Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM Lens

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Outstanding product. One of Canons best lenses. It is shade heavy but once you get used to its weight, it serves you well through the entire focal length range from near wide 28mm to long telephoto 300mm.

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Havent had much chance to use it. Bought it used. No physical damage to it. Packaging was fort like and much appreciated. Bought it used to save $500. It isnt as white as my camera or lens installed but that isnt as important as hopefully it works like new. THe lens is quite heavy but with stabilization most shots will be possible. Mahalo.

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I use this lens for everything! Over 5 million pictures since I bought it, never fails!

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Im not a professional photographer. This was my first L lens. Over a period of time that I acquired other L lenses (70-200mm f/2.8 IS USM, 15mm Fisheye etc) , Ive come to realize this lens isnt anywhere lesser in the leagues as other premium Canon lenses like 70-200L lens. First the Pros: 1. Once you get used to the push-pull zoom, focusing and zooming onto any object, at any distance becomes a snap. 2. Much has been said of the tightening ring, in my experience it has been a life-saver. With the same hand using the zoom push/pull just a flick of finger can increase or decrease the friction and one can adjust how quickly or slowly zoom push pull works. 3. The picture quality is amazing at least on my camera (50D) I did not notice much difference in picture quality between this and the 70-200mm lenses. Maybe it works differently for full-frame cameras. 4. I was quite skeptical about distortions as noted in some of the reviews. But in actual experience, Photoshop always had the correction data since both the 50D and this lens are supported. Its just a matter of loading up the RAW and your PS filters can automatically apply the respective correction for the FL you have the picture taken at. 5. One lens, huge range. One doesnt realize how easy this lens makes it until youve been using it for a while and then one day decide to go back to other lenses. 6. Beautiful pictures, bokeh as well, HDR shots, at least on 50D, theres not a single flaw I could find. 7. The lens is heavy; at least for me it means more stability. Combined with the IS on the lens I can be sure, my hand held shots will rarely have a shake. It may be a matter of personal preference but I did not find the lens to be heavier than two lenses put together to get the same range. 8. For a 3.5, the lens is surprisingly quick(unless in low-light scenarios). Ive rarely missed a moment because of the lens. Of course, if youve not used the lens for a while or do not use the fl selector, you could cause the lens to hunt (happened rarely to me but my friends definitely complained about it). Cons: 1. True, the aperture falls very quickly somewhere after the 50mm range but once you get a hang of how quickly and where, its not much of an issue. 2. In low light conditions, this lens does turn out very slow. Expect grainy, Ghost or long hunting times in the dark. I typically switch to manual focus and manual settings to correct these issues. 3. Obviously, using this lens means you wouldnt be hanging the camera or the lens around your neck. It goes in the backpack! All in all, I think this is a great lens. It does not replace the 70-200mm plus other lenses to get the same range. It compliments them when you cannot carry multiple lenses. Feel free to look at the images taken by this lens on my Flickr page [...]

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I got Exactly what I expected from thus lens. It is quite heavey but versatileit keeps you from changing out lenses all the time trying to get your shot . as far as the quality goes its what you expect from the L series lens. Metal body adds weight but in the long run will survive most any mishap.

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Once in a lifetime buy ... buy once and keep your entire life. Worth the $

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It may be a little bit heavy but it is by far my favorite lens. The image quality is amazing in this top of the line lens. (6 months use)

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As others have noted, its a love/hate affair with this lens. After having this for only one day, I am hopelessly in love with this beautiful piece of craftsmanship from Canon. Sure its heavy, but give a moments consideration to the fact that this covers a HUGE expanse of focal lengths and does it near flawlessly. And thats not to mention the very well built and RUGGED construction that went into this, I think most the weight is due to the metal body, which by nature must be much heavier than the plastic body you have on so many other lenses. The other factor I see mentioned here is the price. Frankly, you get what you pay for here. You put together everything I just said and compare that to all the other comparable lenses by Canon and you can see why this lens is justifiably a little more pricey than say the 70-200mm or 100-400mm. Neither of those support wide angle, putting this lens in a class of its own and making it more of a specialty item. In the end though, it comes down to how you personally want to use your camera. This thing is a two handed broadsword and its not for everyone. The one thing youre going to want to get is a good camera backpack, at least thats what I did after running around with this shooting for a couple of hours. I picked up a Lowepro Slingshot 200 camera bag and was immediately relieved of the immense weight, plus I was able to fit the camera, lens attached with the back of the camera body facing the side flap for easy extraction at a moments notice. That really made all the difference in the world. But, if hefting a big gun around isnt in your comfort level and want light and fast, then youd definitely want to pass on this lens.

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other that the weight I absolutely love this lens. It is my walk around lens. Very versatile. Very Sharp. It is heavy

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Purchased this lens after lusting over it for a year and saving my $$$. First, make no mistake, this is a large lens. At slightly over 3.5 pounds, you will know its around your neck. I purchased this lens for the versatility of 28-300mm, with the understanding that there could be a degradation in quality as compared to something like a 70-200 f2.8 lens. The IS on this lens does an amazing job. I can take shots indoors at 300mm at very slow shutter speeds, with no camera shake. IS is so quiet, I thought it wasnt working, until I turned it off... There seems to be a learning curve with this lens, during which you learn what not to try to do with this glass. IS will make you over-confident and you will use shutter speeds so slow that subject movement will blur the image. Overall I think its a decent bit of glass, perhaps a little soft, especially in low light and wide open. Its at least as good as my 70-200 L4 non IS lens. The bigger question is: Is this lens worth 2000+ dollars? Depends upon how seriously you take your photography and whether a bit of softness between 28-70mm bothers you. Not having actually tried the 70-200 2.8 lens, I cant fairly compare the two, but I suspect the 70-200 2.8 IS might provide better quality, but less range. Everything is a trade-off.

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