"Thanks to my mom and her generous monetary gift, I decided to spoil myself and purchase this lens. I love to photograph wildlife so this lens would make a great addition to my gear. I love that I can use my 2X extender and it did not interfere with the auto focus.

Handling and features 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 coatings to minimise flare and...

I was blown away by how many photos were in focus my first time using this lens on a football assignment.

Image quality is amazing; very sharp; autofocus is very fast

Price is steep but worth it

I had been told this is one of the best lenses made so I was expecting a lot. It delivered and then some. My first experience with the 300 was at a horse show in which my daughter was competing. The pace of the action in a cluttered arena puts a premium on rapid, precise auto focusing.

This lens is simply phenomenal. This is my first step into the "big whites" and I am sure will be in my collection for many years to come. Optically, it is practically flawless. The sharpness is out of this world and unlike any other lens I have had the pleasure to use and own (such lenses as the...

Consistent Output; Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Image quality; Indented Tripod Ring; Is Performance; Nice Bokeh; Rugged; Strong Construction

Cost

My primary reason for buying this lens was the ability to carry it in hand-luggage on a plane. It is a good size for that, even with the hood attached (in reverse) it fits comfortably into a hand-luggage size case. It's weight is very reasonable too.

Though I was not happy with the price, even after getting some discounts from Optics Planet, they did not match price matching because no one had it in stock, even Optics Planet.

Clean and Chrisp; most every shot

Still a bit heavy; but not like the "Old" 300; I use to handling

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.

a€￠ excellent sharpness; a€￠ comparably lightweight; a€￠ more shallow DOF compare to the 70-200 f/2.8; a€￠ more concentration on the subject; a€￠ built like a tank; a€￠ fits in my photo (air cabin) bag opposite to the 600 and 600 ds

a€￠ none (the lens is perfectly matching my expectations in every respect

As I needed to replace some general purpose zoom lenses with those of a more standard telephoto lens, this was just one of several that I purchased to help with my bucket list was full and my cancer finally killed me. I have not regretted the decision nor the high cost.

This is the greatest lens of its size. You cannot duplicate the results of this lens with anything less. This lens will spoil you. Crutchfield is the best place to buy this lens. Besides the prohibitive cost you won't ever regret buy this lens.

Everything

Heavy weight and even heavier price tag