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Home โ†’ Reviews โ†’ Cameras and Lenses โ†’ Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM Review

Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM Review

By Dvir Barkay 5 Comments
Last Updated On July 2, 2020

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Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM Image Samples

Yucatan Peninsula Mexico (27)
Canon EOS-1D Mark III @ 420mm, ISO 400, 1/640, f/4.5
Canon EF 300mm f2.8L IS USM Image Sample (20)
Bison in Yellowstone NP
Canon EOS-1D X @ 600mm, ISO 100, 1/15, f/16.0
Canon EF 300mm f2.8L IS USM Image Sample (22)
Grouse in Yellowstone
Canon EOS-1D X @ 420mm, ISO 1600, 1/1000, f/5.0
Photographing Wildlife in Yellowstone (11)
Canon EOS-1D X + EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM @ 300mm, ISO 8000, 1/400, f/2.8
Yucatan Peninsula Mexico (10)
Canon EOS-1D Mark III @ 420mm, ISO 1000, 1/250, f/5.0
Yucatan Peninsula Mexico (24)
Canon EOS-1D Mark III + EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM +1.4x @ 420mm, ISO 640, 1/500, f/5.6
Yucatan Peninsula Mexico (25)
Canon EOS-1D Mark III + EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM +1.4x @ 420mm, ISO 800, 1/1000, f/5.0
Costa Rica (17)
Canon EOS-1D X @ 420mm, ISO 1000, 1/320, f/5.0

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