What makes this lens cost $400 more than a Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III Telephoto Zoom Lens?
1873695
These lens are totally different. With the 18-200 you are covering a large range of view. You easily can use it in your living room and take a family portrait and in a few seconds later go to your backyard and get a quickly close up of a bird without changing lens or exposing the camera and your lens to moist. So, if you a plan to shoot wildlife or subjects located far away you need the 75-300. Otherwise, i would recommend the 18-200. I hope this help ; )
1873696
If you really want an all purpose lens, this is it. You can't photograph anything close to you with a 75-300mm. That lens is strictly a zoom lens. With it going down to 18mm, you can take a photo of someone sitting two feet away or 200 feet away. It keeps you from having to buy two lenses to replace this one, and that's where the savings comes in. Well worth it in my opinion. It never leaves my camera unless I'm doing a professional shoot with a prime lens.
1873697
The 75-300mm doesn't have Image Stabilization, has (I believe) a different lens grouping, and this has a wider focal length giving you more flexibility as a "walk-around" lens. In basic terms...-Can zoom really wide and really far in, compared to the very zoomed in 75-300mm.-Has image stabilization; good for non shaky video.-better lens grouping.
1873698
This lens has the large range (18-200mm), this it is very very important for multiuse lens..
1873699
I had the EF 75-300 mm lens before, and there is no way you can take pictures indoor with it. Even at 75 mm, it is way too zoomed in. This is a more versatile lens that can do both telephoto and wide-angle without the hassle of changing lenses each time. Also, this lens has Image Stabilization, which the 75-300 does not have.
2193888
Close, but no. If you're looking for the speed of the 35 mm lens, you'll want the 18-300 mm lens, approximately $900.00. But the speed is so close that I don't worry about it, I just change settings to try and compensate with the camera.
1316302
I also own a 300mm f/4L IS. I use it with a Canon 7D. The 70-300 mm f.4-5.6 L IS (note the L, which means professional quality lens) is used with a Canon Rebel T4i. The two systems give about the same quality pictures, but I have never done one-to-one comparisons where the same body is used with both lenses on the same subject with the same lighting. The consumer zoom lens (without the L) is nowhere near as good as either professional lens.
1877496
This is not a zoom lens, its a short telephoto. For your purposes a 18-200 f/3.5 will do nicely.
164750
It says Canon on the barrel of the lens, but beyond that I do not know. I will add that I also have an older Canon EF75-300 lens & it feels a bit heavier than this new one, but I have already used the new one for 100+ photos & it is working just fine.
583552
This zoom lens is 110% better than the kit zoom lens. Basically Canon L glass is the top of the line glass. The quality of the shots taken with L glass is amazing. The construction is second to none, it's built like a tank and lasts for over 20 years with proper care. The resale value is usually high because of their quality. This was my first L glass from Canon and I never looked back. I don't know which zoom lens your talking about, the 75-300,55-250 or 70-300mm. My first ever zoom lens was the 70-300mm I still use this lens even though i upgraded to the L glass just because of the extra 100mm reach. But the only real shots i take with the 70-300 are shots of the moon. Other than that it's the 70-200mm F4 for me.
1582486
Brandon. It doesn't say when you asked this question but I figured the answer out. First, I just purchased the last one that a storefront had for $289, so i'm sorry if I stole the lens from you :X. Second, the price is going to be interesting on this lens from here on out. It has been discontinued due to a recently announced new model. The question is how much will this new model cost? To my knowledge that hasn't been answered. I decided to snag it at this price because if the new model is upwards of $400 then it out of my price range anyway. If the new model comes out sub $400 this older model might tank in price. Supply and demand will dictate based on that information. As for big stores, I don't see you having much luck. Most did firesales and liquidated their stock already to mitigate the price risk. I can tell you that this is my first fixed lens for general photography. It hasnt even arrived yet, but when it does I plan to test it out. If its not to my liking I can resell it to you at the price I purchased + the tax I paid + shipping. I would generally just return it but that lowers your chance of it ending up in your hands. If this was a recent post just come back to me and I can show you proof that it hasn't even arrived yet :). Take care!
920609
Lens usually sells $650. Couldnt. believe $350 from Davismax thru Amazon. But true, brand new with USA warranty. LOVE IT. Still cant believe.
1746186
Yes, much better. Better optics, better sharpness and color transmission, better weather sealing. Heavier, and more conspicuous. You might consider the 100-400 IS L lens. I switched from that because I got tired of carrying it around. Which is a problem with a 400 mm IS prime. Good luck. JWK
425390
Depends on what you need it for. The EF version is just as good for all intents and purposes...the extra $400 is for the Image Stabilization. Do you need IS? The main reason for IS is if you also plan on using it as a medium telephoto prime lens (such as for portraits). If so, then yes! I did, and I'm very happy. But if all I needed it for was to take photos of small inanimate objects while using a tripod, then I would have gone with the EF version and saved the $400!
757260
Most prices I have seen for the Canon brand is around $650. If you can get it cheaper than this tameron by all means get it. I bought this for my Nikon it's a great lens I only bought it because it was a nice lens at a cheaper cost.
132030
Len is smaller, not better. Value wise, Used Nex 6 at $400+ is great. Good lens keeps value, not camera.
808791
This is a different lens than the kit lens that comes with the camera at a much lower price. Unfortunately, I don't know the answer as to what makes this lens worth 3 times as much.
487010
Gray market means that this lens is not distributed officially by Canon in the USA, so you don't have warranty of Canon USA, that's why is cheaper. The lens is the same lens, so if you don't care about the warranty go for it. Good luck!
1371878
The cheaper lens is in 35mm focal length equivalents an 80mm to 300mm zoom. The more expensive lens is in 35mm focal length equivalents a 28mm to 300mm zoom. You pay for the flexibility you get in not having to change lenses to take wider angle shots.
1561300
So now I am wondering just what I am missing with regards to buying this lens for use on a DSLR like the Canon EOS 5D versus the much more expensive "EF 70-300 f/4-5.6 IS USM for EOS SLR"???
415360
Why the sudden price increase from $430 to $489 everywhere? This lens is totally not worth that price.