Canon EF70-300MM IS USM 70-300 mm Zoom Lens

70-300 mm Zoom Lens

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This top-of-the-line lens replaces Canon's last top-of-the-line Image Stabilization lens. It goes a full stop past it's older brother, bringing you the benefit of shutter speeds up to three-stops slower than possible without it. That means less blur, much less blur. And, Canon packed all that technology into a smaller, lighter package.

Exclusively compatible with Canon EOS dSLR cameras

Photographers, meet your new best friend

The EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM telephoto zoom lens has been developed to meet the high-performance standards that today's photographers demand. Improved Image Stabilizer Technology provides up to three stops of "shake" correction. Compared to the original Canon EF 75-300mm IS zoom lens, this telephoto lens has faster autofocus, a lighter lens, and a smaller diameter than the original. The zoom ring can be locked at the 70mm position, making this powerful lens easy to transport, too. The Canon EF 70-300mm IS USM should appeal to serious nature and sports photographers looking to achieve amazing results without the burden of a tripod.

Serious image stabilization

Image Stabilization (IS) dramatically reduces image blur caused by camera shake. How's it work? Glad you asked! Gyro sensors detect unwanted vibrations, triggering the corresponding movement of a correcting lens group perpendicular to the optical axis. This alters the light path, returning the image to its correct position on the sensor or film plane. The EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM features Canon's latest 3-stop IS, a one-stop improvement over its predecessor. This allows shutter speeds up to three stops slower than would otherwise be possible, with no perceptible increase in image blur. Photographers normally shooting a 300mm frame handheld at 1/500s can obtain the equivalent result with a shutter speed of just 1/60s, vastly extending options in low light conditions.

Multiple image-stabilization modes at your disposal

The EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM provides 2-mode Image Stabilization for shooting immobile subjects. Mode 1 stabilizes the image along both the horizontal and vertical axes. For shooting while panning to follow a moving subject, Mode 2 turns off correction in the panned direction and prevents the effect of dragging the subject back through the frame. IS switches off automatically when the camera is mounted on a tripod, thus preventing feedback loops between the IS sensor and stabilizer motor vibrations.

Auto-focus at its very best

The micro USM motor found in the EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM employs ultra-sonic frequency vibrations to drive auto focus with unrivalled speed and near-silent operation. Good holding torque stops the lens with precision and accuracy, the instant it arrives at the correct focus point and without overshoot. A high speed CPU and optimized AF algorithm result in a significant increase of AF speed compared to that of its predecessor. A zoom ring locking mechanism is provided that locks the zoom at the wide-angle setting. This ensures that the lens is carried or stored in its most compact position, preventing possible damage caused by the lens extending and hitting obstacles when being carried mounted on a camera with a strap. The EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM employs an electro magnetic diaphragm (EMD) with a circular aperture. This helps create an attractive, even defocused background when isolating a subject at large apertures. Canon thought of everything.

Canon scares off ghosts

By optimizing Super Spectra lens coatings and lens element shaping, Canon's engineers have been effective in suppressing flare and ghosting - more prone to occur with digital cameras due to reflection off the image sensor. By increasing light absorption, coatings reduce reflections off lens element surfaces to deliver crisp, undistorted images with natural color balance.

EOS: Japanese for awesome?

The EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM includes distance metering information, providing compatibility with the E-TTL II flash system of late model cameras such as the EOS-1D Mark II N and EOS 5D . When used in conjunction with Canon's range of EX Speedlite flash units, the lens passes distance information to the flash algorithm for markedly improved flash exposure metering. Accessories for the EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM include the lens hood ET-65B and the lens pouch LP1222. In keeping with Canon's Kyosei philosophy of living in harmony with the environment, the lens features only lead-free glass. Canon cares.

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