The Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM is one of the latest telephoto and super-telephoto lenses to hit the market, or perhaps we should say to clobber it, given the size and weight of the 300mm and its even bigger 400mm brother

The Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM Lens may reach as close to optical perfection as any Canon DSLR lens made as of review time. Combine top-of-the-line build quality, lightning-fast AF and image stabilization to this optical quality and you get one of the best lenses ever made.

Handling and features Performance Verdict Specification The new version of Canon's 300mm f/2.8L super-telephoto professional lens sports a lighter build, a three mode 4-stop image stabiliser, a ring-type ultrasonic focusing motor with full time manual override and power focus, sub-wavelength lens...

Incredibly rugged magnesium and titanium build; Lightweight for a 300mm f/2.8; Very effective IS system; Very; very sharp; Low CA; distortion and falloff; Novel locking point on tripod collar

Expensive; Tripod collar isn't removable

The Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM is one of the latest telephoto and super-telephoto lenses to hit the market, or perhaps we should say to clobber it, given the size and weight of the 300mm and its even bigger 400mm brother .

I was looking to an optically and mechanically optimized lens with a large aperture and multipurpose usability. Combined with the 1.4x and 2x extenders this lens plays in his own class. Even with the 2x Extender it is razor sharp.

sharp wide open; even in the corner of the frame excellent AF speed on my 5D II; fastest AF of all lenses I've ever tested gorgeous bokeh; very smooth and extremely pleasing; comparable to the 135 f/2.0 lightweight compare to all other options in the market; especially compare to the...

price - that's the only shortcoming I can detect; maybe the light shade could be a bit smaller for saving packing space but for that purpose I am building my own light shade

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.

• 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

• none (the lens is perfectly matching my expectations in every respect

Sharpest lens on the globe! Don't believe me Go to dxomark and sort by sharpness among all tested lenses, comes first, I just rented one, and am still excited about it, I just think that possible to have cheaper zooms with this quality someday

balanced when mounted on 1dx mk11,even with 2x extender

Durable; Rugged; Sharp Focus; Strong Construction

Overall, the Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM super-telephoto lens amply demonstrates what Canon's current range of DSLR cameras are really capable of!

Condition was excellent and limited testing seems to agree with other owners appraisals. Though one reads the specs, it is almost a shock to see the actual size and feel the weight.