Electronics Reviews - Camera, Photo & Video

Comment from Donald E. Rogers
Time March 19, 2010 at 1:46 pm

I’m using this lens on Rebel XSi. The XSi records out of focus images routinely so I have no way of knowing if this is a quality lens or not. It’s physical quality it great and operates smoothly, the Canon camera is the problem.
Rating: 1 / 5

Comment from Milton Tierney
Time March 19, 2010 at 2:57 pm

I am not impressed with this lens. The 100-400 is just as sharp as the cheaper Canon 75-300 lens. The other thing that bugs me is when using the 1.4x with the 100-400 is…you have no auto focus. Yet, if I put a cheap close up tube on the 100-400 I have auto focus. Go figure. For the money that one pays for this lens and 1.4x you should get auto focus and a shaper image. I’ve used Canon for years starting with the Canon FTb and F-1. The cameras and glass, in my opinion, were superior then. It makes me want to switch to Nikon or Pentex.
Rating: 2 / 5

Comment from Razors Edge
Time March 19, 2010 at 4:22 pm

I have been using the 40D for a couple of weeks now. I still have a 30D that I use as a back up. I was hesitant about upgrading like a lot of people but I bit the bullet and did it. WOW what a diffrence, this camera is everything I could have hoped for. There are so many techi reports out there so I won’t bore you with engineering statistics.

The 3 inch screen is awesome I can really see it in the sun so it is just what Canon said it would be. The shutter button is so much sweeter than the 30D it is precise and I know when it will go off a real bonus well I think so. Color is fantastic much better than the 30D is. AF is so much faster and more precise it is hard to compare them. The feel of the camera is bigger and heavier it feels like a pro’s camera should. The live view which I was totally yawning over turns out to be a real advantage at times and when connected to a laptop you can set timed shots for time release shooting. You can control the camera from your pc which I think is cool. I could go on and I will later I am still figuring out all the features. Oh yeah don’t forget the weather sealing around the battery lid, CF lid and along the hot shoe. I think there may be more but I am not sure. The auto sensor cleaning is a God send and works very well. I use long glass that sucks a lot of dust on the sensor so I randomly run the cleaner and I don’t have those nast dust bunnies.

On the down side unless you use CS3 or like me Lightroom you will have to use Canon’s version or a 3rd party software for Raw format. Bummer but I my work flow includes Light Room anyways.

Rating: 5 / 5

Comment from Anil
Time March 19, 2010 at 5:42 pm

Hello,

I have received this product and this is defective where I am getting very soft images at all fStops. I called up Canon customer care for replaacement but they did not give me that option. I have returned to India now and I spoke to Canon India, they said that they will charge for it.

Anil
Rating: 1 / 5

Comment from B. Fontenot
Time March 19, 2010 at 8:09 pm

I purchased, and have since returned this lens. It is built well, and seemed to work well also. I found the images too soft, with little to no fine detail. Such as for birds or trees. The leaves would seem to just be a leaf, but without detail. I was unhappy with the softness with nature photos also. I had some doves in the backyard, and shot many photos, only to see they were o.k. images, but way too soft, especially for the close distance. I tried many aperatures, and focal lengths. Sure, at 400mm zoom, it gets worse. I personally think this was a bad lens, and will try another. Amazon should pack a little better, as this len’s box was inside a bigger box with hardly anything to keep it from being knocked around during shipment. Come on amazon, too cheap to pack better than that?
Rating: 2 / 5