Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 USM MK III

I have read several positive reviews about the Canon 75-300mm USM III lens but I don't share other people's enthusiasm because it is not nearly as sharp as I would expect from a Canon lens. Of course, compared to the Canon L Series lenses, this is an incredibly inexpensive item and, in its defence, I do find that my Canon EOS 50D, with it's jam-packed 15mp APS-C sensor, is very difficult to marry up with a lense to get the most out of it (unless you are prepared to spend thousands). At the close end of the focal range, the picture is crisp and sharp but unfortunately this tails off quite ... more

I have purchased this lens not long after the Canon EOS 550D. Upon opening the package, which was very well packed. I noticed that the quality of the lens was slightly lower than expected. I quickly reviewed the instruction manual telling me how to set up this lense, the instructions were very easy to understand and the lens slotted into place perfectly. However, Once I continued to take pictures with this lens I noticed that my pictures had a slight blur, I took the lens off to have a look and I noticed that there was a hair inside the lens itself. I quickly contacted Amazon about this and ... more