Rating  - A truly superb and versatile lens!
I bought this lens to use on my 20D and was very pleased with its image quality, color, and bokeh. I just upgraded to a 5D and this lens is amazing with that camera. The autofocus is extremely fast and accurate, and the image quality is fantastic. I really love short DOF to make the subject stand out and this lens makes it easy. The sharpness, color, and bokeh are spectacular and rival my 24-105 L, and the extra reach in a relatively light-weight lens comes in very handy. A superb walk-around lens that does everything except wide-angle and low light (although on a 5D the low light is less of a problem). I highly recommend it! Image quality is first rate!
Rating - Great lens for walk-About +++++
I use this lens on a Canon XTi. On that camera it's in effect a 98mm - about 480mm lens. I also use a Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Lens for Canon EOS SLR Cameras. They rate about the same. Both have excellent image Stabilization and great optics. I'm generally torn between the two on which to leave on the camera. This lens is a tiny bit soft at 300 (480 on my XTi) but it has never been an issue. I thought about buying one of Canon's 70-200L series, but they are huge, white, and heavy. Besides I have the 400mm `L' series lens and $$$ goes just so far.
December 22, 2007 - Still a great lens. It's been in use for 4 months and not a flaw. Highly recommend. Not the 70-200 IS "L" series but only in that the 70-200 is f-2.8. But the IM makes up for most of that.
You will be happy with this lens, try it.
February 2008 Update
Santa brought a Canon 40d to which this lens is attached most of the time. The lens quality on the 40d is even better. Has the actual quality changed? No, but on the 40d it's more usable do to high usable ISO settings. The XTi now carries the Sigma 10-20mm full time. [Note: The Sigma 10-20 super wide is a GREAT lens as well] No lens changing in the field. I have a choice of 10 Canon and Sigma lenses, what does using this lens almost full time tell you? Right, you'll be happy with it to.
May 1, 2008 Update. Now the most used lens on the 40d. Visiting Yosemite National park and at 300mm the shots across the valley of Yosemite's Upper, Middle and lower waterfalls (all one set of falls) are breathtaking with this lens. This is a location where the only way to view all three falls in one picture, is to shoot across the valley. Worth the $$$.
Rating - Awesome lens if you take the time...
*Update* A reviewer recommended DxO software (dxo.com) for this lens, so I tried out the demo first with these raw files from the zoo. Unreal results. Just amazing. Prints are simply beautiful. You have to try to believe.
What a great zoom lens. I prefer primes and really wanted a 100/2.0 to go along with my 50/1.4 for my 5D. However, I got a great deal on the DO zoom so jumped on it because of its versatility.
It has to be one of Canon's most controversial/misunderstood zoom lens. The price is one factor and softness the other. The 70-200/2.8 IS takes better pictures (out the box) with less computer work needed later. However, this lens is heavy and white and needs a tripod. But it has terrific quality.
It takes time to appreciate this DO lens. I got so many blurry images in the beginning that I almost took it back. But I decided to take pictures all day to figure it out before my daughter's kindergarten class went to the zoo. This is what I discovered:
-best sharpness between 70-200 is f/5.6.
-between 200-300 is f/11 and f/16
-Image Stabilization is amazing
-auto focus is lighting quick and accurate
-size and weight are amazing for this focal range
Needless to say, the pictures I took at the zoo were terrific hand held. Because it was a sunny day, shutter speeds were high and the images were blurry free. Shot in RAW and WOW when I opened them up. This was "L" class all the way. Now, I understood the price/performance advantage of this lens. After five hours at the zoo and double checking that my group of kids were still with me, I realized it was never obtrusive. There is no way in hell one could have used the 70-200/2.8 IS for that long around their neck and shoulder!
Kudos to Canon for making this technological wonder. Just shoot RAW and the softness goes away and the images are "L" quality. This lens will be with you all the time ready to go. That's priceless in my book!
Rating - Exceptional Lens
Highly recommend this lens for anyone looking for a medium to long telephoto. Takes great pictures, sharp throughout the range. A little heavier than I expected, but the weight actually helped in holding the camera steady. Before buying the lens, based on other reviews, I was concerned that the zoom would be stiff and difficult to use, but it works fine; zooms smoothly and I had no problem holding it up to my eye while doing so. To hand hold in very low light conditions, setting the camera to 200 or 400 iso setting helped bring the shutter speed up to an acceptable level with very little picture quality degradation.
Rating - Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Lens
I am still in the process of learning with the lens. My most recent captures were some humming birds near our feeder by our kitchen window. There were some good shots and a lot of blurred ones, but the few good shots made it worth while. I also like having the ability to sneek up on our grandchildren with the telephoto lens and take shots of them, and they don't even know it. I purchases the Canon Rebel XT and this lens for an up and coming cruise to Hawaii. I am still learning and practicing with the camera and lens. The nice thing about digial photography is the ability to delete a bad shot. This allows you to try, try again.
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