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The magic of the EF 75-300mm

Started Jul 29, 2016 | Discussions thread
OP SteveHU89 Regular Member • Posts: 119
Re: The magic of the EF 75-300mm

karl mohr wrote:

I used to have a 75-300. I found it to be a very mediocre lens, and would never buy another one. It wasn't too bad if I had a ton of light, but after I used a EF 70-300 IS for the first time I never wanted to use the 75-300 again.

If you were anywhere near the Rockford/Chicago area I'd be willing to meet and let you try my 70-300. It's for sale as well.

Having said all that, if you really love the 75-300, you should be able to find new and/or used ones at a good price.

I'm going to get a focus calibration tool (something like this video), then test all my lenses as well as borrow my cousin's. It has to be the creamier bokeh that makes me love that lense so much, and it has to be the strong contrast that makes me dislike the 55-250 IS STM.
I could just move up to x0D series and have AFMA, then buy whichever lense I want. Decisions, decisions... problem is I'm not a fan of today's DSLR-s because of the huge emphasis on video recording, whereas I'm just a simple guy and want to take photos with my camera. Maybe I should get a 60D or a 70D instead of the 80D? I heard that the previous models have worse low pass filter, which would come in handy because I love shooting architecture and landscapes. (p.s. wish I could meet up and try that lens, but I live far away from you). [wrong video, sorry. Here it is: video

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