james_glucksman1 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 I am just curious to know why no one ever seems to talk about this lens. Does it have a bad reputation? Is it just too slow for practical use? It seems like it has a nice compromise between size and reach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin carron Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 I think it ia because it is in direct competition with the Canon 70-300 f4-5.6 IS USM. In the reviews I have seen thie non-DO lens comes out slightly better optically, slightly faster than the DO and is also quiite a bit less money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainer_t Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 -- "Does it have a bad reputation?" No, but it hasn't got a really good one. The main point is, that its direct competition, the EF 70-300/4-5.6 IS USM is optically very well regarded, and costs only about half of the DO lens. Also, the DO seems to suffer from strange bokeh at times and seems to handle contralight/straylight not overly well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjb Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Rainer has nailed it I think, the lens gives a doughnut type bokeh shape towards bright light, reminds me of the old mirror lenses, you either like it or hate it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam_gifford Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 I think its mainly price.... its so much more expensive than the 70-300 IS USM that its hard to justify the features and issues the DO has. That being said... i'd like one for the size and ring usm, but i just couldn't justify the price increase over the non-do model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffOwen Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 It does have a strange bokeh on occasions but I bought mine for the compact size. I do a lot of travelling and it fit just fine in my photo bag together with a Canon 10-22 and a 17-85. Basically I am very pleased with it.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakim_peled1 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 It suffers from the same problem the 400/4 DO has: Too expensive. Especially when you consider the options. Happy shooting, Yakim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xavier_henri Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 It's expensive, but it has small size, range, fast and full time manual focusing (a must have for me :-) and a non rotating front element for the polarizing filter. <P>Is it worth the price ? This is debatable... <P>Anyway, it is not too slow on modern DSLRs with good <I>high</I> ISO as you can see on these <A HREF ="http://www.fovegraphy.com/EOS20D-70-300.php">few shots</A>. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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