 vs 5.6!
I have simply never seen such parity.
Thats looking unsharpened raw in DPP @ 200%!!!
a truly incredible feat.
Paired with a 2x TC III the results wide open are still in the fu** me catergory!!!!!
Truly amazing.
To be honest words are mostly pointless for this review, if you want what i truly believe to possibly be the finest optic on the planet then you will not be upset with this incredible offering.
The price is outrageous, but to be brutally blunt so is the lens quality.
I loved my MK1 but this beast is just on another level, TBH its on another level with absolutely every other lens (best canon L at least) out there.
Im gonna go now because i actually can't praise it highly enough.
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Pino
Registered: February 2012
Posts: 3
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Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM review by Pino
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Review Date: 2/29/2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $8,580.00| Rating: 10
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First i had a Sigma 50-500 using with Sony a mounth. now i use canon D7 with this fantastic verry fast lens together with the X 2 extender .The difference is large.
it is worth the money!
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olaf
Registered: November 2009
Posts: 2
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