Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM

38 reviews

Jun, 2025

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Expert review by : Matthew Richards (techradar.com)

Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM review

What price for perfection in a super-fast telephoto camera lens?

Spectacular optical performance ; Great build quality ; Super-fast and accurate autofocus ; Power Focus and Focus Preset modes ; Image Stabiliser lives up to 4-stop claims

A bit heavy for prolonged handheld use ; Expensive to buy

The Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM is one of the latest telephoto and super-telephoto lenses to hit the market, or perhaps we should say to clobber it, given the size and weight of the 300mm and its even bigger 400mm brother.

Oct, 2011

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Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM Lens Review

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM 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

Tripod collar isn't removable

Aug, 2012

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Expert review by : Szymon Starczewski (lenstip.com)

Canon EF 300 mm f/2.8 L IS II USM

The Canon EF 300 mm f/2.8 L IS II USM, although it has the II Roman numeral in its name, is, in fact, the third generation of the EF 300 mm f/2.8 USM lens which was launched in 1987. In July 1999 a new version was shown, equipped with optical image...

Excellent build quality ; Brilliant image quality in the frame centre starting already from the maximum relative aperture ; Great image quality on the edge of the frame ; Chromatic aberration corrected perfectly ; Zero distortion ; Invisible coma ; Low...

High price

Feb, 2012

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Expert review by : photodo (photodo.com)

REVIEW: Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM Lens Review

Jan, 2012

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Expert review by : Bryan Carnathan (the-digital-picture.com)

Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM Lens Review

Is the Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM Lens right for you? Learn all you need to know in The-Digital-Picture.com's review!

May, 2021

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Expert review by (imaging-resource.com)

Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM Review

Where the original Canon 300mm ƒ/2.8 IS USM was very good, Canon's refinements have made it even better. If you're looking to buy, it doesn't get any better than this, but then, you probably already guessed that.

Dec, 2011

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Expert review by : Naaptol (naaptol.com)

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Nov, 2011

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM

Tac sharp with amazing auto focus! Not cheap but you get what you pay for!

Price!

Apr, 2016

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM

Just buy it

There is no bad points

Jan, 2016

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM

Just buy it ? I'm a pro wedding photographer and this lens is an absolute beast ! No need for a tripod or monopod Also just buy the 2x teleconverter it's only like another 300euro This lens is worry every penny and you'll have it for life

There is no bad points ? My page is Padraig Healy Evoque photography on Facebook

Dec, 2015

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