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

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.

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Heavy weight and even heavier price tag

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

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...